Purchase of pc for my transcription career

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About Me

I am from the Kikuyu tribe of Abantu, notorious for their knack of making money! I am married with two lovely children, I'm the second child of four siblings, and i grew up in Rongai- Kenya with my parents. I attended Daystar University to do a B.A. in Communication. I have also done computer packages, switchboard operations, networking, hardware/software courses, and armed with these and secretarial/typing skills i gained from a high school course i had done, I set out to find work. Luckily i did, and I have been working there for over seven years.

Financial growth has been challenging and that is why I now want to venture into Online Freelancing.

My Business

My business, simply put, is online transcription, which I commenced in May 2015. I have a day time job where I’m an Admin/HR assistant, but when I get home, after settling my family in terms of dinner and other family obligations, I set down to do my transcription work on TranscribeMe.com website, where I type away until the wee hours, to make an extra income. I do it part time during the week, but put in more hours over the weekends. I also do it during my break times at work. The income I make online, through Paypal, has proved quite substantial in supplementing my income to meet my day to day needs, and also save for the future of my family. It is also worth mentioning that since I’m paid in dollars, and the US dollar- Kenya shilling rate is currently high, it translates to more income, and is quite motivational. This has been made possible only through help from the loans I’ve received from Zidisha. I’m currently trying to diverse to other online platforms for more work, as I gain more experience.

Loan Proposal

With the money I acquire from the loan I intend to buy a PC for my transcription work for which I have already acquired a working account on TranscribeMe.com website, which I was advised is best for newbies. It pays 0.33 dollars per audio minute/20dollars per audio hour. I recently took the exams and passed well from a cyber cafe. Now all I need is the PC and to pay for a reliable internet connection so that my venture can fully take off. I needed 11,000/= to buy the PC so I will add onto what I qualify for from other sources (4,517/=) and purchase it.

From my venture I intend to supplement my income from TranscribeMe and eventually other transcription websites, which will go a long way in raising the living standards of my family, pay for my son's school fees among others. Once I'm stable I intend to become a volunteer mentor and also try to help others grow themselves.

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