Name
Stephen
Member since
June 2014
On-time repayments
266 installments • 25%
My name is Stephen Nganga. I was born in 1983 in a place called Uplands in Central Kenya. I later went to primary school and later secondary school in the same area.
After school, I relocated to Mombasa where joined a training college in year 2000 and I was trained as an auto-mechanic. I worked as an apprentice after clearing the course and later started my own garage after acquiring the necessary skills. My garage is in outskirts of Mombasa town in a place called King’orani.
I am also an active member of my church – PCEA Kisauni where I serve as a deacon. I am also the chairman of Men’s Fellowship Group with a membership of 180 faithful. I am a pianist in the same church.
I run a motor garage in Mombasa town. I started this business 10 years ago. I service and repair all Japanese models like Toyota, Nissan, Mitshubishi etc. My work ranges from minor repairs like mirror replacements to more complex ones like engine overhaul and bodywork.
With time I have built my reputation among the motorist in this region and I am always assured of continuous flow of clients. In spite of my relative success, I do run into some challenges the foremost one being lack of capital to stock vehicle spare parts. Given credit, I can build my stock so that I don’t have to buy the parts when the client arrives for service or repair. This will save time and increase my profitability since I will be able to get discount when I buy the parts in bulk.
I make a net profit of about $300 per month which I use to support my young family.
With this loan, I intend to buy a stock of tires to resell. I have a competitive edge in this area since I deal with motor vehicles. I also have some space for storage. If I get this money, I will use it to buy 16 tires (4 sets) and this will be enough for a start. I will buy one tire for about USD 30 and resell at a good profit.
Once more, I am counting on you lenders to make this plan a success. Thank you.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$486.00
Date disbursed
Jul 1, 2015
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
51 months
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