Fabric business

Margaret

Athi River, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Margaret

Member since

May 2017

On-time repayments

34 installments  •  97%

About Me

i am margaret i was brought up by standard parents will little income my role model was my mother who used to do manual jobs to subsidize for our school fees. Due to her commitment she raised and educated 8 children with support from my father who earned very little. Out of her struggle i wished to be able to do better for myself and other women. I got motivation to start business from a very unlikely source since i was introduced to selling African fabrics from someone from Nigeria by online contact and through his motivation i have now established a small shop.
my daughter would like to be a designer and another loves writing. I wish to build my business to an international recognition and also to motivate other women in our community to be financially independent. I have always admired fashion and clothes but i have noticed in my country that people prefer dressing in foreign attire, I would like to change that by introducing all type of attire made from african fabric which is much more friendlier to our environment with is quite hot all year round. I hope to get finance to achieve this goal and change our perception to african fabric and designs.

My Business

My bussiness is selling african fabrics and clothes on wholesale and retail. I wish to sell at very affordable prices in order to satisfy clients from all walks of life. I subsidise my business with my income from employment which is not enough as i would like to do full time business. I require sewing machines for making dresses and other items.
whatever I get from my business i re-invest and also pay school for my young daughter
I wish to purchase lace fabrics at a cost of $2 per piece for 100 pieces. I will then sale at $5 per piece and make a $30 . I chose this business because it has always been my passion to become a fashion designer though I did not make it due to financial problems as I grew up. I would like to realize my dream and also introduce my daughter who has finished her forth form.

Loan Proposal

Dear lenders,
Happy new year. I am glad to be able to communicate with you this new year. I am requesting for a loan to buy some additional fabrics and a cost of $250. The fabric will be 25 pieces of 6yards each at a cost of $100 per piece I with then market at a price of $150 per piece and expect a profit margin of $125 in total. The benefits acrued from this sales will go into college fees for my daughter who has just completed form four. also my products will benefit the community as the fabric which is african cotton will be friendly to our climate which is generally humid.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$223.00

Date disbursed

Feb 20, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

mojobob

Hayward, United States

Richard Griebe

La Jolla, United States

A

Ansgar

Australia

S

Stephan

Netherlands

W

Wade

United States

A

Andrei

United States

SA

Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

The X2AI Team

San Francisco, United States

Lex Moen

Netherlands

R

RMIM

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Tyler Metcalf

Utah, United States

DY

David Yang

Vancouver, Canada

CH

Christian Holck

United Kingdom

B

Ben

United States

MH

Michael Herrick

California, United States

M

Mike

California, United States

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  • Margaret    Jun 18, 2022

    The loan helped my business grow thank you for your support

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  • Richard Griebe    Oct 16, 2018

    Margaret,
    I hope you will get your loan payments rescheduled so as to not spoil your excellent credit. I know you will work through this rough patch and get your business going again. We are pulling for you.

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  • Margaret    Aug 24, 2018

    Dear lenders
    Thank you for your continued support I managed to buy the stock but right now I am going through a hard patch my business has not being going so well but please bear with me I will pay my loan in time. I also have personal problems that require urgent financial support . thank you

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  • Margaret    Aug 16, 2018

    I would like to reduce for next two intallments to cater for my mother who is unwell
    thank you

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  • Margaret    Jul 15, 2018

    Dear lenders thank you for the approval of my loan request.. However since the approval almost two weeks ago am yet to receive the loan. Please help me

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  • Margaret    Jul 9, 2018

    Dear lenders,
    Thank you for your loan consideration.. I am still waiting for the disbursement . Thank you

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  • Margaret    Jun 11, 2018

    Dear lenders,
    First and for most I wish to thank you. The loan that you granted me has helped me my business grow and uplifted my life. My daughter has completed school and I now wish to take her to computer college to do graphic design.. you continued support is highly welcome

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  • Margaret    Apr 20, 2018

    Hello lenders
    how are you... i hope you doing well. My business is progressing well and I thank you for your support. be blessed

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  • J    Apr 9, 2018

    Dear Margaret,

    It can take up to 3 business days, US Eastern Time, for a repayment to be credited to your account.

    After that time, if the payment hasn’t been credited please create a support ticket with the following details:
    - Date you made the payment
    - Payment amount
    - Phone number or account number you used to send the payment
    - Transaction ID of your payment

    Also check the payments of the previous loans. Sometimes an payment of a few month ago isn’t recorded. Then it only looks if a current payment isn’t recorded but it is booked correctly and is shown on the old loan where there is a missing payment.

    So check carefully which payments aren’t recorded and then create a support ticket with the correct info.

    Kind regards,
    Joost
    Team Zidisha

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  • Margaret    Apr 9, 2018

    I made to transaction on 6th and 7th april for 1600 each please update. MD680SANW6 1600 on 6/4/2018 and MD72P7RPNK for 1,600 ON 7/4/2018... thnak you

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  • Margaret    Apr 9, 2018

    dear lenders I made another payment of 1600 on 7th April 2018 and its not reflecting. Thank you

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  • Margaret    Mar 22, 2018

    I have medical bills to take care of this time

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  • Margaret    Mar 19, 2018

    dear lenders, I pray and hope you are all well.
    I give thanks to God for your continued trust in me and your surport has changed my life in many ways. I was able to buy the fabrics and am in the process of selling . as much as business is not doing so well I have be able to cater for my day to day activities with the profit accrued from the business. I thank you mightly for you trust.

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  • Margaret    Feb 28, 2018

    Thankk you for the loan. I was able to buy my fabrics with the money loaned to me. I received a total of $215.57. I sincerely thank you for considering me. I will post the pictures of the fabrics soon.

    Thank you again be blessed

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  • Margaret    Feb 19, 2018

    Dear Lenders, Thank you for your trust in me and approving my loan once agani. I will use these funds to uplift myself and my family and the community at large. once again thank you

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  • Margaret    Feb 17, 2018

    Thank you my lenders for considering my loan request. I will buy the fabrics I planned to buy and make profit this easter season with the profit I will send my daughter to college. She is home now because I don't have enough money to enrol her in college. Once again thank you

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  • Margaret    Jan 24, 2018

    I appreciate the loans that the lenders have granted me so far and hope and wish we continue to have a good relationship with the lenders. Thank you for your support the loans have gone a long way in boosting my business

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  • Margaret    Dec 1, 2017

    I work in an office where I serve people from all walks of life. Our department deals with training of Meat Inspectors and through this I have been able to clearly visualize how healthy food is important to the community. Most people get diseases due to poor sanitation. I would very much like to be able to address this issue with my fellow women who in turn will help their own communities in the rural area. I will be going to Mombasa which is the coastal part of Kenya. I will be glad to share with you all I see at that part of our beautiful country. I invite you all to visit our country...karibu kenya

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  • Margaret    Nov 29, 2017

    Dear lenders
    My last loan facilitated me to make new shirts for sale and from this profit i was able to assist my ailing mother buy medication. Thank you for your continued support

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  • Margaret    Nov 27, 2017

    Dear lenders,
    Thank you for your continues trust in me. The loans have been a major boost to my business and i pray your continue giving me your financial support for me to achieve my business goals.
    thank you once again and be blessed

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