New stock of used phones & phone accessories

Alberto

Lusaka, Zambia

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Alberto

Member since

September 2016

On-time repayments

129 installments  •  62%

About Me

I am a man born on 21 May 1981. I completed my primary school at Chibelo Primary School and my senior secondary at Kabulonga Boys High School in the year 2001. I am the last born in the family of five, and I am the father of two.

My Business

I started the business in 2013. I basically repair mobile cell phones of all brands, fixing both hardware and software related problems. To work efficiently, I use professional tools and software.

I recently benefited from Zidisha loans: I have been able to use my business's increased profits and diversify into buying and selling used cell phones and importing good quality cell phone accessories, as inspired by my customers' needs and demands, as there has been overwhelming demand for the products.

Loan Proposal

I recently had an accident and fractured my foot bone, which has affected my business as I have been unable to order new stock for the business. The loan will be used to order new stock for the shop, which are phone accessories and used phones.

This will boost my profits by almost 50%, which will in turn contribute to my long-term goal of owning a bigger shop with a variety of services to offer. I will also use part of the profits to better my family livelihood. Below is a breakdown of things I will order:

-Assorted cheap used phones.......................$200

-Assorted phone accessories.......................$300

-Shipping fees....................................$46

Thank you.

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About Me

I am a man born on 21 May 1981. I completed my primary school at Chibelo Primary School and my senior secondary at Kabulonga Boys High School in the year 2001. I am the last born in the family of five unfortunately I lost a sister to cancer early this year and now we are four, and I am the father of three.

My Business

I started the business in 2013. I basically repair mobile cell phones of all brands, fixing both hardware and software related problems. To work efficiently, I use professional tools and software e.g,apart from that I also sell good quality phone accessories and also new and used cell phones.

Loan Proposal

I recently had an accident and fractured my foot bone which has affected my business as i have been unable to order new stock for the bussines.the loan will be used to order new stock for the shop which are phone accessories and used phones this will boost my profits by almost 50% which will in turn contribute to my long term goal of owning a bigger shop with variety of services to offer. I will also use part of the profits to better my family livelihood. Below is a breakdown of things i will order

-Assorted cheap used phones.......................$200

-Assorted phone accessories.......................$300

-Shipping fees....................................$46


Thank you.

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  • TomF925    Aug 13, 2018

    Perfect score on repayment! Alberto's work is very important because of the high cost of cell phones and the dependence on cell phones for everything, including universal use in everyday transactions in markets and stores. This is an example of Africa leapfrogging over the obsolete technologies that still dominate the developed world, in this case old fashion cash and credit cards.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$599.00

