Loan to expand pumpkin and water melon farming
John
Kirengero, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
John
Member since
June 2016
On-time repayments
179 installments • 40%
About Me
Having a solid business plan
Benjamin Franklin said it well: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
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Not only does the plan set out a direction for your business, but it also forces you to think about your competition, your marketing strategy, and most
My Business
Doing the right kind of advertising and marketing
How you market your fitness business is crucial. Today, Facebook and Instagram ads are now the ad platforms of choice for small businesses of any type. There are more users on Facebook than any other platform, and Instagram’s reach is growing daily. Because Facebook owns Instagram, ad campaigns can run on both platforms through Facebooks Ads manager.
The big reason they work is, though, is the Facebook Pixel. This is a piece of code that goes on your website and tracks the actions visitors take on particular pages on your site. Facebook Ads Manager then groups these visitors into a list you can target with ads based on the action they took on your website. Better still, you can create lookalike audiences of people with similar behavior and interests to those who have visited your site.
Loan Proposal
Thank you for the second loan, in my third loan, I want to venture into medium scale pumpkin farming, I have been doing the same and have so far made a number of customers who have now been asking the same in large scale, I want also to venture into water melon farming during this dry spell since they can tolerate the harsh conditions. This is expected to go up to the month of April where the season begins.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$360.00
Date disbursed
Nov 20, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
11 months
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Summary
Amount repaid
$359.65
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Oct 16, 2017
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2016 | $4.03 | Dec 1, 2016 | $4.03 |
| Dec 4, 2016 | $1.01 | Dec 7, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 11, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Dec 18, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Dec 25, 2016 | $1.01 | Dec 24, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Jan 6, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jan 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Jan 10, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jan 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Jan 16, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Jan 25, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jan 29, 2017 | $1.01 | Jan 30, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Feb 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Feb 6, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Feb 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Feb 14, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Feb 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Feb 21, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Feb 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Mar 2, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Mar 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Mar 6, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Mar 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Mar 12, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Mar 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Mar 23, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Mar 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Mar 29, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Apr 2, 2017 | $1.01 | Apr 7, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Apr 9, 2017 | $1.01 | Apr 9, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Apr 16, 2017 | $1.01 | Apr 18, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Apr 23, 2017 | $1.01 | Apr 27, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | $1.01 | May 3, 2017 | $1.01 |
| May 7, 2017 | $1.01 | May 9, 2017 | $1.01 |
| May 14, 2017 | $1.01 | May 16, 2017 | $1.01 |
| May 21, 2017 | $1.01 | May 20, 2017 | $1.01 |
| May 28, 2017 | $1.01 | May 28, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jun 4, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 5, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jun 11, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 12, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jun 18, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 19, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 26, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jul 2, 2017 | $1.01 | Jul 2, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jul 9, 2017 | $1.01 | Jul 9, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jul 16, 2017 | $1.01 | Jul 16, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jul 23, 2017 | $1.01 | Jul 24, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Jul 30, 2017 | $1.01 | Aug 1, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Aug 6, 2017 | $1.01 | Aug 6, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Aug 13, 2017 | $1.01 | Aug 14, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Aug 20, 2017 | $1.01 | Aug 20, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Aug 27, 2017 | $1.01 | Aug 28, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Sep 3, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 5, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Sep 10, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 11, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Sep 17, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Sep 24, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 24, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Oct 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Oct 2, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Oct 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Oct 9, 2017 | $1.01 |
| Oct 15, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Oct 22, 2017 | $312.27 | Oct 16, 2017 | $312.27 |
| Oct 29, 2017 | $0.04 | Oct 16, 2017 | $0.04 |
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