Mobile phone inventory for my cybercafe and electronics shop

John Njoroge

Neema Estate-nyahururu Sub-county-nyandarua County-kenya., Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John Njoroge

Member since

April 2016

On-time repayments

167 installments  •  99%

About Me

I was born and raised around Nakuru town in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. I have a degree in education from Moi university in Kenya.
After my college education, I could not get formal employment and had to work as a 'matatu ' driver ferrying passengers from one town to another for two years.
I used the little amount of money that I had saved plus some more which I was loaned by a relative to start my business.
My country, Kenya, has extraordinary beauty both in terms geography and contrasting cultures from 42 diverse tribes. It's a choice destination for many tourists from all over the world.
I have a son who wishes to take up my hobby in computers and software as his future professional job.

My Business

I have a cybercafe and small retail shop that deals in electronic accessories.
The cybercafe caters to the people who need fast internet services, especially for government services accessed through the internet, e.g., the e-citizen website.
The retail shop sells small accessories such as phone chargers and batteries to people on transit through the town. I like my business as it augments my hobby in computers.
On average, my monthly costs range from KSh 20,000 to KSh 30,000 while revenues range from KSh 40,000 to KSh 60,000. The proceeds from the ventures are used for household needs, school fees, investment and some for recreational activities.

Loan Proposal

With my next loan,I want to increase my inventory of mobile phones .I have noted that my customers need not only feature phones but also need medium quality android phones.
Thus with this loan I will introduce phones ranging from 50 usd to 70 Usd for those customers that my need them.Such customers desire higher internet speeds for their mobile phones and better build quality.Higher internet speed means phones with atleast 3g connectivity.
The phones I will be supplying will have these quality for my customers.
The most common brands used in Kenya today are tecno and infinix .Both are Chinese brands that produce phones with good specifications at very low prices.
I intend to increase my phone stock by about six new phones from these two brands.

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About Me

I was born and raised around Nakuru town in the rift valley province of Kenya.I have a degree in education from Moi university in Kenya.
After my college education I could not get formal employment and had to work as a 'matatu ' driver ferrying passengers from one town to another for two years.
I used the little amount of money that I had saved plus some more which I was loaned by a relative to start my business.
My country Kenya has extraordinary beauty both in terms geography and contrasting cultures from 42 diverse tribes.Its a choice destination for many tourists from all over the world.
I have a son who wishes to take up my hobby in computers and software as his future professional job.

My Business

I have a cyber cafe and small retail shop that deals in electronic accessories.
The cyber cafe caters for the people who need fast internet services especially for government services accessed through the internet e.g the e-citizen website.
The retail shop sells small accessories such as phone chargers and batteries to people on transit through the town.
I like the my business as it augments my hobby in computers
On average my monthly costs range from ksh 20000 to ksh 30000 while revenues range from ksh 40000 to ksh 60000.
The proceeds from the ventures are used for household needs,school fees ,investment and some for recreational activities.

Loan Proposal

With my next loan,I want to increase my inventory of mobile phones .I have noted that my customers need not only feature phones but also need medium quality android phones.
Thus with this loan I will introduce phones ranging from 50 usd to 70 Usd for those customers that my need them.Such customers desire higher internet speeds for their mobile phones and better build quality.Higher internet speed means phones with atleast 3g connectivity.
The phones I will be supplying will have these quality for my customers.
The most common brands used in Kenya today are tecno and infinix .Both are Chinese brands that produce phones with good specifications at very low prices.
I intend to increase my phone stock by about six new phones from these two brands.

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  • nicole    Feb 26, 2020

    My sixth loan (!!!!!!!) to John (I think this is a record for me!) -- still recommended. Congratulations & best wishes for continued success!

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  • nicole    Jan 7, 2019

    My FIFTH LOAN!!! to John -- still recommended (and still making a better world!) :-)

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  • nicole    Apr 26, 2018

    My fourth loan to John -- still recommended & I will lend to you again!!

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    • John Njoroge    May 22, 2018

      Thank you nicole for entrusting me with your funds.Together we can make a better World.Remain blessed.

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  • nicole    Oct 9, 2017

    My third loan to John -- still recommended!!

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  • nicole    May 27, 2017

    My second loan to John -- I would gladly lend to him a third time!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$353.00

Date disbursed

Jun 16, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

Q

Quomar

Żmigród, Poland

cyrus0302

San Francisco, United States

nicole

Worcester, Ma, United States

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

Pere

Barcelona, Spain

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

S

Senryu91

caldogno, Italy

B

briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

mikeoberhaus

San Francisco, United States

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

J

jsbisa

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

B

bscent

Hong Kong

S

Stephan

Netherlands

S

Sven

Netherlands

Gab

Singapore

A

AER

Germany

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

W

Wade

United States

KO

Kevin OBrien

Denver, CO USA, United States

A

AHansen

Georgia, United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

KD

Kent Don

United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

Pedro R-C

Cambridge, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

A

Andrei

United States

Carlo Cruz

Cincinnati, OH, United States

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

MW

Mark Walmsley

Canberra, Australia

J

Jon

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

RR

Rory Rohloff

United States

WS

Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

Christie Young

Boston, Ma, United States

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

The X2AI Team

San Francisco, United States

MM

Mike McGary

United States

CA

Carles Alcolea

Barcelona, Spain

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Tyler Metcalf

Utah, United States

Nethanel Kohen

NYC, United States

B

Bartl

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

HB

Hugo Boss

United Kingdom

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  • John Njoroge    Nov 8, 2019

    Hey zidisha lenders,
    I am grateful to you all for your continuous empowerment to my business. To you all,I salute you all.

