Iwant to buy a new chair for my barbershop

Martin

Ngoingwa Estate, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Martin

Member since

December 2015

On-time repayments

176 installments  •  77%

About Me

My name isMartin Avery humble and a God fearing man,born and grown up in a small village in the hilly side of central Kenya,am married and am blessed to be a father of two beautiful daughters.Icome from a very humble back ground but my parents managed to educate me through primary &secondary school despite many challeges,my family could not afford to educate mi beyond that despite obtaining a good grade in my academics so I started helping my parents with day to day chores which according to my culture was to pluck coffee which is the only relied cash crop in my area village I was the first born so ihad a lot of tasks including assisting our young siblings.After awhile I was exhausted working as casual labourer and ithinked beyond my challenges and decided to try my hand in business but the ideas were many but capital was a headache,I was interested in the beauty industry so I used the small amount I had saved and payed for a course in the beauty industry and was trained for awhile in the evening hours after working for a daily bread.That did not derail my vision to become asuccesful determined
enterpreneur,immediately after my course I used the little I had and borrowed some money from a merry go round group we had formed in our village and started my small barber shop,and that is how I managed to overcome the hardship to achieve an important goal in my life.Am much encouraged by my children's ambitions to study and become professionals in productive fields and then give back to the less fortunate community, my hoby is swimming and ilyke reading motivational books,travelling and making new friends in different cultures.

My Business

My business has improved since ijoined zidisha and am very excited despite few challenges I now manage to make about 1500 ksh this is opproximitly 15us dollars,after deducting expenses am left with 10us dollars,that helps me to raise my kids shoolfees and paying my bills and giving back to the community,the budget for this project is approximately 100,000 thousand kenya shillings (1000 us dollars).with the help of 50 thousands from zidisha lenders iwill add the rest 50 thousand ksh from my savings,hoping Zidisha lenders will help me and achieve my best in the beauty industry,ilook forward to my dreams of starting a beauty college and offer beauty courses for free to those who could not manage to further their studies due to financial problems and I know God will help me achieve my dreams.

Loan Proposal

for now I will invest this funds in my beauty business by buying another barbershop chair,it costs about 900us dollars thats9000ksh,that barber chair will help a lot because it will help my clients by getting quality and faster services with out wasting more tyme queing,moreover I will create ajob apportunity for another person and that will help by serving more clients which will boost my income from1000ksh to about 1800sh per day and thus will enable me making a profit of 1000ksh per day after deducting daily expenses and so am confident of paying back on tyme to my lenders,and with that stride forward I expect a lot of progress in my beauty parlour.May God bless Zidisha team abudantely as u continue changing peoples lives around the world thank u very much.

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  • Mary    Feb 16, 2018

    Martin is a wonderful Borrower. I would recommend funding any future loans!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$200.00

Date disbursed

Dec 31, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Michael    May 16, 2019

    I have called Christopher who invited him and has promised to follow up with him.

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  • Michael    Mar 17, 2019

    I called him and he promised to adjust his instalments and start paying

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  • Martin    Feb 22, 2019

    Due to business slow down I will adjust my installments.

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  • Martin    Jan 11, 2019

    Helloo wonderful lenders,due to business slow down iwill adjust my weekly instalments.

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  • Martin    Dec 24, 2018

    Best wishes to Zidisha fraternity
    May the spirit of Christmas bring you and your family hope,happiness & love.Merry Xmas and Happy new year.

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  • Martin    Dec 4, 2018

    The progress is good

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  • Martin    Nov 26, 2018

    Dear lenders I received my loan today ,am happy to proceed with my project & I promise to pay on tyme.

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  • Martin    Nov 21, 2018

    Thank you again Zidisha lenders for funding my loan,I will expand my business using the money,Be blessed.

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  • Martin    Nov 18, 2018

    Dear zidisha lenders i appreciate generous support as i post another loan request,I would be glad if wonderful zidisha lenders extend your support towards my project as I commit my self to pay my loan on tyme.

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  • Martin    Nov 11, 2018

    Thank you very much Zidisha lenders,The concluded loan made a great impact not only to me but also less fortunate in my community also my family as I was able to provide them & paying my daughter school fees who is in secondary school, Not forgetting ihave learnt a great lesson from Zidisha lenders about extending a hand to other needy people as its creates a huge impact in their lives.Thank you again for impacting many lives God bless you.

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  • Martin    Nov 8, 2018

    Am happy to have cleared my loan,ithank God for Zidisha fraternity & more to lenders for your generous support,God bless you abundantly.

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  • Martin    Jun 20, 2018

    Greetings to all Zidisha lenders,despite my business being slow for last few months God is good now its improving &am much determined to clear my loan soonest possible,God bless you all for your continued support.

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  • Mary    Jun 19, 2018

    Please make a repayment on your loan Martin. I cannot fund others loans if I am not paid back. Your commitment is not just to your lenders but also to everyone seeking loans in the Zidisha community. I cannot loan what I am not paid back.

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    • Martin    Jun 20, 2018

      Thank you Mary for remembering me &supporting others,God bless you.

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  • Mary    May 15, 2018

    Thank you for continuing to pay your loan Martin. Your repayments allow others to get funded. Zidisha is a powerful tool to grow business opportunities. I hope you and your family are doing well.

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  • Martin    Feb 20, 2018

    Hello Zidisha team,I don't understand how my base credit decreased with 15thousand Kenya shillings from 75thousand to now 60thousand in just one night,this is heart breaking despite paying loan on tyme at 96%,My volunteer credit was 10thousand &base credit was 75thousand Kenya shillings,the total was 85thousand Kenya shillings,How &what happened for my limit to be deducted 15thousand at once??pliz review & restore my limit to where it was.

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    • Mary    Mar 23, 2018

      You can post your question in the forum or send in a service ticket Martin.

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  • Martin    Jan 31, 2018

    Today I called George Muiyuro and he promised to clear his arrears by the end of today,

    Ialso called several other mentees who have arrears and they promised to pay before the end of this week.

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  • Martin    Dec 25, 2017

    Merry X-mass to all Zidisha fraternity

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  • Mary    Dec 4, 2017

    I hope you and your family are doing well Martin. Have a wonderful festive season! Mary

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    • Martin    Dec 5, 2017

      Hello Mary &thank you very much for your concern,I and my family are glad to have caring friend like you,mery Xmas &prosperous new year.

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  • Mary    Oct 15, 2017

    Just thinking about you and hoping your business continues to grow. Wishing you and your family the best!

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  • Martin    Jul 15, 2017

    Hello to all zidisha team for your great support,my business is doing well now and for that reason I will increase my weekly installment,thank you again &may God give you more,bless and protect your generation.

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