Metal milk bucket for general store

Simeon

Githurai Progress, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Simeon

Member since

April 2013

On-time repayments

62 installments  •  60%

About Me

I am 36 years old, married and blessed with 2 children. I have a five year old daughter called Abigael and I am holding my young son James in my profile photo. I successfully completed my secondary education and later did training in phone repair. I later started an electronic business which deals with selling & repair of phones but I have now closed this business to work with my wife in a general store. With the profit from the store we support ourselves and our children and we try to assist our younger siblings with high school fees.

My Business

My wife Shillah and I are working in a general store in Githurai Progressive in Nairobi. We sell basic food items like eggs, flour, sugar,milk,washing powder, bread toilet paper and mobile phone air time. As Shillah is a trained tailor she also runs a tailoring business at the store by repairing and making clothes. We also offer phone charging service for people who do not have electricity in there houses. We also offer Mpesa mobile phone money transfer service. The different parts of the business work well together. For example, customers sometimes withdraw money using Mpesa and then spend that money on items in our store. Our monthly profit is about 13,500 shillings each month (US$ 150). Sometimes I also assist a friend in his electronics store and I usually earn around 5,000 shillings each month ($60) from this.
I greatly thank Zidisha for the just concluded loan that has now increased our income by ksh 2500 shillings each month ($30)

Loan Proposal

In my food retail I also sell packed and unpacked fresh milk. This brings so extra profit to my business apart from supplying milk to my young growing children with the same. I wish to buy a metal packet of 50litres that recommended by the Kenya milk dairy board to be used for currying and storing fresh milk by vendors. the bucket costs Ksh 5000. this helps keep the milk temperatures lower than that of room temperature changes. I also wish to buy and maintain a 50litres of milk stock which will be enough to sell for the whole day. This is because I keep milk stock in all times of the day for fear of letting it go bad and bring losses to my business.
I also wish to buy stock of the three varieties of community's favorite packed milk. these are Fresha, Daima and Mount Kenya longl-ife milk.
This how I will spend my loan;
Metal 30litre bucket - ksh4000
30litres of unpacked fresh milk @ ksh 50 to sale ksh60 - ksh1500
1 Carton of Fresha long-life fresh milk @ 18 packets ksh 846
1 Carton of Daima fresh long-life fresh milk @ 18 packets ksh 846
1 Carton of Mount Kenya long-life fresh milk @ 18packets - ksh 846

TOTAL KSH 8,038

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$88.00

Date disbursed

Mar 18, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

I

icetwice

Melbourne, Australia

sebastienrosa

Quebec, Canada

A

ashtanga99

Newport, United States

M

Marlin

-, Austria

L

Leonora

TÄBY, Sweden

H

howard

Vence, France

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

aliyabe

United Kingdom

Mun

Orlando, FL, United States

Janet Merrill Miller

The Mossy Pacific Northwest, United States

NW

Nick Winter

United States

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  • Norris    Mar 11, 2016

    Simeon promised to make an effort to repay his loan on time.

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  • Norris    Jan 20, 2016

    I talked to Simeon and he agreed to repay his loan until he completes.

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  • Norris    Nov 9, 2015

    Simeon is working on his loan and he will be submitting the repayment installment soon.

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  • Norris    Sep 28, 2015

    Simeon agreed to work on his loan repayments. he apologized for the delay and he is thankful for your support.

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  • Norris    Aug 22, 2015

    Simeon is making an effort to repay his loan. He will be making his repayments in a weeks time.

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  • Simeon    Jun 29, 2015

    Many thanks for this much needed loan. It right at the time of my planned business opportunity.
    I will be able to buy 2crates of 300ml sodas
    2 crates of 500ml sodas
    2 crates of 1000ml sodas
    2 bales of Afya juice
    1 bale of Rebina juice stocks.
    I will be able to sale all the stock in a good week and make a profit of sh 1500 that is per week. I am sure this will enable me to repay back my loan and manage all the expenses involved in the business and save some for my bills.
    Many thanks once again because this support will make my life better.
    God bless.

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  • Collins    Jun 28, 2015

    All the best in your business

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  • Simeon    Jun 5, 2015

    Sorry my balance will 1884. Sorry for that mistake. Thanks

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  • Simeon    Jun 5, 2015

    Many thanks indeed Mr Norris Wafula for your encouragement to me during the passed horrible time of my business. Many thanks again indeed to my lenders with whose support I have managed to ran my business. I thank God business activities have improved and better profits are being realized. I hope to complete my loan within the agreed period. Am left with one installment and I paid some 600 yesterday thou it has not been credited yet. According to the repayment schedule am left with around sh 1107 which I will be able to pay by tomorrow. Thanks in advance for baring with me.

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  • Norris    May 15, 2015

    looking forward to see Simeon repaying his loan as per what he promised.

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  • Norris    May 7, 2015

    i talked to Simeon and he promised to work on his loan repayments.

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  • Norris    Apr 29, 2015

    well done Simeon. keep up repaying your loan. thanks for adhering to our discussion.

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  • Norris    Apr 23, 2015

    I manage to talk to Simeon on phone on 22/04/2015 and he promised to submit his repayments from today. He said he had a sick brother and i advised him to adjust his loan installments to an amount that he can continue submitting.

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  • Norris    Apr 21, 2015

    I have contacted Simeon and am waiting for his kind response. Will keep lenders informed when he responds.

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  • Simeon    Apr 9, 2015

    Thank Great people my lenders for loaning my business. I received my loan in time and it already making impact on business Am very happy for your support that I was able to buy the metal milk bucket though I got it late because it was not cheaply available in my town from a friend who was selling from Nakuru town at cheaper price. I received it last week and I have started using it for selling milk in my food store.

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  • Simeon    Mar 18, 2015

    Many thanks. Great people indeed with great hearts for timely accepting my request and raising my loan in a very short period. I promise to diligently do my very best to improve my life for my family and dependents and pay back my loan. With much regards
    Simeon kisuya

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  • Simeon    Mar 13, 2015

    Dear my great friends. I have no proper words to thank you for the great support you lovely extended to by business and my family at most.
    The stationary business was just a big success. it worked so well and I was able to pay my loan back and sort out my bills. it is now off season everything now standstill till when schools reopen again in May.
    I wished for a loan increase since I hope to buy medium size freezer for my fresh milk business project. We sale about 25litres of milk every day and earn sh8 per litre. But due to high temperatures in our country we risk making big losses due to poor storage. I need up to Sh25000 I know I will be able to pay back in good time . With regards Simeon Kisuya

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  • Simeon    Mar 2, 2015

    I wish to complete my loan before bad times of the stationary business are right at my stores doors. This may lead to financial straining and late payment of my installments.

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  • Simeon    Mar 2, 2015

    My dear wife Shillah and the children Abigael and James (with me in the picture) are doing doing very well. We yesterday on Sunday to them to camel riding where they also enjoyed ice-cream in the hot sun as we live close to the Equator. It is very hot during day time. These are all the fruit we get from branches of the Zidisha tree that has been extended to this part of our world. Thanks. Simeon Kisuya

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  • Simeon    Mar 2, 2015

    Dear (Wazito wangu) my great people. This is word used my generation in my city to describe the most reliable and helpful friends. It is with much thanks and happiness that I write this post. The seasonal Stationary was very successful as it was also the right season. I got enough profits for my family upkeep and to repay my loan. If all goes well I will be completing the remaining amount and find a new business plan for Easter season.
    Thanks a gain for the much needed support for my business.
    Simeon Kisuya

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