Buying a scanner to expand my cybercafe business

Stella

Nakuru, Kenya

100% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Stella

Member since

February 2014

On-time repayments

239 installments  •  75%

About Me

My name is Stella Chepngeno. I am a young single mother with 2 children. I am a very industrious lady from Kiamunyi, Nakuru County. This is one of the blessed places because agriculture does really well. Agricultural activities range from tea, potato, pyrethrum and maize farming. Dairy farming also does well here. I cleared school from Keringet Boarding Primary school in 2003 after which I joint St. Clare High School for my Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). I qualified for a Bachelors Degree in Commerce (Marketing option) in Egerton University, Nakuru. I graduated in December 2013. Currently I am a business lady operating my own cyber Cafe and recently opened up a restaurant.

My Business

The cyber café and restaurant businesses have really been rewarding despite the covid-19 pandemic. I won’t fail to earn $250 on a bad month. My business is just a 2 kilometer-drive from Nakuru town. The estate holds, on average, many affluent residents. There are a few shops around putting me in a position to sell more. I also have an M-PESA and fully stocked retail shop . This is something common in Kenya and it enables people to deposit, send or receive money through their phones- mobile banking. The main challenge in my shop is that most residents buy goods in supermarkets in town as they head home from work in the evening. However, I never fail to get customers. The shop and M-Pesa gives me a profit of over $400. I am looking forward to growing my business even more and I would be grateful to all those who will help raise the loan to grow my business even more bigger.

Project Proposal

By simply buying a printer-scanner I can get additional income, while it will also be useful in the daily work of the cybercafe.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$116.00

Date disbursed

Jun 7, 2022

Backers

Constantine

Githurai Progressive, Kenya

S

sanfransec

San Francisco, CA, United States

Isaiah

Nairobi, Kenya

Mercy

Nairobi, Kenya

Nakibongochi

Sikulu, Kenya

Abraham

Axim, Ghana

Esther

Lagos, Nigeria

Emmanuel

Lusaka, Zambia

Emmanuel

Kitale, Kenya

Leonard

Kasoa, Ghana

Alice Adhiambo

Homabay, Kenya

Emily

Nairobi, Kenya

Felix

Kumasi, Ghana

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  • Stella    Mar 11, 2024

    For the next two months business will not have picked up very quicky as it is a newly opened supermarket. I will be using the funds to market the store .

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  • Stella    Mar 11, 2024

    I will use these funds to pay for marketing subscription for my newly opened supermarket and pay 1 month rent. This will help me to position myself well and increase my customer base.
    Thank you so much for making this happen together we win!

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  • Moses    Mar 11, 2024

    All the best Stella in your project.

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  • Stella    Mar 10, 2024

    I recently opened a supermarket wow! This has been a progressive move from a small retail shop with an Mpesa agency. Thank you very much to all my supporters . I kindly request for funding to pay 2 monthly marketing subscription for my new supermarket as we are on entry stage to increase market size and awareness. I am sure in 2 to 3 months customers will be flocking here.

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  • Sarah    Oct 26, 2022

    Great Venture Stellah.Keep pressing and all the best.

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  • Salim    Oct 26, 2022

    Rise and give a hand to another. Let us win together.

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  • Hendra    Oct 25, 2022

    I added that it might be useful. Stay positive !

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  • Kennedy    Oct 24, 2022

    All the best

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  • Stella    Jul 1, 2022

    Business is low. Schools are closed where I mostly rely on printings in my cyber.

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  • Stella    Jun 6, 2022

    I will buy a scanner to expand my cyberCafe business. It will expand my business as there is a high need for it by my customers. Thank you all my supporters for making this happen. I promise to make use of the scanner to expand my cyber and repay the loan on time. Be blessed

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  • Nakibongochi    Jun 6, 2022

    Kazana

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  • Constantine    Jun 5, 2022

    You will meet your expectations.keep up.

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  • Stella    May 3, 2021

    My business has now grown from a small Retail shop and now I have an operating Cybercafe and I have hired 2 young men, one to operate the cyber, the other my restaurant. Thankyou Zidisha.

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  • Hadija    Apr 21, 2021

    I've spoken to Stella and she's said she'll try and repay soonest possible .

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    • Stella    Apr 23, 2021

      hello team. i am still on course, will repay the loan by Monday. Things are really tough now. Thank you for the patience.

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  • Stella    Apr 21, 2021

    Low returns and business because of the corona virus lockdowns and curfews

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  • Stella    Apr 7, 2021

    Restaurant shut due to lockdown

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  • Stella    Mar 30, 2021

    Business shut down due to covid

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  • Stella    Mar 15, 2021

    Low business returns

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  • Stella    Feb 19, 2021

    Business closure and no stock out of adverse effects of COVID 19

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  • Stella    Feb 9, 2021

    Business low returns

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