Expand seating capacity of our restaurant

Samuel

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Samuel

Member since

October 2018

On-time repayments

62 installments  •  58%

About Me

Am an ambitious civil servant with special interest in the hospitality industry which is also my wife's passion and have always enjoyed supporting her in the family business she runs.

My Business

I had been doing some fixed savings which matured with time and earned me enough money to start the business for my wife coz she had the knowledge already on how it's run.

Loan Proposal

Since tourism is booming at the moment, i want to use the loan to add more furniture in my restaurant within the camps so that we can fully accommodate all our guests without restricting them to specific time to come for our meals.

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  • Julie    Jun 7, 2019

    Timely repayment. I hope your restaurant surpasses your greatest expectations.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$285.00

Date disbursed

Aug 22, 2019

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

R

roozbeh

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

mbarbier

United States

Lotus Flower

United States

SK

Stefan Kruell

Muenster, Germany

GN

Gabriel N

Switzerland

Carla

United States

SB

Sue Bucholz

Sacramento, United States

Rose Life

Columbus, United States

L

LuZi44

Basel, Switzerland

J

Jane

Australia

GC

Greger Cronquist

Göteborg, Sweden

K

Klasi

Germany

A

Adam

United Kingdom

A

AJ

United States

Ramon Maghsoudi

San Francisco, United States

SG

Suresh Gadad

United States

James

London, United Kingdom

SA

Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

E

Elizabeth

United States

MC

Mark Cowburn

United States

J

Jon

United States

F

Frank

United States

Martin Kraus

Traiskirchen, Austria

H

Hans

Czech Republic

MO

Mark Owens

United States

MF

Mike Frawley

United States

Richard Benyon

United States

Katie

United States

NM

Nitya Marepally

San Ramon, CA, United States

JV

Jose Vidal

New York, United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

R

Ryan

Albuquerque, NM, United States

NK

Navid Kiassat

United States

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

Melissa K

Portland, Oregon, United States

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

Samuel

Ottawa, Canada, Canada

France

Emily

San Francisco, United States

R

RMIM

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

Mary

United States

ZS

Zach Silveira

Asheville, Nc, United States

John Barnett

United States

Nethanel Kohen

NYC, United States

PB

Powered by me

European Union, Netherlands

RD

Roel De Meester

Antwerpen, Belgium

E

EJOBIV

United States

FP

Fred Pratt

United States

J

JB

Germany

Remo

Switzerland

EL

Ellen Longley

United States

Ryan Agnew

Australia

B

Ben

United States

GA

Gal Ashuach

רעננה, Israel

MV

Michael Vereb

United States

ET

Eleanor Taig

United Kingdom

LT

Lisa Taylor

California, United States

J

John

United States

EA

Eric Ayers

Atlanta, United States

Andrew

United States

B

Bram

Germany

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  • Emma    Oct 2, 2020

    Due to the nature of your business (relying so heavily on Tourism), I'm sure if you reach out to Zidisha staff they would allow you to pause your loan until borders reopen again/people recommence travel etc.

    I just wanted to message to say that I'm so sorry covid has hit you guys so hard, & I'm sure I'm not the only one who has sympathy for your situation right now :-) Just let Zidisha know that you need to pause the loan, because your business is in the Tourism sector, & I'm sure they'll help make things easier until things pick back up again...

    Wishing you so many well wishes Samuel, really hope things get easier next year :-) Warm regards, Emma.

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  • Timothy    Sep 8, 2020

    I talked to Mwashumbe and he told me that due to corona pandemic his restaurant closed and affected his income. Be promised to clear the loan soon.

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  • Samuel    Jun 27, 2020

    Due to Covid 19 pandemic my restaurants are closed am having to repay the loan from my salary including the salaries for my staff. But i hope to clear it in full soonest if Zidisha promises to continue supporting my business

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  • Samuel    May 28, 2020

    Am slowly trying to open up the business and need to motivate my staff by paying them their normal salaries even if we won't be getting full house customers.

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  • Grace    May 8, 2020

    The ever jovial Samuel is back on his feet after the accident. One of my best mentees. Samuel is in the village and was having challenges with the Zidisha App after he bought a new phone. He could not get the app in Play See. I advised him to access the website directly. He promised to pay the whole amount remaining once he is able to access his profile. I wished him a lovely evening.

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  • Samuel    Apr 19, 2020

    Due to the Covid 19 pandemic that has greatly affected my business, I'd request to adjust the instalment to this amount which i can afford in the next two weeks

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  • Samuel    Mar 23, 2020

    Am recovering from an accident and was able to inform my mentor who posted a notification about my predicament. Bear with me I'll clear the entire loan in a week's time after this instalment

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  • Grace    Mar 13, 2020

    Samuel got an accident and was hospitalized. He just left the hospital yesterday and recuperating at home. He got fractured on the leg and arm. He assuared me he will pay the loan fully. I wished him quick recovery. The network wasn't so good and the call kept disconnecting so I couldn't talk more with Samuel who was in very high spirits.

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  • Samuel    Feb 5, 2020

    I can afford to pay more than the instalments set coz of good returns from my business of late. It'll also make me clear the loan early

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  • Samuel    Jan 7, 2020

    The returns this month from my business can sustain the same instalments without affecting the daily running of the business.

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  • Samuel    Dec 22, 2019

    After 100% funding by the lender's, why does it take weeks before disbursement? During this festive season and pick hours for my business, waiting for the disbursement of the loan this long has negatively affected my business and I'll have to look for other reliable lender to avoid missing out on the high returns during this season. if i won't have received the loan by end of Monday i may contemplate canceling the loan

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  • Samuel    Dec 18, 2019

    I accept the funding of my loan with humility believing that indeed its going to make a difference in my business however since morning to this moment the disbursement of the loan is yet to be done thereby running late in the implementation of the same to the purpose i applied it for.

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  • Samuel    Nov 18, 2019

    My business is currently doing very well after a few days in the past of challenges and I'd like to repay the remaining loan amount in full so that i may reapply another. Is it okay or must i stick to the remaining instalments? Please advise

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  • Samuel    Oct 18, 2019

    My business suffered a big loss due to the current rains. Our main clients, the tourists who visit our premises cannot access due to rains having washed away a bridge to the facility. The government is working on fixing the same

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  • Mary    Oct 14, 2019

    Please make a payment on your Zidisha loan, or adjust your repayments. Zidisha is a powerful tool when used correctly for future growth of your business,

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  • Samuel    Aug 22, 2019

    I wish to extend my gratitude to my lenders for the loan. It will go a long way help me make proper arrangements for the extension of our dinning area for our guests.

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  • Mary    Aug 19, 2019

    Keep growing your businesses Samuel!

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  • Samuel    Jul 31, 2019

    Due to unpredictable circumstances there was a delay in a client paying for services rendered hence affected the projected repayment. That is set to normalize in two days

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  • Samuel    Jul 1, 2019

    Av had a technical set back in the flow of cash coz this instalment comes at a time am supposed to pay salaries and rent for my business premises. Hope you'll understand. But as soon as am thru with the expenses I'll repay my instalments in good time.

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  • Samuel    Jun 24, 2019

    Am glad that the business has started generating some reasonable income enough to meet my instalments in repaying my loan. Am grateful for the financial support.

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