Loan to buy phone accessories

Henry

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Henry

Member since

July 2014

On-time repayments

268 installments  •  81%

About Me

My name is Henry Muya, born in Nakuru County in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. I was born in a family of nine where I am the fourth born. My parent are small scale farmers in Nakuru. I went to local schools for my primary and secondary education and then enrolled in a college where I got training in computer applications and Business management. I have done a course in Accounting here in Mombasa.

After my college education, I was employed to work in a micro-finance in Mombasa where I worked for three years. I later quit my job due to strong desire to start my own business. I started small by starting an mobile phone accessories shop which later expanded to include mobile money transfer which is very popular here in Kenya.

I am married to one wife.

My Business

My business entails sale of cloths and mobile phone accessories and mobile money transfer popularly known as Mpesa. The business is located in Mombasa in an area which is densely populated. I get my stock mostly from Nairobi but I am hoping to start traveling abroad to get them from the source market. My products range from phone chargers, batteries, earphones etc. All these products are very popular with the masses and I am always assured of a steady flow of clients.
On the cloths business i mostly deal with men's shirts and trousers which move so much because of the location of my business
The business is quite profitable and I usually make a net monthly profit of about $400. This business two businesses has potential to yield much more if given much needed capital. I have a strong desire to expand my business but this is only possible if I can access credit facility hence my decision to continue with Zidisha.

Loan Proposal

My business deals with sale of mobile phone accessories as well as mobile money transfer. If given this loan, I intend to put all of it in the accessories section and spend it as follows:

1. Assorted Phone covers - $60
2. Low end mobile phones - $80

This will improve my sales volumes drastically and I am hoping to build on this momentum to move by business to even greater heights. I am looking forward to getting funded in my first bid at Zidisha so that I realize my dreams.

Thank you.

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  • Day Family    Apr 25, 2019

    No payment, no contact in 4 months for a large $1,000 loan. Not good.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$150.00

Date disbursed

Jul 31, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

E

elkbrett

Bradenton, United States

McJulio

New Jersey, United States

camilberlin

Berlin, Germany

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

calvero

Bergen, Norway

Longhorn

Austin, United States

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

CMK71

San Francisco, United States

Sputnik

Switzerland

J

jdelaporte

United States

K

kennychit

United States

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  • Day Family    Feb 23, 2019

    When are you going to make a payment? No repayments have been made and repayment is late.

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  • Henry    Jan 15, 2019

    I have received the zidisha loan of Usd 600 which I will use in buying more school uniforms.

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  • Henry    Jan 7, 2019

    I take this great opportunity to thank all my Zidisha lenders for yet again trusting me with your money again .I have planned to buy school uniforms during this season.and also increase my Mpesa capital.The issue is the Credit Risk Payment its on the higher side considering i have been paying my loan in Good.This will force me to budget again.I hope you review this please.

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  • Eric Torrie    Jan 7, 2019

    Awesome write-up Henry, it is great to get details of what you are doing! Looking forward to seeing how things go with this expansion!

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    • Henry    Jan 15, 2019

      I appreciate any effort you have done to see me thru in my businesses.

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  • Henry    Jan 2, 2019

    Hello I had paid the loan fund but I have noted the credit risk payment is a third of my Loan.This is so high it will force me to adjust on what I had to buy.

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  • Henry    Jan 2, 2019

    I take this opportunity to thank my Zidisha lenders for once again trusting me with your money.The loan that I have just completed has helped me grow my business to a great height I have also been able to pay my school fees and that of my child I have also been able to start building my family house which I believe will be compete in the near future

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  • Henry    Nov 28, 2018

    My cloth business is doing great during this holiday season.That's why I would like to increase my weekly payment.

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  • Henry    Nov 24, 2018

    My clothing business is doing great now.This season I hope to add more stock

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  • Henry    Nov 14, 2018

    Zidisha team has done marvelous to me and my family. I was able to go to a driving school and I got a driving license. I thank you so much

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  • Henry    Aug 17, 2018

    I thank zidisha for the continued support you have given me.

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  • Henry    Oct 25, 2017

    At this moment my business is not performing well but i hope to adjust once its back.

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  • Henry    Mar 29, 2017

    My Cloths business is not doing well at the moment because of change of weather.In case all goes well I will add the payment.

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  • Henry    Feb 19, 2017

    I thank the zidisha team for funding my business again I appreciate all the effort you are you doing.

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  • Henry    Feb 17, 2017

    I thank all the zidisha lenders for giving me another opportunity to grow my business.I am going to buy bales of shirts and trousers and add a little more capital in my mpesa business.Once again thank you. I will try my best to pay on time.

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  • Henry    Feb 16, 2017

    I thank you lenders for the funding so far.we are going far with Zidisha.

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  • Henry    Feb 13, 2017

    Hello lenders I have had a meeting with Charles Mburu he has personal challenges.However he has promised to clear all the loan.

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  • Henry    Feb 13, 2017

    Hello lenders I have personally spoken to Susan concerning her loan and she has promised to lower her repayment amount because on the personal challenges facing her.She has promised to complete her loan in time.

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  • Henry    Feb 12, 2017

    I appreciate zidisha lenders for the good work they are doing in helping raise our living.

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  • Henry    Feb 8, 2017

    Hello lenders the loan that i have just completed has helped me so much in expanding my Mpesa business which does not lack float this days.The loan has also helped me in buying more shirts and trousers to stock my shop.I have also expanded my shop to accommodate more stock.

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