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  • John Njoroge    Sep 27, 2019

    The business is responding well as I have increased all types of android phones making the clients get satisfied with the accessories they chose to buy.
    May God blesses you lenders for the part you are taking in shaping my business to a greater heights.
    Kind Regards.

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  • Denis    Sep 6, 2019

    Plz offer me loan of ksh 2000

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  • John Njoroge    Aug 10, 2019

    The 4000 is the amount that I am comfortable paying as of now.

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  • John Njoroge    Jun 21, 2019

    The 8000 amount is too much and the business environment at the moment is not good.
    Am well capable of repaying the loan at 4000 up to its completion.

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  • John Njoroge    Apr 2, 2019

    The 80 Usd repayment amount is too high and I might default on it.I am more comfortable paying 40 Usd a figure that is 10 Usd more than what I was paying for the previous loan.

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  • John Njoroge    Mar 23, 2019

    I am grateful to all lenders for your generous contribution during my loan funding. I successfully received the loan of Kes.124,426.
    Thank you so much and remain blessed always.

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  • John Njoroge    Mar 8, 2019

    Wow thanks guys for your faith in me.I am really in need of this money and you guys have come in just in time.Now I can once again concentrate on building my business.

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  • John Njoroge    May 18, 2018

    Thank you all lenders who stood with me during my loan fundraising.I am looking forward into expanding my business soon.Thank you and God's bless.

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  • John Njoroge    Apr 26, 2018

    Thanks a lot Zidisha community for being there for me.You have made a big difference in my life.
    With the just concluded loan I was able to expand the stock of phones in my shop.This has led to higher number of potential customers visiting my shop some of whom have now become my happy clients.I am now able to meet direct customer demands for specific products with the increased capital.needless to say , my profit margin has risen.

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  • John Njoroge    Apr 24, 2018

    Just cleared my seventh loan.Thanks Zidisha community you have done wonders in my life.I hope to have a long and fruitful relationship with you.Thanks again for being there for me.

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  • John Njoroge    Nov 3, 2017

    Thank you again Zidisha Lenders for affording me this loan, my joy knows no bounds for your kindness.
    As I had indicated earlier ,this loan will be used to expand my smartphone business.The money will be used to bring in new phones from brands I haven't stocked before.This will give my customers more varieties to choose from which will lead to more sales.
    Thanks again Zidisha God bless you all.

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  • John Njoroge    Oct 9, 2017

    Hi
    Am very thankful to all zidisha lenders for having helped me this far.For sure your programme is truly life changing.My previous loans have allowed me to invest in a small business and expand it progressively.I am now making a decent profit margin from the business and I wish to continue borrowing from you so that I can keep growing the business further.

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  • John Njoroge    Jun 3, 2017

    I am thankful to Zidisha lenders for the far they have taken me .The loans that I have taken and repaid so far have been of great help to me .I have been able to expand my business and in turn raised my capital base and my stock turnover has improved.I am thus able to service a higher client base and increased my profitability to a healthier margin. Thank you again zidisha and God bless all of you.

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  • John Njoroge    Mar 6, 2017

    Hi
    Thank you again for lending me this money my God bless you abundantly.
    With the new Loan I will buy a glass counter at a cost of around 120 Us dollars.The remaining amount will be used to buy cheap mobile phones that I will display in the counter in the cyber cafe.
    The new loan will help me create a new revenue stream within the cyber cafe.
    Once again thank you.

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  • John Njoroge    Mar 1, 2017

    Hi guys
    I am grateful to you all for advancing me loans that have helped me change my business.The three loans that I have been given and repaid in full have helped in expanding my internet cafe.I have more customers now than before and I offer more products to them due to better bandwidth and higher internet speeds.
    My income from the cafe has also risen considerably and I am better off for it.
    Thanks again team Zidisha.

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  • John Njoroge    Dec 23, 2016

    my new router and switch.

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    • djkmoran    Dec 24, 2016

      Hey John, thank you for the update. I wish you all the best for you and your business. Take care!

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  • John Njoroge    Dec 23, 2016

    Hi lenders, its been a week since I received my new loan.I have already bought a new router and switch for networking the cyber.I have also upgraded to a faster internet provider and can already see an increase in customers.Thanks Lenders for the loan.God bless and happy holidays

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  • John Njoroge    Nov 26, 2016

    Just finished paying my third loan,hooray!!

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