Purchase Motorbike Spare Parts For Business

John

Pipeline, Mazeras, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

October 2013

On-time repayments

170 installments  •  99%

About Me

I am a very jovial person with many friends. I come from a very small family of four. My mum has just me and my big brother, Samuel Shehi as children. I love watching Indian movies on my leisure time.I also have many friends who keep me company in business daily. I am the lastborn to my mother so I have to see her daily either by sharing lunch or breakfast together. I live very close to my mother unlike my brother Shehi who I only meet when at Mazeras shopping centre. He is very supportive of me.

My Business

I had always have this great passion for a driver's job. I placed all my success in life on getting a driver's position in a transport company. Despite not getting a driver's job, I have not let that drag me down. I did many unskilled jobs for a long time. To my disadvantage, these jobs do not pay well enough so I had to live with low standards of living and lack of work for long periods. As a result, I tried my hand in business. I have been in several small businesses: Charcoal selling, Cassava frying & Potato frying. Of all, I have had much success in charcoal selling due to high demand of the commodity in my area.

Loan Proposal

My charcoal business is doing well thanks to my earlier loan. I have had so much success. I improved my life much.
Now I want to take my gained business skills to another profitable business. Here 'bodaboda' (motorbikes) are very many. They are used in transporting both people and goods from shopping centres to homes & back. These motorbikes are heavily used on a daily basis & they require maintenance if they are to last long enough to make a return to their owners.
Therefore, most motorbike business is in the sale of spares. I want to gain a share in the business. I will travel to the capital with a motorbike mechanic to purchase the initial stock of spares for sale. I am going to depend on the mechanic for picking the quality spares & eventual fixing of some of the spares on motorbikes of customers.
I will not rent another shop space for the spares business but simply add it to my current charcoal business. I will spend the whole loan on spares purchases. Any additional expense I will cover with my savings from my charcoal business. Your support will go a long way in continuing my success in business & life.
I am confident in a new type business because my current business can repay the loan for the first 2 months before spares' business grows to making good profit by new customers.
Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$370.00

Date disbursed

Jun 24, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 months

Lenders

Julia Kurnia

Sterling, Virginia, United States

AWOL

USA, United States

evinpa

United States

MichaelDean

San Jose, United States

A

argos

Zurich, Switzerland

Z

zhihanchew1234

Tampin, Malaysia

Hedwich

Gorssel, Netherlands

D

diza2722

NSW, Australia

Zal0m0n

Atlantis!!!! x), Mauritania

K

kingcamo1095

Mountain Home, United States

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

C

cranejoad

cazenovia, United States

Genady

Münich, Germany

G

GreenMoney

Lahr, Germany

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

U

undertow

Zadar, Croatia

R

roozbeh

United States

Jonas

Brussels, Belgium

Pomaikai

Jersey City, United States

P

Panda6689

United States

Leonardia

Waddinxveen, Netherlands

Sputnik

Switzerland

pixelsebi

Berlin, Germany

Loungin

United States

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  • John    Sep 12, 2015

    I received my loan of KES 71,800. I'm very grateful for your support. I'll keep buying additional wood fuel as customers demand rises.

    Thanks.

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  • John    Sep 8, 2015

    I plan to buy bags of wood fuel for sale at a shop next to where my brother is building a house for our mum!

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  • John    Aug 26, 2015

    I spent the last four months on the electrical supplies business. It has been rewarding. I made a good profit and I was able to pay back my loan quite fast. Thank you lenders for your continued support. Shortly, I will go into wood fuel business. Most business in cafes and small food joints need affordable fuel to prepare ( mostly cereals) for their customers. This is a business I can get a profit into too.

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  • John    Apr 8, 2015

    Thank you again for this loan. I will make sure I spend it well.

    Nice time.

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  • John    Mar 19, 2015

    Thank you lenders for this loan. I cannot wait to put it to good use.

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  • John    Mar 7, 2015

    I have had much success with my earlier loan. I sold most my motocycle spares promptly and even went into selling electriccal supplies. I hope success will follow me all through into this new addition to my business. Thank you for the support.

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  • Hedwich    Jan 10, 2015

    Hi John,

    Thank you for continuing to make your repayments on time (at little ahead of schedule even!). I hope that this means you and your business are doing good.

    Hedwich

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    • John    Jan 28, 2015

      hi Hedwich
      business is great. how are you in your country? are you in healthy? in kenya, sun is burning alot.

      Your friend, John

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      • Hedwich    Jan 29, 2015

        Hi John,
        Thanks for your message! Sadly, no sun or warm weather in the Netherlands at the moment, we've only got snow. After six years, I'm finally in good health again. I hope that you are in good health as well and that your business continues to do great!

        Hedwich

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        • John    Feb 4, 2015

          hi hedwich,

          Come to Kenya. More sun here. business is great.
          why sick so long? i am sorry for you. Pain you felt many years. i am fine. not sick last year.

          John

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  • John    Jun 22, 2014

    Thank you lenders for your continued support.
    Now i have to work even hard to better my life situation & that of people around me. Zidisha is such a blessing for young small business people like me!

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    • evinpa    Jun 22, 2014

      You're welcome. I wish you continued success.

      Evinpa

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  • Samuel    Jun 21, 2014

    Lenders,
    Support this loan to full funding. It has stuck at 78% for too long now. I have full confidence in his ability. I know him personally because he is my little brother.

    Regards,
    Shehi.

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  • Samuel    Jun 17, 2014

    Go...go...brother. I believe in your ability!

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  • John    Jun 16, 2014

    Thank you lenders for this support. I am at 57% and confidently getting on my plan.

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  • John    May 31, 2014

    Dear lenders,

    Business is good. I look forward to clear the loan much sooner.

    Thank you again for the confidence in me.

    Bye, John.

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  • Samuel    Apr 24, 2014

    Thank you for timely repayments, little brother. I knew you would never let me down. Much success in your business.

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  • John    Jan 22, 2014

    Thank you for the timely motivation. I'll be forever grateful for this opportunity. Happy moments, lenders.

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  • John    Jan 11, 2014

    I have big plans in my business this year. I will expand into three more locations by taking advantage of existing traders who can sell charcoal on my behalf for a small commission. I believe selling from multiply stores at no additional rent will work to my benefit compared to currently where I sell one point and have to take to distant customers thus cutting my operating time. By March 2014, I need to be able to purchase a half truck load of charcoal for selling. Despite the funding of loan being too slow... I choose to remain hopeful...till I make it!

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