Move my juice cafe to its own building

Symon

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Symon

Member since

December 2014

On-time repayments

205 installments  •  79%

About Me

My name is Symon Sange and I was born in Voi which is a town between Nairobi and Mombasa. Voi is an area where residents practise farming and keeping cattle. I was born in a family of seven and I am the first born. As the first born, I had a huge responsibility of taking care of my younger siblings and this made me acquire a culture of hard work early in life. My parents are of what would be described as poor since their income is very low.

In spite of the hardship, and with lots of sacrifices, my parents took me to school up to secondary school with the hope that I would get a good job and support them in their effort to bring up the large family. Unfortunately, it was hard to get a job without any vocational training. My father sold his prized bull to raise money for me to go to Mombasa and find something to do so as to start earning.

Armed with the money from my dad, I came to Mombasa for the first time and got a job as a waiter in a small restaurant. I worked there for four months and then decided to quit to start my own business. I decided to venture into juice extraction business where I bought a few equipment to get me started. A friend of mine agreed to share his premises with me since I could not afford a place of my own.

My Business

I deal with extraction of juices from many seasonal fruits that grow around this region. The most popular fruit juices are mango, orange, avocado and a cocktail of all that. I get the fruits from the market or from farmers and then process them using basic equipment into sweet juice which I sell in re-usable glasses. I have a small freezer for cooling the juice due to high tropical temperatures around here.

The business has grown over the years in spite of many hurdles and I make a profit of about $300 which is quite okay. This is the money that I use to support my family and to send back home to my extended family.

My greatest and immediate problem right now is lack of my own place. I share (as seen on the profile photo) with my friend and he is in a totally different field where he does TV and radio repair. My desire is to have my own premises where I can prepare the juice in a hygienic environment. This is a dream I have harbored for many years but there are many competing needs for the money that I make.

Loan Proposal

My business has grown over time and I am now serving more clients that I used to. This has come with its own challenges in that the space I currently have is very small and I cannot accommodate all of them. This is making me lose business to competition and the way out is to get a bigger space for the business.

I will use this money to move into a nearby building which has more space. I will spend USD 250 to lease the new place. I will use part of the the remaining balance to buy more furniture and spare some money for my daughter's education.

Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$518.00

Date disbursed

Nov 9, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

60 months

Lenders

PG

Paul Graham

United States

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$518.49

Amount remaining

$0.00

Date repaid

Jul 1, 2017

Status

Fully repaid

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Nov 19, 2016 $3.02 Nov 22, 2016 $3.02
Nov 26, 2016 $1.01 Dec 7, 2016 $1.01
Dec 3, 2016 $1.01 Dec 14, 2016 $1.01
Dec 10, 2016 $1.01 Dec 21, 2016 $1.01
Dec 17, 2016 $1.01 Dec 21, 2016 $1.01
Dec 24, 2016 $1.01 Jan 4, 2017 $1.01
Dec 31, 2016 $1.01 Jan 12, 2017 $1.01
Jan 7, 2017 $1.01 Jan 12, 2017 $1.01
Jan 14, 2017 $1.01 Jan 12, 2017 $1.01
Jan 21, 2017 $1.01 Jan 12, 2017 $1.01
Jan 28, 2017 $1.01 Jan 12, 2017 $0.76
Feb 13, 2017 $0.25
Feb 4, 2017 $1.01 Feb 13, 2017 $0.76
Feb 13, 2017 $0.25
Feb 11, 2017 $1.01 Feb 13, 2017 $0.76
Mar 1, 2017 $0.25
Feb 18, 2017 $1.01 Mar 1, 2017 $0.76
Mar 7, 2017 $0.25
Feb 25, 2017 $1.01 Mar 7, 2017 $0.76
Mar 8, 2017 $0.25
Mar 4, 2017 $1.01 Mar 8, 2017 $0.76
Mar 21, 2017 $0.25
Mar 11, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Mar 18, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Mar 25, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Apr 1, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Apr 8, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Apr 15, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Apr 22, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Apr 29, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
May 6, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
May 13, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
May 20, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
May 27, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jun 3, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jun 10, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jun 17, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jun 24, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jul 1, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jul 8, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jul 15, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jul 22, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Jul 29, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $1.01
Aug 5, 2017 $1.01 Mar 21, 2017 $0.25
Jul 1, 2017 $0.76
Aug 12, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Aug 19, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Aug 26, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 2, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 9, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 16, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 23, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 30, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Oct 7, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Oct 14, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Oct 21, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Oct 28, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Nov 4, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Nov 11, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Nov 18, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Nov 25, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Dec 2, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Dec 9, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Dec 16, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Dec 23, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Dec 30, 2017 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Jan 6, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Jan 13, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Jan 20, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Jan 27, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Feb 3, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Feb 10, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Feb 17, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Feb 24, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Mar 3, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Mar 10, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Mar 17, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Mar 24, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Mar 31, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Apr 7, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Apr 14, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Apr 21, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Apr 28, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Jun 2, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Aug 25, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Sep 1, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Sep 22, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Dec 29, 2018 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
Jan 5, 2019 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Jan 26, 2019 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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Oct 26, 2019 $1.01 Jul 1, 2017 $1.01
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