Electric potato peeler for my snack take-out business

Caroline

Nairobi, Kenya

33% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Caroline

Member since

July 2015

On-time repayments

284 installments  •  32%

About Me

I am a rural girl, having been born in the Machakos region of Kenya. I, however, currently reside in the bustling capital city of Nairobi where I am employed. I am married with two lovely boys. In my current post, I am a logistics officer for a beverages company, but on my off days I enjoy doing things with my hands and spending time with my family. I also enjoy the outdoors and love to travel when time allows.

My Business

I have dabbled in the making of custom, home-made carpets in the past with some measure of success. I have recently decided to shift focus to the making and selling of snacks. I have long had a passion for cooking. I enjoy trying out new recipes to cook meals for my family in my free time. I have also catered for my friends' parties in the past and received good feedback on the quality of food served. I intend to put these talents to good use in my new venture.

Loan Proposal

As business has grown, I find that that I need to increase the amount of chopped potatoes I can produce to keep up with demand for potato fries, especially during peak hours. I currently rely on an assistant, who peels the potatoes by hand and proceeds to chop them. While this has worked well in the past, he is unable to keep up with peak demands.

For this reason, I intend to procure an electric potato peeler to manage this demand. There are locally assembled models that retail for about $1,000 USD. I will use the proceeds of this loan to cover part of the cost, while the rest of it will come from my savings. This procurement will allow me to increase my sales volume, while at the same time afford a new revenue stream where I can sell peeled/chopped potatoes to other vendors.

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About Me

I am a rural girl having been born in the Machakos region of Kenya. I however currently reside in the bustling capital city of Nairobi where I am employed. I am married with two lovely boys. In my current post, I am a logistics officer for a beverages company but in my off days I enjoy doing things with my hands and spending time with my family. I also enjoy the outdoors and love to travel when time allows.

My Business

I have dabbled in the making of custom, home-made carpets in the past with some measure of success. I have recently decided to shift focus to the making and selling of snacks. I have long had a passion for cooking. I enjoy trying out new recipes to cook meals for my family in my free time. I have also catered for my friends' parties in the past and received good feedback on the quality of food served. I intend to put these talents to good use in my new venture.

Loan Proposal

As business has grown, i find that that i need to increase amount of chopped potatoes i can produce keep up with demand for potato fries especially during peak hours. I currently rely on an assistant who peels the potatoes by hand and proceeds to chop them. While this has worked well in the past, he is unable to keep up with peak demands. For this reason, i intend to procure an electric potato peeler to manage this demand. there are locally assembled models that retail for about 1,000USD. I will use the proceeds of this loan to cover part of the cost while the rest of it will come from my savings. This procurement will allow me to increase my sales volume while at the same time afford a new revenue stream where i can sell peeled/chopped potatoes to other vendors.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$825.00

