Restock my artwork & art-supply shop

John

254, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

October 2014

On-time repayments

263 installments  •  55%

About Me

My childhood life was marked by extreme struggle. I went through the education system, through government loans, before securing a contract job as teacher.

My ambition was to nurture a career of my own came into my mind when the teaching contract ended in the private school I served. I decided to nurture my art talent I had identified years back. So I went to art training college, after which I started testing my art appraisal value. I specialized in oil painting, though I also tried some sculpturing. I established myself through missionaries and tourists visiting Kenya. I acquired experience to the level I am today. I have been able to establish a network of customers.

I recently established a gift shop to sell my product and a few more collections from the art community with whom we have shared over the years. I hope the loan will help me build more networks and add more stock in my gift shop. In addition to my desire to succeed in my business, I have connected myself to a local orphanage, where I teach orphans how to identify their talent for survivor.

Through that, I have acquired popularity making my art sell-able. My Facebook art page helps in making customers know what I do. I hope to create my own website in the future.

I was introduced recently to Zidisha and, through the loan I am applying for, I hope to boost my business activities to improve my dependent at family and community level. I have a dream of spreading art skills to others who deserve to make [their] lives bearable.

I believe the Zidisha system is a revolutionary one and would want to be testimony to others who may want to join Zidisha and be an agent of development in their society.

My Business

On a day to day basis, I am busy making new paintings and doing some finishing touches on sculptures and and working on custom orders. I also visit websites that deals with art and post images in order to get new customers.

My newly established shop will serve as a reference point, where friends and customers looking for my product can refer. I have helped many other friends who act as source of artwork when I have less than needed.

When not so busy with art, I tend my small market gardening enterprise, which serves as source of food, and I sell surpluses to the local market. The farming enterprise serves as a back-up and is managed by my family back home. This helps to bring home the relevance of my work in line with our Kikuyu culture in Kenya, where the level of success is determined of how well you tend your land and feed the family.

I chose art because it is where my passion is centered and I do some little farming as back-up when the season is low. During the boom season, I invest some income to farming and works so perfectly to provide for basic necessities. I draw my inspiration from famous artist like Vincent van Gogh.

Loan Proposal

With the 120 dollars that remain after the $130 deposit to ZIDISHA is deducted, I will be able to use 50 dollars to buy paints to make more paintings for the next sale season. 40 dollars will used to service the pending orders where I work out out new designs of necklaces and small sculptures. 30 dollars will be used for promotion through the Internet, which I do at home after the work.

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About Me

My childhood life was marked by extreme struggle ,I went through education system ,through government loan , before securing a job a contract job as teacher. My ambition was to nurture a career of my own came into my mind when the teaching contract ended in the private school i served. I decided to nurture my art talent I had Identified years back. So I went to art training college after which i started testing my art appraisal value . I spec aliased in oil painting ,though i also tried some sculpturing. I established myself through missionaries and tourist visiting Kenya .. I acquired experience to the level I am today. I have been able to establish a network of customers. I recently established a gift shop to be selling my product and few more collections from art community with whom we have shared over the years. I hope the loan will help me build more networks and add more stock in my gift shop. In addition to my desire to succeed in my business i have connected my self to a local orphanage where i teach orphans how to identify their talent for survivor.Through that, i have acquired popularity making my art sell-able.My face book art page helps in making customers know what i do.I hope to create my own website in future.
I was introduced recently to zindisha and through the loan am applying, I hope to boast my business activities to improve my dependent at family and community level. I have a dream of spreading the art skill to others who deserve ,to make life bearable.
I believe the zindisha system is a revolutionary one and would want to be testimony to others who may want to join zindisha and be part agent of development in their society.

My Business

Am currently involved in both farming and painting that i sell to some selected stalls in the downtown or through several available openings through internet.Because of changing taste of consumers ,i have lately engaged more in farming activities specializing in horticultural crops that i later seek supply tenders from many wholesale dealers in the downtown.The chemical free farming that am particularly interested in have highly gained demand and some herbs like basil ,parsley ,coriander are proving important according to ministry of health campaign for improved health.
I chose this business because i have what it takes and it can help m y family in both income generation and direct use.
The seeds are available in the local and international outlets for the exotic seeds and comparing the input and output there is wide gain.We supply monthly ,and we make sure we plant all the time.We need tank to be busy during the dry season coming.
There are times the business is low and the weather unfavorable but the two engagement compliment one another.Am able to go out and promote my work when in my shop the sale is low.
The profit i have bee generating this time goes towards the cost of education of our children ,and erecting new means of improved production.

