Introducing new commodities in my baby shop

Maureen

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Maureen

Member since

March 2015

On-time repayments

228 installments  •  70%

About Me

My names are Maureen aketch , am a firstborn in my family and started Zidisha before l got married but now am married with two kids. Zidisha has been a platform of my success. l was brought up in poverty, going to school was very tuff. making ends meet was real struggle, by but Gods grace a friend introduced me to Zidisha , n ever since things have never been the same. things grew from bad to better, I even afforded to take my siblings to school, since l started a business of selling second hand clothings for babies. l would source them from the local market and hack the clothes. the return was great and by the time l was taking my second loan, l got a shop and sold from there. l have a liking and great love for clothes and smartness. this inspired me so much. l got clients that were sent by other client, since l bought the best clothes, by the time I took my third loan l had introduced even diapers that l sent per piece, l notted that people could not buy the entire packet since my hood people hustle a lot. l just love my business.

My Business

my business is something that l have loved doing,I love it with my heart. it has grown from hawking, to a sizeable shop. The returns are great .The interest rate is almost 80% , there was a time my shop was broken in too, but God helped me and l picked up. l now want to buy bails, and open my self. by this l will hang the camera clothes ( the very smart ones) first class then the small ones sell cheaply and continue that way. the profit has enabled me, even employ a casual who stands in for me when l take the clothes to people in offices and even go to the market. l know God will touch your hearts and you lend me more, l grow and even pay my daughter fee.

Loan Proposal

Hi, lenders i want to thank you one more time for being my saviour in the business sector. i would really appreciate if you increase my loan to ksh. 18,096. this will be a great help to me for i have decided that that apart from selling the baby clothes i want to stock my shop with baby diapers. the place my shop is situated is for the low class, and buying diapers a whole pack is sometimes very tricky for them. so this is were i come , i will bring bails of different diapers of different sizes and from my research it will cost me like 100 dollars, this diapers will be sold in pieces and this will really serve people of my hood. when i do this each packet will earn me a 20% intrest. and this will be a great deal to my shop. the rest of the money which is 80 dollars, i will buy little plastic sandles for babies and children who are up to ten years of age. this sandles are normally very light and friendly especially to babies that are learning to walk. they are very cheap and this will increase the profit margin by 10% andthis will enable me go to a bigger shop for i know with God all things are possible. its my dream to be a very big shop with all things for babies because i love babies so much and i trust my taste when it comes to babies. i have done a lot of research were i will be getting my goods.so far i have captured quit a number of customers and i even deliver clothes for people in the houses. All i do is to take pictures of the clothes i have and send to my clients who choose what they like and i deliver,this has really contributed a lot to the growth of my shop. when customers cant reach you , reach them and that is what business is all about.just want to thank you in advance because with your help you are giving me wings to fly. may God bless you and increase your pockets so that you may continue building the
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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$182.00

Date disbursed

Aug 20, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

Landei

Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany

J

jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

Namaste250

Pittsford, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

F

flaguy999

Tampa, United States

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

L

lobotommy

OSLO, Norway

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

M

Malibu

Westwood, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

M

Marcus86257

United States

KD

Kent Don

United States

Oliver Hasenberg

Iserlohn, Germany

Caroline Cress

Seattle, WA, United States

BB

Ben Bellows

United States

T

Tucker

United States

Taylor

Memphis, United States

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  • Josphat    Dec 22, 2019

    Maureen Aketch says business went down but she will start repaying the loan as soon as possible.

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  • Maureen    Nov 7, 2019

    still not been able to get on my feet. planing to continue with business

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  • Maureen    Aug 27, 2019

    the business is no longer in existence. but trying to start all over again

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  • Alice    Jul 31, 2019

    Maureen claims she got some complications in her pregnancy and she hasn't been able to resume with her business but promises to continue paying once she returns to her business

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  • Maureen    Jul 2, 2019

    I still haven't resumed my business, that I stopped due to unavoidable circumstances

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  • Maureen    May 22, 2019

    I have not resumed back in business, and encountering a lot of challenges

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  • Maureen    Apr 9, 2019

    I have never been able to go back to work due to pregnancy complications

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  • Maureen    Feb 17, 2019

    I have been unwell and was unable to continue with business for now. used the money for medical expenses

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  • Maureen    Jan 7, 2019

    I have been sick, on bedrest, unable to go for stock and work. kindly

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  • Maureen    Nov 19, 2018

    my business is trying to pick up. I don't want to strain it.

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  • Maureen    Oct 7, 2018

    the road that leads to my shop directly was closed, so getting to the shop is abit hard. will reduce the installment, until I get an alternative.

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  • Maureen    Sep 8, 2018

    I have school fees to pay, my kid has just joined a new school and it was costly

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  • Maureen    Aug 13, 2018

    HI, I just want to appreciate you so much for being so kind. indeed you are a blessing to people like me who want to grow and become better. my loan was disbursed and am really greatful for the kind gesture. may God bless you big time.

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  • Maureen    Aug 8, 2018

    HI, MY LENDERS , I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE MUCH YOU HAVE HELPED ME. I ADDED STOCK IN MY SHOP, I INTIACIALLY WANTED TO BUY A MOTOR BIKE, BUT UNFORTUNATUNATELY I ENDED UP NOT GETING ENOUGH FUNDING, SO I RESULTED TO ADDING STOCK IN MY BABY SHOP. THIS HAS BOOSTED MY SALES VERY WELL. I THANK GOD FOR YOU. I WAS ABLE TO INTRODUCE BABY PANTIES, SOCKS , AND BABY WARMERS.THANKSTO ZIDISHA. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

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  • Maureen    Jun 30, 2018

    I am paying school fees balance for my daughter.

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  • Maureen    May 31, 2018

    Hi my lenders, I just want to appreciate you so much for allowing God use you so mityly. I pray that God will increase you and never should you lack. thank you so much.

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  • Anna    May 24, 2018

    It sounds like you are doing amazing work - keep it up! :)

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  • Maureen    Apr 14, 2018

    I really want to thank u so much for your support. may God bless you abundantly.

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  • Maureen    Apr 14, 2018

    I really want to thank u so much for your support. may God bless you abundantly.

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  • J    Apr 2, 2018

    Thank you for sharing your great story.

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