Date disbursed

Aug 9, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

45 months

Lenders

M

marycb

United States

T

Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

Brian

Midhurst, Canada

C

Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

AH

Aleksi H

Helsinki, Finland

investor

Candiac, Canada

davelowe100

Perryville, United States

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

M

Meckel

Boulder, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

S

soren

Göteborg, Sweden

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

D

Debock

Dresden, Germany

AndreaBravi

London, UK, Canada

Ambrose

Calgary, Canada

T

Tallago3

Munich, Germany

Pere

Barcelona, Spain

M

mogensh

København V, Denmark

J

JakeA

Wellington, New Zealand

M

mrhanky1

melbourne, Australia

kuebel

Vienna, Austria

A

AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

J

jdhowa2

Louisville, KY, United States

S

sglobal

Philadelphia, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

simonvikstrom

Drottningholm, Sweden

KirstenShute

Montreal, Canada

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

indeh

London, United Kingdom

F

FilemonInvest

Odense, Denmark

P

portlandloans

Portland, United States

Myrar

Aarau, Switzerland

E

ebronken

Oslo, Norway

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

P

PhilACK

Brampton, Canada

E

EnhanceLife

Heber City, United States

Namaste250

Pittsford, United States

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

G

Goodwill

Oakland, United States

B

BClay

Campbell, United States

S

Sherry

Pittsburgh, United States

JennyinParis

Paris, France

R

randy98109

Seattle, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

C

CheapThrills

Liminka, Finland

R

ram1919

San Jose, United States

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

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Edijac

Strombeek-Bever, Belgium

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Andy

Berlin, United States

nakamura

United States

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alkemyst

Geneve, Switzerland

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glh25

Winooski, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

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Santa Monica, United States

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Charleston, United States

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zedoud

Hamburg, Germany

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

ashleeandjeanelle

Auckland, New Zealand

M

Moonknight

Østre Gausdal, Norway

Y

Youri

Utrecht, Netherlands

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

JonB

London, United Kingdom

H

Habroukema

Austin, United States

M

Mksiege

Laredo, United States

ibc123

Seattle, United States

Richard Griebe

La Jolla, United States

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BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

