My taxi cab

Kwaku

Atwimah Akropong, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Kwaku

Member since

June 2016

On-time repayments

153 installments  •  46%

About Me

I am Kwaku Appiah, a J.H.S. graduate. After my J.H.S education when I got to know I am not good with formal education, I decided to go the informal way so I started with my training as a mechanic at Sofoline Fitting Shop. After my training, I realized that I am more interested in driving than being a mechanic, so I joined a truck driver who takes cargo from Tema port to the other parts of the country and nearby countries as well. After some time with him, my brother bought me a taxi which I use to ply from Akropong - Adum.
In my country Ghana, most of the people don't have respect for my profession so I decided to make a difference in the profession by driving executively.

My Business

The average person in Ghana hires a taxi two or three times daily in their daily activities. That makes my business very lucrative and demanding too. I sometimes even forget to eat, but I love my work so much that I don't even feel angry about that. I chose this business because I feel so passionate about it. Growing up, I enjoyed watching the drivers in my village driving and how they are cheered by the villages to the extent that they sometimes give free food and other things. My costs are mainly maintaining the car and fuel. I use the profit I realize from this business to sponsor my family, especially my children's education and my sick mum. It is my dream to increase my business by buying more of the taxis and a mini bus.

Loan Proposal

thank you lenders for the first loan you gave me it went far to help me get my car back on the road it is with this hope that i want to ask for your help again to help me get a new engine for my taxi this will go a long way to increase my profit thanks.

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About Me

i am Kwaku Appiah a Junior High School (J.H.S) graduate after my J.H.S education i had wanted to continue to Senior High School (S.H.S) but when i got to know am not good with the formal education, i decided to go the informal way so i started with my training as a mechanic at sofoline fitting shop after my training i realised that i am more interested in driving than mechanic so i joined a truck driver who takes cargo from tema port to the other part of the country and near by countries as well, so after sometime with him my brother bought me a taxi which i use to ply Akropong - Adum.
in my country Ghana, most of the people don't have respect for my profession so i decide to make a difference the profession by driving executively

My Business

the average person in Ghana bore taxi two or three times daily in their daily activities that makes my business very lucrative and demanding too i sometimes even forget to eat but i love my work so much that i sometimes don't even feel angry. i chose this business because i feel so passionate about it growing up, i enjoy watching the drivers in my village driving and how they are cheered by the villages to the extent that they sometimes giving free food and other things. my cost are mainly maintaining the car and fuel. i use the profit i realize from this business to sponsor my family especially my children education and my sick mum is my dream to increase my business by buying more of the taxi and a mini bus.

Loan Proposal

thank you lenders for the first loan you gave me it went far to help me get my car back on the road it is with this hope that i want to ask for your help again to help me get a new engine for my taxi this will go a long way to increase my profit thanks.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$386.00

Date disbursed

Oct 13, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

4 months

Lenders

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zvrk2014

Brookline, MA, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

TO

Thomas O'Neil

United States

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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