Loan Proposal

With 120 dollars that remain after the 130 $ deposit to ZINDISHA is deducted ,,I will be able to use 50 dollars to buy oil and water colour paints to make more painting ,for the next sale season .40 dollars will used to services the pending orders where i work out new designs of necklaces and small sculptures.30 dollars will be used will be used for promotion through internet which i does at home after the work.
I expect to profit from this because with art business it is what you already have that makes seizing sale opportunities possible.Some of the orders that service regularly have connection to fund raising for the better life of the disadvantaged in the society.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$261.00

Date disbursed

Mar 31, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

50 months

Lenders

W

WilsonLending

Atlanta, United States

S

snowcrystal86

New York, United States

mbunifu

San Jose, United States

eagle3

Grand Ledge, United States

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

A

alexdahl

San Francisco, United States

wFNV2000

Ensenada, Mexico

M

mogensh

København V, Denmark

B

briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

C

chrisherron

Chicago, United States

J

JandC

Watsonville, United States

Myrar

Aarau, Switzerland

Z

Zippo

Berlin, Germany

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

D

davide

Vallentuna, Sweden

AdvancingCompassion

San Diego, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

dhulsterwim

LIER, Belgium

swendl

Iowa, United States

rfriedenberg

New Jersey, United States

E

erogers

Vancouver, Canada

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

M

Marod

Edmonton, Canada

Delphis2k

Birmingham, United Kingdom

B

bagheera

Vienna, Austria

H

HobbyCollector

Beach City, United States

M

magnaculpa

Silver Spring, United States

zZola

Gilford, United States

C

Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

Garry Tan

San Francisco, California, United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

C

chrishol

United States

T

tlbtlbtlb

United States

M

misaheat

United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

V

valiy

Switzerland

N

nlane

Vietnam

P

phantomdiver

United States

J

jd365

United States

P

plhughes

United States

Megan

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

A

AaltvM

Netherlands

B

blambert

United States

R

radhapatel

United States

K

kalalouann

United States

M

Medagan

San Franciso, United States

S

satheajay

United States

L

Lagrange

United States

adrianz

United States

H

happyhappy

Switzerland

DonnaFarley

Adelaide, Australia

K

Kelly729

United States

alecors

Mexico, Mexico

A

andreab

United States

JP

James Parker

Sacramento, United States

VS

Vajean Stan

Mangalia, Czech Republic

Peter R

Fulda, Germany

Frank Termathe

Frankfurt Main, Germany

M

Marcus86257

United States

o24kristin

Schaumburg, United States

DC

Dennis Comeau

United States

DN

Don Nichols

United States

jtreyes

United States

H

Hakon

Drammen, Norway

Kristina Speed

Seattle, WA, United States

JM

John Meserve

United States

Francoise Kuenzi

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Craig

Memphis, TN, United States

R

Ryan

United States

BV

Ben Veal

United Kingdom

KD

Kent Don

United States

Mouhamed

United States

MG

Meron Gribetz

United States

R

rpavey2

United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

DS

Donna Sbisa

United States

Oliver Hasenberg

Iserlohn, Germany

B

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

EB

Erika Barraza

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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  • John    Jul 30, 2023

    There is still issues here that holds back cashflow but am soon going to recover

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  • John    Jul 16, 2023

    The temporary slow flow of cash.One of my dairy animal from which I derive income was sick.The veterinary officer needed to be paid.

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  • John    Jul 3, 2023

    There are some delayed payment I was supposed to receive.I had also some emergency needs affecting close family members and I had responsibility that affected me in some ways.

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  • John    Jun 10, 2023

    There was a temporary delay in payment of milk and unexpected expenditure on my farm.I will be recovering in short while.

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  • John    May 21, 2023

    Thank you for the loan .I will now be able to go ahead and implement the project which Will speed my business upward trajectory.

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  • John    May 20, 2023

    Am very happy to have completed my project and am now extending to on going dairy farming..I need to buy a pedigree cow with this loan am raising plus savings that I have.

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  • John    May 10, 2023

    A sudden and unexpected liquidity shortfall in my operations.

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  • John    Apr 19, 2023

    Am having temporary cash crisis after investing most of the money in farm at this rainy season.

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  • John    Feb 24, 2023

    The crops am benefiting from are affected by current drought so the sale is low.

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  • John    Feb 20, 2023

    Thank you members for funding my project.Am ready to move once the rain season sets in .I bought the organic manure.

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  • John    Feb 11, 2023

    Thank you members for making my project a success.I will be able to buy the manure to make my horticultural venture a success.

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  • John    Jul 4, 2022

    Thank you Zidisha members for your fund. I will go ahead and buy a dairy animal that will potentially fetch me income
    Grateful for making my project workable.

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  • John    Mar 16, 2020

    Am now able to pay because I have more firm foundation .

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  • John    Feb 6, 2020

    Am still stuck but making a big come back.Bear with me

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  • John    Dec 10, 2019

    Am about to start harvesting to be able to pay.please bear with me.

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  • John    Nov 5, 2019

    Am stuck financially

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  • John    Sep 17, 2019

    Am still stuck economically.Hope to restore soon.

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  • John    Aug 2, 2019

    Am still economically down.Hoping to recover soon

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  • Jackline    Jul 15, 2019

    John is stuck with some financial issues. But he has assured to continue paying his loan

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  • Jackline    Jul 15, 2019

    John promises to continue repayment of his loan very soon

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