New laptop for online freelancing

Valentine

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Valentine

Member since

January 2017

On-time repayments

65 installments  •  65%

About Me

I am aged 30 born in Kenya and brought up in the slums of Nairobi County. Growing up in a humble family of 3 siblings, I had to learn and go through a lot at a very early age. My parents were not fully able, and I had to work hard to help them educate me. Luckily, I got the opportunity of joining university through a sponsor and undertook a course in Computer Science. Unfortunately, he passed on before I finished my studies, but my hard work and determination pushed me through to the end. Employment became very difficult since I graduated and had to find means of sustaining myself. This did not put me down, but it rather gave me strong hopes. I opted to try freelance research, writing, transcription and data entry. This has sustained me over years. I would like to make an effort of growing this into a bigger venture where I can employ more young people and have them achieve their dreams. Being a single parent of a young boy (The mum passed away in a road accident) I am determined very much to see him through his school and make his life easier than mine was .

My Business

My business basically entails selling human hair products online. I have been doing this for over an year and see massive growth in my business. I am now looking forward at improving my sales by increasing the products that I want to deal with.
I have a massive following on Facebook with over 23,000 followers and Instagram over 6,000 followers on my business page. My sales grow day in day out and i am looking to open a physical branch.. I believe with the required support i can make it grow bigger.

Loan Proposal

I am planning to top up this loan with my savings and get a modern laptop. I am using a very old laptop which gives me challenges when I need to communicate to clients via skype or such. This makes me lose very many jobs because I can't get to have a one on one communication with the clients.

Income Source

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, most employees have resulted in working online. This has made it easier for me to get tons of work from my clients. Earning more will enable me to pay the loan more easily.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$251.00

Date disbursed

Apr 1, 2020

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 weeks

Lenders

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Raoul

Germany

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