Installation of new seats in the matatu

Peter

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Peter

Member since

June 2014

On-time repayments

21 installments  •  38%

About Me

what mind thinketh so be it. I believe in entrepreneurship. My desire is to help others through my business. I own two matatus plying Thika road. I am an accountant by profession but business man by blood. I live in Nairobi and I like playing and watching soccer. I also like travelling. I find myself reading business articles most of my free time. I have strong leadership and management skills that instills and drives me to take risks in business. With the current unemployment rate in our country and high cost of living I believe self employment and job creation is a role that most of us should play in the modern society.

My Business

I have invested in the matatu industry. I own two Matatus. The industry is very competitive ranging from well maintained vehicles that attract customers easily and make good returns by the end of the day to price fluctuations which has to make the conductors to be aggressive and creative in wooing customers and deciding on the route to cover by the appropriate time. Police harassment is a challenge in the kenyan matatu industry. I intend to save and grow with Zidisha to assist me expand my business in future. I intend to spend about ksh 30,000 to repair one of my matatu that is wanting. I hope this will push my monthy net of ksh 60,000 to around ksh 70,000. I believe the Zidisha family will make me boost my business. I believe in a community of businee and mostly self employment.

Loan Proposal

I intend to replace the old seats with new ones in one of my matatu. This will help me to earn an upper hand in this competitive industry. It will add my daily revenue which will boost my net income from the transportation business. I intend to use about USD 100 to buy the seats and the remaining USD 50 for installation of the seats and small speakers for music. This will attract the millennial generation who ferry with modern matatus, music being part of their modern life. I kindly submit my humble application to the Zidisha lending fraternity to fund my project.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$150.00

Date disbursed

Jul 17, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

7 weeks

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  • Peter    Oct 7, 2014

    Hello my Zidisha family thank you very much again for standing with me and trusting me. Business is still doing great and I am very sure by the help of you lenders and the whole Zidisha family I will be able to achieve my dreams. God bless you so much for what you are doing. Attached kindly find the kind of seats I installed to one of my matatu by using my first loan.

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  • Valentine    Oct 7, 2014

    Congratulation your loan is fully funded kindly login and accept your bid.

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  • ColoradoSkier    Oct 6, 2014

    I hope the new seats and stereo from your last loan are helping your business. I am proud to give you my support again for this new loan to repaint your bus.

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  • Happy    Oct 5, 2014

    all the best in you business

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  • Daniel    Oct 5, 2014

    great business idea all the best the future is bright with zidisha loan

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  • Peter    Aug 25, 2014

    Hello Lisbeth,
    Hope you are doing well.
    It was really nice meeting you and having the discussion. i appreciated very much for everything and am looking forward to build a strong business relation. Thank you very much again. Enjoy your evening

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  • Lisbeth    Aug 24, 2014

    Even though Peter Maina has a busy full time job as an accountant for a pharmaceutical company in Nairobi he and his friend, colleague and fellow Zidisha member, John Macharia, were kind enough to take time to meet with me for lunch this week to discuss their businesses and Zidisha loans.
    Peter owns two matatus (small buses) that ply the busy 44 route in north eastern Nairobi from the CBD up Thika Road, through Zimmerman (where Peter lives) an on to Kahawa West on the outskirts of the city.
    Peter used his recent Zidisha loan to replace the seats and install speakers in one of the matatus meaning he can now charge a higher weekly rate to the driver and conductor who operate the vehicle as it fills with passengers quicker meaning they can make more trips each day. He intends to keep increasing his fleet up towards around ten vehicles as it’s a profitable business or he may even try to save to buy a large bus as these have even higher returns but obviously also cost more to purchase.
    Peter says the Zidisha loan has really helped him and he looks forward to applying for bigger loans in the future to help him expand his business.
    Peter’s wife, Joyce, works in office administration and their 18 month old son, Frank, is the expected bundle of mischief for his age. Peter confesses to being a big Arsenal football fan saying he watches every game and Frank already has a small Arsenal jersey and other accessories to ensure he grows up supporting the ‘right’ team. Peter would love to travel internationally so a trip to England to watch an Arsenal game live would be a great way to combine two of his passions.
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    Lisbeth Overheu, Kenya Client Relationship Volunteer

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  • Peter    Jul 16, 2014

    kindly fund my loan. I have 24 hours for the loan to expire.

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  • Peter    Jul 14, 2014

    Hi Lenders,
    Kindly finance my idea. USD 81 remaining for me to implement my idea.

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    • Peter    Aug 22, 2014

      Hello everyone,
      I would like to take this chance and thank all of you for the help and support you have offered to boost my business..Zidisha as a team and mostly my lenders. my business is doing very good, i have noted a good improvemnt from the profit margin especially after installing the new seats am atleast able to compeat with the others.
      Thank you very much again and very soon am going to update the new photos for you to see.
      kindly keep in touch. God bless you.

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