Date disbursed

Jul 10, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 months

Lenders

Feldborg

Stuttgart, Germany

H

Hans57

Berlin, Germany

A

ahnante

Yokohama, Japan

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

YB Song

Seoul, Republic of Korea

Josua

Brittnau, Switzerland

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

E

Ehaffey

Washington D.C., United States

MichaelS

Canberra, Australia

O

Oxfall

Gothenburg, Sweden

T

Tallago3

Munich, Germany

TOTEMonline

Muscat, Oman

K

kathy207

South Portland, United States

Svenip

Vienna, Austria

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

K

kipwhite

California, United States

J

Jessica

Patagonia, Argentina

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

B

briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

P

proby24

Singapore, Singapore

E

Ethan

Middleburg, United States

C

cyrilleberger

Gammalkil, Sweden

J

jimmydjjr

Gautier, United States

JimmyL

Tallahassee, FL, United States

Kahenti

Seoul, Republic of Korea

M

mattandrike

Arlington, United States

W

wissu

Brüttisellen, Switzerland

L

lowtechmagazine

barcelona, Spain

B

bopsquod

Seattle, Wa, United States

K

kloden

Chicago, United States

P

planespotter

Berlin, Germany

P

PhilACK

Brampton, Canada

S

samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

MichelD

Bangkok, Thailand

S

Scodeb123

Huntsville, United States

H

hchsmicroloans

New York, United States

drstaples

Provo, UT, United States

B

Britteva

Oslo, Norway

M

Marod

Edmonton, Canada

Treesforpeople

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

S

Sclodfelter

Los Angeles, United States

F

Fritzimax

Pacific City, United States

Zal0m0n

Atlantis!!!! x), Mauritania

A

AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

F

Forfex

Zurich, Switzerland

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

J

jfragisk

Toronto, Canada

S

Sjors

Eindhoven, Netherlands

lizandsteve

guelph, Canada

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

kevinzeigler

New York, United States

mikeice

Kohler, United States

E

elourenco

Porto, Portugal

D

dj9812

United States

B

Berkeley100

Berkeley, CA, United States

pvilliger

Zurich, Switzerland

OP

Old People

Corona Del Mar, United States

M

Mullagh

United Kingdom

C

chrishol

United States

M

misaheat

United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

camden01

Connecticut, United States

A

adiipienaar

South Africa

M

mpcovcd

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

S

SimonAngus

South Africa

S

stuartxyz

Denver, Colorado, United States

J

jay12

Germany

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

K

Karpet

Faroe Islands

VK

Vasily Kudrin

Moscow, Russia

Bjorn

Heggedal, Norway

V

vbud

United States

S

samanthaellen

United States

alecors

Mexico, Mexico

A

andreab

United States

D

djlayton4

United States

UN

Uwe Neumann

Frankfurt Germany, Denmark

Jake Badger

Roskilde, Denmark

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

Mouhamed

United States

George

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

CNV

United States

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

Chris OConnor

Atlanta, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

JW

John Walsh

Alicante, Spain

N

Nick

Greater London, United Kingdom

Rosario von Li

San Jose, Ca, United States

Heidy

N J, United States

MH

Meg Holland

United States

GN

Gabriel N

Switzerland

K

kris

Belgium

Gabriel Fenili

Santo André, Brazil

Tam Thao Nathan

United States

JC

Justin cohan

United States

FJ

Flo Jo

United States

LK

Leslie Kelly

United States

H

Huub

Switzerland

DK

Danny Kelly

United States

P

patrick

United States

B

Boris

Bern, Switzerland

W

Wim

Netherlands

Angela Linwood

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

RG

Ravi Gadad

United States

L

Lucas

United States

V

Vasil

Belarus

L

Linn

United Kingdom

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

J

jeananne

United States

MP

Matt Patton

United States

J

Jon

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

LM

Li Morgan

Exeter, United Kingdom

HD

Hardik Desai

United Kingdom

BP

Bill Piper

United States

Mary Norton

Byron Bay, Australia

MS

Mona S

United States

Haroon S

United States

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

MS

Merel S

Netherlands

JU

jeremy upsal

United States

CY

Carly Yoshida

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

B

Brittany

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

DM

Darin MacRae

United States

ER

Eric Rafoth

Czech Republic

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

HB

Hugo Boss

United Kingdom

MR

Mary Reardon

United States

Emily

United States

RW

Ronald Waite

United States

J

JB

Germany

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  • Alberto    Oct 7, 2019

    Hello,
    My apologies for the delay in completing repayment of my loan it has been due to financial challenges but i have yet to commit to my obligations on this platform and its for this reason applying to reduce my weekly payments to allow for some adjustments on my part.Thank you regards.

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  • Alberto    Aug 1, 2019

    Hello,
    My apologies for the delay in completing repayment of my loan it has been due to financial challenges but i have yet to commit to my obligations on this platform and its for this reason applying to reduce my weekly payments to allow for some adjustments on my part.Thank you regards.

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  • Alberto    May 21, 2019

    Hello,
    My deepest apologies for this long delay in completing my loan repayment it has so because of the financial setbacks and other life challenges but i have yet to commit to my obligations on this platform and its for this reason applying to reduce my weekly payments to allow for some adjustments on my part.Thank you regards.

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  • Alberto    Jan 17, 2019

    hello lenders my apologies for these past weeks it has not been intentional i have just been experiencing set backs in my business from loosing money to loosing my shop i am still trying to get back on my feet and catch up.

    Regards Alberto

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  • Alberto    Aug 21, 2018

    I would like to confirm receipt of the loan and I want take this moment to thank my lender’s and the zidisha team.i have already made orders of the products that I am buying which are used cell phones ,phone accessories and phone repair tools.Thank you so much.
    Alberto.

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  • Alberto    Aug 17, 2018

    I would like to express my gratitude to all my lenders for believing in me by giving me this great opportunity once again,with this loan i am going order good quality phone accessories ,used mobile cell phones to sell and phone repairing tools for my shop this will increase my profits and will restore the faith people have in my shop to deliver good services thereby draw many more customers which in-turn will greatly boost my business and this will enable me to pay for my children's school fees.Once again i am grateful and thankful.