lizandsteve

guelph, Canada

Sodermansb

Raleigh, NC, United States

E

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Marin county, United States

M

Margi

Littleton, United States

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dolfan19

Boiling Springs, United States

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

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guggl

Vienna, Austria

A

anson

Alexandria, United States

mygueye

Montreal, Canada

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

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DCLending

United States

R

roozbeh

United States

DavidHS

United Kingdom

M

Mal57

Australia

D

DandS

United States

lyalljellyman

Wellington, New Zealand

M

Michi

Switzerland

K

karthich

Austin, United States

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brianchicago

United States

B

bigMo

United States

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sarah4d2

Saint Louis, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

chriseyre

Fremont, Ca, United States

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RonEddy

United States

B

bscent

Hong Kong

AAE USA Team

United States

Lisbeth

Perth, Australia

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

Loungin

United States

K

Keith

Luxembourg

M

Medagan

San Franciso, United States

K

KiraDee

United States

S

satheajay

United States

GerryBonneau

Terrebonne, Canada

SV

sven vdk

Twickenham, United Kingdom

M

me.iulian

Iasi, Romania

PolarBearCapital

United States

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pnrjulius

United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

Matthias Schulz

Berlin, Germany, Germany

Kyle Hoback

Omaha, United States

R

ross22

United States

Voscke

Utrecht, Netherlands

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

JL

Joao Leal

United Kingdom

SE

Sven E

Mannheim, Germany

DR

Daniel R

Berlin, Germany

M

Marcus86257

United States

Gab

Singapore

P

PC

United States

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

SL

Samuel Le

Seattle, WA, United States

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

W

Wade

United States

JD

Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

Jake Badger

Roskilde, Denmark

PC

Patrick Clavette

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

E

erica

antwerpen, Belgium

CN

Cyprien Noel

United States

D

dabatate

Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

M

Marc

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

EB

Erica Brescia

United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

YM

Yelka Mikolji

United States

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

JG

jeff goldi

United States

Carla

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

G

GS2

Germany

Aylsham Rotary

Aylsham, Norfolk, Uk, United Kingdom

N

Nick

Greater London, United Kingdom

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

YK

Yonghwan Kim

Republic of Korea

TJ

Tovah Jordan

United States

Aran Dunlop

United States

Joe Lamantia

Reston, Virginia, United States

Rosario von Li

San Jose, Ca, United States

A

Andrei

United States

Eugen Stamm

Zurich, Switzerland

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

E

Enda

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

AO

Amara Ogle

United Kingdom

B

Bramlage

United States

SH

Steven Huntington

London, United Kingdom

Rory McLaughlin

Dallas, United States

Dan Michael

Oslo, Norway

Thomas

Sweden, Sweden

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YTSJ

London, United Kingdom

GG

Gituru Gitumbi

Seattle, United States

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

S

Stephanie

Zurich, Switzerland

DK

Danny Kelly

United States

GS

G S

Switzerland

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

KK

karl kerksiek

United States

SB

Sue Bucholz

Sacramento, United States

WL

William Lisa

United States

Mary

Germany

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elissaclair

United States

Andrew Outhwaite

Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia

BW

Betty Waweru

United States

Myria

New Mexico, United States

Angela Linwood

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

RM

Ron Maze

United States

RB

Ruth Brown

United States

B

Brett

Australia

RG

Ravi Gadad

United States

Zack Stein

United States

I

ixeldog

atlanta, United States

GA

Giovanni and Yelena

New York, Ny, United States

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

johannes

Taipei, Taiwan

K

KH

United Kingdom

VW

Vincent Widmer

Geneva, Switzerland

SA

Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

Raymond Murphy

Carson Valley, NV, United States

A

Auguste

Switzerland

L

Lucy

Australia

Craig Newmark

United States

M

Marama

Australia

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Benjamin Kniaz

Boston, United States

SH

Stephanie He

United States

WS

Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

R

Robert

Chicago, United States

Cora and Andi

Frankfurt, Germany

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

Katie

United States

NM

Nitya Marepally

San Ramon, CA, United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

A

Ari

United Kingdom

PW

Patrick White

Albuquerque, NM, United States

T

Thijs

Netherlands

R

Ralf

Germany

RG

Ryan Gough

United States

S

Stephanie

Los Angeles, United States

Simon

Perth, Australia

SS

Sara Sobota

United States

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

AV

Andrew van der Watt

Johannesburg, South Africa, United States

NG

Nathan Grey

United States

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

Colin Marks

London, United Kingdom

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

Helper

United States

C

Corrie

United States

MH

Meika Harris

United States

MS

Merel S

Netherlands

Z

Zidishartm

Rotterdam, Netherlands

KK

Kurt Kellner

United States

BF

Bjorn Farmer

United States

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RMIM

United States

MM

Mike McGary

United States

Mike

Indianapolis, United States

WC

Walter Clarke

Phoenix, United States

P

Patrick

Shoreline, Washington, United States

Jennifer

United States

CA

Carles Alcolea

Barcelona, Spain

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

J

James

Los Angeles, United States

Jane

Ontario, Canada

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Adriaan

Netherlands

A

Abby

London, ON, Canada

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Anonymous

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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Burf and Patsy

