I am going to add more stolk in my business

Benard Otieno

Mombasa, Kenya

29% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Benard Otieno

Member since

June 2017

On-time repayments

51 installments  •  47%

About Me

I Benard Otieno was born in 1977 in kisumu county,i completed my primary education at ranjira primary in 1992 then joined otieno oyoo high school u ntil 1996.I then joined bahari beach hotel as a security guard in mombasa,i lost my job and decided to start my business of vegetable vending until now.I stock tomatoes,onions,bananas,mangoes and others,i have gone through a lot of challenges running from raising capital,drought sometimes push inflation high thus prices as commodities get scarce.Often i have to look for odd jobs at such times to raise working capital to stay afloat on business which wont be as the case after joining zidisha.

My Business

I started this business of vegetable vending after getting frustrasted with formal jobs.I started with a capital of shs2000 only but since these goods are in demand daily i have managed to stay afloat all these years.I have managed to take my children to school with the proceeds from there.I make a profit of between shs600 to shs 800 everyday which helps me run my family plough some back in the business.With zidisha i hope lenders will help raise the much needed working capital for expansion of the business to greater heights,i look forward to warm working relationship with all my lenders.

Loan Proposal

I am planning to take 100 dollars to increase more stolk in my shop and another 100 dollars to use in opening asmall paraffin shop and the remaining 130 dollars to prepared my children for opening school next year.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$346.00

Date disbursed

Dec 25, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

7 months

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Jacob    Sep 3, 2018

    I HAVE TALKED TO BENARD AND ADVISED HIM TO ADJUST HIS REPAYMENT AMOUNT DOWNWARDS TO AN AMOUNT HES COMFORTABLE PAYING.

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  • Edwin    Jun 16, 2018

    i have talked to him as of now he is doing some construction job of laying tilse and i xpect him to start repaying soon

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  • Dorice    Apr 1, 2018

    benard says he is now able to start his repayements most likely next week

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  • Edwin    Mar 23, 2018

    he has a problem but promised to soon

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  • Benard Otieno    Feb 16, 2018

    I was get little injury in my right hand which is putting on bed since last week up now but i want to keep my record of one hundred percent on time that why I offer to reduce my instalment to 10 dollars per week.

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  • Benard Otieno    Feb 6, 2018

    Hi my lenders I am already change the business i am now taking contract of putting ceramics tile in big houses mombasa Kenya by buying the half of the materials and also the boss is buying half like this time i have 200 dollars and my friends added for me 300 dollars and the contract agree ment is 1400 dollars with Zidisha loans I am going to get so many contract to do.

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  • Benard Otieno    Jan 1, 2018

    I am already received money and i thanks my lenders for hard working they're doing for us ,My life is going to change because of zidisha loans

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  • Benard Otieno    Dec 23, 2017

    Hello my lenders l thank you for the hardworking you do for me by funded my loan at right time. The loans is going to help me to pay school fees for my two children that one is 130 dollars another 100 dollars for adding in more stolk in my business another 100 dollars for opening small paraffin shop that's what I am planning to do with this zidisha loans thank you may God bless you lenders.

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  • Benard Otieno    Nov 16, 2017

    I am already started to supply somany chicken eggs to small open hair Hotels and some restaurants,So i thanks my lenders for hard working they're for us.

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  • Benard Otieno    Oct 30, 2017

    This time round i want expand my business by bringing a lot of chicken eggs to small Hotel and kiosks also i am planning to get a better place for small Hotel business in January next year,because I realised that is doing very well.

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  • Benard Otieno    Oct 24, 2017

    The loans help me to expand my business by bringing new stolk like egg sugar cane and other

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  • Benard Otieno    Sep 30, 2017

    what I want to do with money is to boost my business like there before. Because my reduced down after paid school fee for my son and daughter i am going to buy stocks like tomatoes,sukuma wiki,cabbage s,English potatoes,onion,bananas,carrots,fresh maize,chicken eggs and tangawizi. so that is the way this money is going to help me. For this quickly responce I want thank my lender for hard work they done for me , may God bless you my lender s and keep it up .

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  • Benard Otieno    Sep 27, 2017

    the loan helped me increase my stock and profit that has enabled me repay the loan and cater for my family am so happy and eager to go far with zidisha

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  • Benard Otieno    Sep 26, 2017

    I like to thank my lender for giving me hope with zidisha loan ,in future zidisha loan is going to change my life together with my family members and help me to educate my children's with out problem ,may God bless zidisha loan to continue help people with small businesses like me to open there mind's so that they expand their business with zidisha loan.

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  • Benard Otieno    Sep 23, 2017

    I want to thank my lender for reminding me to pay my zidisha loan in time ,but I am sorry today I am not going to pay any thing .Because there is emergency problem found me here . My son was sent home from school and I give him some to go back school but I promise next week I am going complete my before surtaday .

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  • Benard Otieno    Sep 10, 2017

    I like to inform zidisha loan that I authorised Oliver muema to join zidisha through my invite because it was hard working person. not only muema I want to search for other
    people to join zidisha as soon as possible may God bless you .

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  • Benard Otieno    Aug 20, 2017

    I thank my lender for hard work he done for continue give me hope with zidisha and make my business to grow very quickly in a sort period I can know provide my customers with evrything they need in time.

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  • Benard Otieno    Aug 13, 2017

    I thank my lender for giving
    me hope with zidisha . so that my business can grow faster than before. in my next loan I am planing to boost my business by bringing some which I don't have their before to give my customers easier way by everything's they needs in time.

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  • Benard Otieno    Jul 17, 2017

    I like to increase my installment to help me to complete my loan at right time and aply for the next one to make my business to grow up faster.

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  • Benard Otieno    Jul 6, 2017

    I thank my lenders for quickly responce for my aplication, Now i can continue bringing more stoke in my business for my customers to get things they need like cabbage , sukuma wiki,bananas,orange,mangoes,tomatos,onion and other thing s at right time . In my heart i hope zidisha is going to help my business to grow .

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