    Thank you,
    Alberto

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  • J    Aug 7, 2018

    Dear Alberto,

    Thank you for sharing your story. It’s always nice to read that Zidisha made a big difference in your life.

    Kind regards,
    Joost
    Team Zidisha

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

    me at work

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

    vacationing at Victoria falls with my wife

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

    Victoria falls in Livingstone zambia

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

    First and foremost I would like to take this opportunity to thank and appreciate the zidisha team for this forum that has connected us to so many people across the globe, last but certainly not the least all the lenders on the zidisha forum because of your choice to help the need has really made a change in so many lives directly and indirectly as this has created job opportunities for many as for me the Loan I have acquired in the past have really transformed my business,my life ,my family and the people around me,my kid's now don’t get sent back for not paying shool fees,as my business is growing I have employed one person to help manage the shop this is one of the people indirectly benefiting from the zidisha forum.with the previous Loan I managed to order stock(phone accessories) and good used and new phones this has made my shop popular in that customers now know were to buy good and affordable used and new phones as well as good phone accessories this has also boosted my phone repair business.without the zidisha forum and all the lender's I will not be were I am now so from the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you all for been there for as please continue with the same spirit.included are my pictures in the shop and picture's I took as I took a vacation to Victoria falls with my wife.all thanks to you lender's in fact I recommend you you come to zambia and experianc the mighty Victoria falls in Livingstone zambia
    Alberto.

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  • Alberto    Aug 6, 2018

    First and foremost I would like to take this opportunity to thank and appreciate the zidisha team for this forum that has connected us to so many people across the globe, last but certainly not the least all the lenders on the zidisha forum because of your choice to help the need has really made a change in so many lives directly and indirectly as this has created job opportunities for many as for me the Loan I have acquired in the past have really transformed my business,my life ,my family and the people around me,my kid's now don’t get sent back for not paying shool fees,as my business is growing I have employed one person to help manage the shop this is one of the people indirectly benefiting from the zidisha forum.with the previous Loan I managed to order stock(phone accessories) and good used and new phones this has made my shop popular in that customers now know were to buy good and affordable used and new phones as well as good phone accessories this has also boosted my phone repair business.without the zidisha forum and all the lender's I will not be were I am now so from the bottom of my heart I want to say thank you all for been there for as please continue with the same spirit.included are my pictures in the shop and picture's I took as I took a vacation to Victoria falls with my wife.all thanks to you lender's in fact I recommend you you come to zambia and experianc the mighty Victoria falls in Livingstone zambia
    Alberto.

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  • Alberto    Sep 8, 2017

    Dear Lenders

    I am writing to express my deepest gratitude as i cant thank you enough for this great deed that i notice in my life daily.My bussines is doing so well and it is growing gradually thank you Lenders and thank you Zidisha team.God bless you.

    Regards.

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  • Alberto    Jul 14, 2017

    Dear lenders

    First I want to acknowledge receipt of the funds (loan) I have already made orders for the goods and I am very great-full for this amazing opportunity that you have given me as this will bring great change in my business which will then make better my living and that of my family.Thank you all so much.

    Regards.

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  • Alberto    Jul 9, 2017

    Dear Zidisha Lenders,

    I write to express my gratitude to all for your continued support to consider and fully fund my loan application.As soon as i recieve the funds i will be able to place my orders for the goods as intended.The loan will do wonders for my bussines and family at large i am therefore gratifull for this great opportunity.

    Regards,
    Alberto M.

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  • Alberto    Apr 16, 2017

    Photo's attached

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  • Alberto    Apr 16, 2017

    To The Lenders,

    Warm greetings to all. First and foremost I would like to extend my gratitude to Zidisha and all the Zidisha lenders for the great deed that you are doing for many, I personally have benefited from this as it is beyond doubt that it has changed my life and my bussines.My bussines has grown as i have been able to secure another shop (work space) were I now sale phone accessories and phone repairing by the side, I have also been able to move into a much bigger house which has been a challenge for a long time my profit margins have greatly increased by about 50%.All this would not have been possible if not for Zidisha and the Lenders, I therefore take this moment to thank Zidisha ,Matt B and All the Lenders for your great support. Thank you.

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  • Alberto    Feb 12, 2017

    To all the lenders,

    I would like to thank you very much for the opportunity you gave me,I managed to buy another tool for my workshop which is really helping boost my my business and has increased my earnings.i am going to use the earnings to pay for my childrens education.Thank you so much.

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  • Alberto    Dec 24, 2016

    pictures

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