Nicholas
Thika, Kenya
28% repaid
Name
Nicholas
Member since
January 2015
On-time repayments
144 installments • 38%
My names are Nicholas Ndungu Njoki 35 years old from Kenya. I am married with 5 children both first born and second born are in class 8 while the rest are in lower primary. I reside in Kamwangi estate approximately 20 km west of Thika town. After completing my O level education I secured an employment as a casual laborer in coffee factories around my village. I managed to make savings from my earnings in order to get enough capital to start my own business. By the grace of God and with my humble savings I managed to start a business of selling mobile phones accessories, electronics and plastic water tanks commonly known as (Roto Tanks). The profit raised is used to stock back into business, for household expenses, paying business premises and also paying school fees for my children. By the grace of God and incase I get enough capital, this business I would turn it into a company so that I can have many employees who would also earn a living from it.
My business involves selling of mobile phone accessories, electronics and plastic water tanks (Roto tanks). I started this business 7 years ago, we run this business with my wife and this has led to cost effectiveness because when I go to purchase these goods from distributors, my shop remains opened and customers are served throughout. The cost of these goods from distributors is lower and this has enabled my customer to enjoy a reasonable price I give them compared to my competitors.
On the other hand I have introduced (Mpesa) mobile money transfer services and hence increased the number of customers as well as increasing my profit margin because of the commission I get in every transaction made.
This business has a chance to grow to a level of a company because of its location just within Kamwangi town and it is a well populated town, this has been my dream but can only be realized if I can get extra capital
Thank you in advance for zidisha loans, this a right platform to make my business grow. God bless you Zidisha team.
Dear esteemed lenders.
Thank you for my previous loan that raised my sales compared to past few months hence raising my profit margin with 55%. I kindly request for financial assistance to enable me increase affordable mobile phones for my shop. These phones are commonly used by the locals due to its friendly prices. Your financial support will supplement my profit that i intend to reinvest into the business.
Budget:-
1). 10 Kambabe @ USD 9 = USD 90
2). 5 Itel mobile phones @ USD 15 =USD 75
3). 5 Tecno mobile phones @ USD 16 = USD 80
4). 6 Nokia 105 @ USD 15 = USD 90
5). 15 Jimbambe @ USD 7 = USD 105
The remaining amount will be used for purchase of mobile phones accessories and for the transport. This additional stock will increase my profit margin with 65%
I promise to remain faithful in in repayment as i have always been in the previous loan.
Thank you lenders for supporting my project.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$543.00
Date disbursed
Jan 24, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
24 months
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