St. John's, Canada

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Annie W

United States

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Mary Reardon

United States

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Mark Moran

United Kingdom

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Philbert Lin

United States

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jackson silvey

United Kingdom

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Matt Winkler

United States, Canada

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United States

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Sam Smith

United States

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Haley

United States

Kiva Club

United States

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Khoa

United States

AD

Arthur Dent

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$273.62

Amount remaining

$551.67

Expected completion

May 10, 2021

Status

Repaying late

Installment amount

$15.87

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Aug 14, 2017 $39.51 Aug 11, 2017 $39.51
Aug 21, 2017 $19.76 Aug 25, 2017 $19.76
Aug 28, 2017 $0.00
Sep 4, 2017 $9.88 Sep 6, 2017 $9.88
Sep 11, 2017 $9.88 Sep 19, 2017 $9.88
Sep 18, 2017 $9.88 Sep 19, 2017 $9.88
Sep 25, 2017 $9.88 Sep 30, 2017 $9.88
Oct 2, 2017 $9.88 Sep 30, 2017 $9.88
Oct 9, 2017 $9.88 Oct 23, 2017 $9.88
Oct 16, 2017 $9.88 Nov 1, 2017 $9.88
Oct 23, 2017 $9.88 Nov 20, 2017 $9.88
Oct 30, 2017 $9.88 Nov 20, 2017 $9.88
Nov 6, 2017 $9.88 Nov 27, 2017 $9.88
Nov 13, 2017 $9.88 Dec 23, 2017 $4.94
Dec 30, 2017 $4.94
Nov 20, 2017 $9.88 Dec 30, 2017 $9.88
Nov 27, 2017 $9.88 Dec 30, 2017 $9.88
Dec 4, 2017 $9.88 Dec 30, 2017 $4.94
Jan 12, 2018 $4.94
Dec 11, 2017 $9.88 Jan 12, 2018 $9.88
Dec 18, 2017 $9.88 Jan 12, 2018 $9.88
Dec 25, 2017 $4.94 Jan 12, 2018 $4.94
Jan 1, 2018 $0.00
Jan 8, 2018 $0.00
Jan 15, 2018 $4.94 Jan 14, 2018 $4.94
Jan 22, 2018 $4.94 Jan 26, 2018 $4.94
Jan 29, 2018 $4.94 Feb 2, 2018 $4.94
Feb 5, 2018 $4.94 Mar 28, 2018 $4.94
Feb 12, 2018 $4.94 Apr 19, 2018 $4.94
Feb 19, 2018 $4.94 Jun 17, 2018 $4.94
Feb 26, 2018 $4.94 Nov 6, 2019 $4.94
Mar 5, 2018 $0.99 Sep 27, 2020 $0.99
Mar 12, 2018 $0.00
Mar 19, 2018 $0.00
Mar 26, 2018 $0.00
Apr 2, 2018 $0.00
Apr 9, 2018 $0.00
Apr 16, 2018 $0.00
Apr 23, 2018 $0.00
Apr 30, 2018 $0.00
May 7, 2018 $0.00
May 14, 2018 $0.00
May 21, 2018 $0.00
May 28, 2018 $0.00
Jun 4, 2018 $0.00
Jun 11, 2018 $0.00
Jun 18, 2018 $0.00
Jun 25, 2018 $0.00
Jul 2, 2018 $0.00
Jul 9, 2018 $0.00
Jul 16, 2018 $0.00
Jul 23, 2018 $0.00
Jul 30, 2018 $0.00
Aug 6, 2018 $0.00
Aug 13, 2018 $0.00
Aug 20, 2018 $0.00
Aug 27, 2018 $0.00
Sep 3, 2018 $0.00
Sep 10, 2018 $0.00
Sep 17, 2018 $0.00
Sep 24, 2018 $0.00
Oct 1, 2018 $0.00
Oct 8, 2018 $0.00
