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Dickson

Karuri, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Dickson

Member since

December 2013

On-time repayments

179 installments  •  8%

About Me

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My Business

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Loan Proposal

I get chicken backs from a chicken factory around my area (Kenchic Limited) and supply to chicken shops in Nairobi. I am allowed to buy a maximum of 1000kg buying once a week. The demand for chicken backs in Nairobi is always higher than supply, since i don,t have a freezer I am only able to buy about 50kg a week. Buying at Ksh80 ($1) per kg and selling at Ksh130 ($1.625) per kg, I am able to make Ksh2500 ($31.25) a week. This good profit but is only 5% of my business potential. Due to high cost of living in Nairobi, very little of this goes to saving. I plan to to expand my business until i reach my full potential allowed by kenchic of selling 1000kg a week. This will raise my weekly profit to Ksh.50,000 ($625). This will require me to have at least two deep freezers of a volume of 600kg each. This far beyond my reach, but i know that a long journey starts with a single step. I am planning to purchase a 125kg deep freezer to kick start this journey. This costs about Ksh12000 ($150). I nearly hitting a saving of $100 and i am asking for a loan of $50.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$50.00

Date disbursed

Dec 18, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

McJulio

New Jersey, United States

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hughpat

Rio Rancho, NM, United States

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  • Dickson    Aug 24, 2022

    Thanks for blessing people with free online money.

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  • Dickson    Nov 20, 2016

    My business collapsed and I fell sick. I don't have an income and I am sick. Actually, I have also given up in this life. I need a lot of money for surgery to have a pulmonary bleb removed from my left lungs.

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  • Dickson    Jul 24, 2016

    Collapse of the business.

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  • Dickson    Jan 4, 2016

    I am badly broke at the moment and the business collapsed.

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  • Dickson    Dec 11, 2015

    I am going through a financial crisis at,the moment.

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  • Dickson    Oct 7, 2015

    I am unable to repay the loan due to collapse of my business.

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  • James    Sep 7, 2015

    Hi lenders,

    I have advised Dickson to reschedule his loan repayments.

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  • Dickson    Aug 29, 2015

    I have been going tthrough various challenges.

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  • Dickson    Aug 7, 2015

    Thanks all. I am humbled by your continued support. I am a little late in repaying as our business was affected by the visit of American top politician to Nairobi. Many business encountered great loses. Please bear with me.

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  • Dickson    Jul 17, 2015

    Thanks all those who financed my loan.
    I will purchase a long table and chairs for my chicken hotel.

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  • Dickson    Jul 4, 2015

    You might find yourself taking chicken at my place when you visit Kenya, and you won't believe me telling you that you played a big role in setting up the hotel.

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  • Dickson    Apr 24, 2015

    When you stretch your hand to help a friend or a relative, that is a show of LOVE. When you put your time and resources on line to help s stranger, a person you can't see, a person you are not even sure he exist, i call that . Someone somewhere is doing just, pushing me across a line i never thought i would ever cross. Thanks big. www.zidisha.org/loan/16676

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  • Dickson    Mar 28, 2015

    when the going gets tough, the tough gets going... it hasn't been smooth for me this time round but all in all, I am still soldiering on.

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  • Dickson    Jan 31, 2015

    i feel honored that individuals worlds away from me, who are not even sure that I do exist can entrust with their hard earned money. Thank you so much all. It is a promise i give that i will well utilize your money and i will do everything possible to ensure timely payment, God bless you so much. God Bless Zidisha Team. You are all such wonderful people.

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  • Dickson    Jan 28, 2015

    I have completed payment of the last instalment and in good time. I have almost doubled my profit with the new and bigger storage facility. Infact i am now able to sell even rabbit meat and doing even better than chicken.I thank God for the far my business has reached. I thank all who entrusted me with their money. God bless you mightly. I wish to launch another project of purchasing a motorbike for carrying my products. This will help reduce transport cost and thus raise my profit margin.

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  • Dickson    Jan 8, 2015

    My business profit have increased by 80% since I acquired a new deep freezer. Thanks once again for entrusting me with your money. What you have helped me achieve is the greatest height since I started business. I hope with God I will one repay it by changing someone's life positively. God bless you.

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  • Dickson    Jan 1, 2015

    I am shocked to receive a text of complain that I have not paid the instalments due for 28th. The truth is being the first week since receiving the loan, I was not able to pay in time. But I did pay three days later and I actually paid more. I paid ksh.1520 instead of ksh.758. Please zidisha team, confirm this for me.

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  • Dickson    Jan 1, 2015

    Seems like my payment is not being reflected. What is happening?

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  • Dickson    Dec 31, 2014

    i bought a new deep freezer and though it was not easy to pay the first bunch in time i will make payment for last week and this week today . i am now comfortable and my business is running smoothly. i am glad thing are working out for me now. thanks so my to those whose entrusted me with their hard earned money. Once again thank you.

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  • Dickson    Dec 18, 2014

    Have just checked my loan status and to my jubilation, it is fully funded. Thanks so much to all those who have entrusted me with their hard earned money. I promise to pay in time. To zidisha, may you prosper beyond imagination. God Bless You.

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