Maize flour and cooking oil to supply local school

Samuel

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Samuel

Member since

April 2014

On-time repayments

216 installments  •  16%

About Me

I am a Kenyan, born and raised in Central Kenya. I went to school up to secondary school and upon completion of a four year course, I started working as a casual in big tea plantations.

I later re-located to Mombasa about 10 years ago where I started my own business. I started by selling used clothes and through hard work and serious savings, I managed to buy a three wheeler taxi (locally called tuk-tuk) which I use to ferry passengers and goods across Mombasa Town.

My old business of selling used clothes still exists and my wife helps me in running it.

I am a father of 2 school going boys aged 9 and 4 years.

My Business

I currently run two businesses one selling of used clothes and the other one operating a three wheeler taxi which are very popular here in Mombasa.

When business is booming, I make about $250 from clothes business while the taxi gives me $300. I believe with extra capital which I hope to get from Zidisha, I will be able to diversify my items in my clothes shop. With an injection of a loan which I expect to get from Zidisha, I hope to increase my sales in the shop and net an average of $350 per month.

I would also like to brand my shop to attract more customers. This will require about $50 which I will use to buy paint and pay the sign writer.

Loan Proposal

I am glad I found a partner in Zidisha whom I can rely on for my business growth. I recently came to an agreement with a local school where I will be supplying them with maize flour and cooking oil for making their meals.

They will be consuming 50 kilograms of maize flour and 20 liters of cooking oil per week. This is a good deal and I want to boost the stock of this two items so that I can serve this important client without hiccups.

With this money, I will by 4 bundles of maize flour (96Kgs) at a cost of $50 and 60 liters of cooking oil at a cost of $65.

This will ensure an uninterrupted supply of these materials to the school and I am hoping to use this client to refer me to other such clients.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$132.00

Date disbursed

Mar 9, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 months

Lenders

Kylie

Mount Martha, Australia

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

Scangaid

Pittsburgh, United States

Matthias Schulz

Berlin, Germany, Germany

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

KO

Kevin OBrien

Denver, CO USA, United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$136.24

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Aug 18, 2015

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Mar 22, 2015 $5.43 Mar 29, 2015 $5.43
Mar 29, 2015 $5.43 Mar 29, 2015 $0.07
Apr 7, 2015 $5.36
Apr 5, 2015 $5.43 Apr 7, 2015 $0.13
May 3, 2015 $5.30
Apr 12, 2015 $5.43 May 3, 2015 $5.43
Apr 19, 2015 $5.43 May 3, 2015 $5.43
Apr 26, 2015 $5.43 May 3, 2015 $0.33
May 16, 2015 $5.10
May 3, 2015 $5.43 May 16, 2015 $4.79
May 20, 2015 $0.64
May 10, 2015 $5.43 May 20, 2015 $5.43
May 17, 2015 $5.43 May 20, 2015 $4.92
May 30, 2015 $0.51
May 24, 2015 $5.43 May 30, 2015 $4.99
Jun 7, 2015 $0.44
May 31, 2015 $5.43 Jun 7, 2015 $5.43
Jun 7, 2015 $5.43 Jun 7, 2015 $0.20
Jun 11, 2015 $5.23
Jun 14, 2015 $5.43 Jun 11, 2015 $0.26
Jun 13, 2015 $5.16
Jun 21, 2015 $5.43 Jun 13, 2015 $0.33
Jun 19, 2015 $5.10
Jun 28, 2015 $5.43 Jun 19, 2015 $0.40
Jun 27, 2015 $5.03
Jul 5, 2015 $5.43 Jun 27, 2015 $0.46
Jul 4, 2015 $4.97
Jul 12, 2015 $5.43 Jul 4, 2015 $0.53
Jul 9, 2015 $4.90
Jul 19, 2015 $5.43 Jul 9, 2015 $0.59
Jul 18, 2015 $4.40
Jul 20, 2015 $0.44
Jul 26, 2015 $5.43 Jul 20, 2015 $5.05
Jul 27, 2015 $0.37
Aug 2, 2015 $5.12 Jul 27, 2015 $5.12
Aug 9, 2015 $3.30 Aug 3, 2015 $3.30
Aug 16, 2015 $3.30 Aug 3, 2015 $2.20
Aug 15, 2015 $1.10
Aug 23, 2015 $3.30 Aug 15, 2015 $3.30
Aug 30, 2015 $3.30 Aug 15, 2015 $1.10
Aug 16, 2015 $2.20
Sep 6, 2015 $3.30 Aug 16, 2015 $3.30
Sep 13, 2015 $3.30 Aug 18, 2015 $3.30
Sep 20, 2015 $3.30 Aug 18, 2015 $2.20
Aug 18, 2015 $1.10
Sep 27, 2015 $4.90 Aug 18, 2015 $4.90

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