Oct 15, 2018 $0.00
Oct 22, 2018 $0.00
Oct 29, 2018 $0.00
Nov 5, 2018 $0.00
Nov 12, 2018 $0.00
Nov 19, 2018 $0.00
Nov 26, 2018 $0.00
Dec 3, 2018 $0.00
Dec 10, 2018 $0.00
Dec 17, 2018 $0.00
Dec 24, 2018 $0.00
Dec 31, 2018 $0.00
Jan 7, 2019 $0.00
Jan 14, 2019 $0.00
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Jan 28, 2019 $0.00
Feb 4, 2019 $0.00
Feb 11, 2019 $0.00
Feb 18, 2019 $0.00
Feb 25, 2019 $0.00
Mar 4, 2019 $0.00
Mar 11, 2019 $0.00
Mar 18, 2019 $0.00
Mar 25, 2019 $0.00
Apr 1, 2019 $0.00
Apr 8, 2019 $0.00
Apr 15, 2019 $0.00
Apr 22, 2019 $0.00
Apr 29, 2019 $0.00
May 6, 2019 $0.00
May 13, 2019 $0.00
May 20, 2019 $0.00
May 27, 2019 $0.00
Jun 3, 2019 $0.00
Jun 10, 2019 $0.00
Jun 17, 2019 $0.00
Jun 24, 2019 $0.00
Jul 1, 2019 $0.00
Jul 8, 2019 $0.00
Jul 15, 2019 $0.00
Jul 22, 2019 $0.00
Jul 29, 2019 $0.00
Aug 5, 2019 $0.00
Aug 12, 2019 $0.00
Aug 19, 2019 $0.00
Aug 26, 2019 $0.00
Sep 2, 2019 $0.00
Sep 9, 2019 $0.00
Sep 16, 2019 $0.00
Sep 23, 2019 $0.00
Sep 30, 2019 $0.00
Oct 7, 2019 $0.00
Oct 14, 2019 $0.00
Oct 21, 2019 $0.00
Oct 28, 2019 $0.00
Nov 4, 2019 $0.00
Nov 11, 2019 $0.00
Nov 18, 2019 $0.00
Nov 25, 2019 $0.00
Dec 2, 2019 $0.00
Dec 9, 2019 $0.00
Dec 16, 2019 $0.00
Dec 23, 2019 $0.00
Dec 30, 2019 $0.00
Jan 6, 2020 $0.00
Jan 13, 2020 $0.00
Jan 20, 2020 $0.00
Jan 27, 2020 $0.00
Feb 3, 2020 $0.00
Feb 10, 2020 $0.00
Feb 17, 2020 $0.00
Feb 24, 2020 $0.00
Mar 2, 2020 $0.00
Mar 9, 2020 $0.00
Mar 16, 2020 $0.00
Mar 23, 2020 $0.00
Mar 30, 2020 $0.00
Apr 6, 2020 $0.00
Apr 13, 2020 $0.00
Apr 20, 2020 $0.00
Apr 27, 2020 $0.00
May 4, 2020 $0.00
May 11, 2020 $0.00
May 18, 2020 $0.00
May 25, 2020 $0.00
Jun 1, 2020 $0.00
Jun 8, 2020 $0.00
Jun 15, 2020 $0.00
Jun 22, 2020 $0.00
Jun 29, 2020 $0.00
Jul 6, 2020 $0.00
Jul 13, 2020 $0.00
Jul 20, 2020 $0.00
Jul 27, 2020 $0.00
Aug 3, 2020 $0.00
Aug 10, 2020 $0.00
Aug 17, 2020 $0.00
Aug 24, 2020 $0.00
Aug 31, 2020 $0.00
Sep 7, 2020 $0.00
Sep 14, 2020 $0.00
Sep 21, 2020 $0.00
Sep 28, 2020 $0.00
Oct 5, 2020 $0.00
Oct 12, 2020 $0.00
Oct 19, 2020 $0.00
Oct 26, 2020 $0.00
Nov 2, 2020 $0.00
Nov 9, 2020 $0.00
Nov 16, 2020 $0.00
Nov 23, 2020 $1.99 Nov 25, 2020 $1.98
Dec 5, 2020 $0.01
Nov 30, 2020 $1.99 Dec 5, 2020 $1.97
Dec 22, 2020 $0.02
Dec 7, 2020 $5.91 Dec 22, 2020 $3.93
Dec 23, 2020 $1.98
Dec 14, 2020 $0.00
Dec 21, 2020 $15.87 Mar 10, 2022 $0.99
Jun 27, 2022 $4.94
Dec 28, 2020 $15.87
Jan 4, 2021 $15.87
Jan 11, 2021 $15.87
Jan 18, 2021 $15.87
Jan 25, 2021 $31.75
Feb 1, 2021 $31.75
Feb 8, 2021 $31.75
Feb 15, 2021 $31.75
Feb 22, 2021 $31.75
Mar 1, 2021 $31.75
Mar 8, 2021 $31.75
Mar 15, 2021 $31.75
Mar 22, 2021 $31.75
Mar 29, 2021 $31.75
Apr 5, 2021 $31.75
Apr 12, 2021 $31.75
Apr 19, 2021 $31.75
Apr 26, 2021 $31.75
May 3, 2021 $31.75
May 10, 2021 $2.01

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