Renovate my shop

Leonard

Nakuru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Leonard

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

301 installments  •  14%

About Me

I am an ambitious young man from Keringet, Nakuru County. I am married and we are blessed with one daughter. I went to Keringet Estate Primary School for my Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and I joined Amalo Secondary in the year 1999 for my Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education which I got in the year 2003. I was not able to proceed with my education due to financial constraints since I fully depended on my elder as a guardian having lived as a total orphan since when I was in primary school. I have been able to do various kinds of businesses in Keringet since that time. At the moment I run my own business where I deal in executive hair care, barber shop. This has really boosted me financially.

My Business

My business is located in Keringet, Nakuru County. I have been operating my barbershop, Leny’s Kinyozi, since 2006. Over time I have earned trust of most of the clients in the region because of several factors. Business requires consistency and that is what I have mostly given them. I have achieved this through unmatched services I offer. I do the shaving myself so I am able to monitor the business closely and ensure that it’s heading to the right direction and that customer’s needs are met. Due to the large number of clients I receive, I have hired one person to assist me. I pay him Sh. 200 daily. On average, I make around Sh. 1000 daily. The business has enabled do farming. I have been planting potatoes for a while now. The crop does well in this place. Recently, a cow and I get around 10 liters daily, which I supply to local hotels daily. I plan to use the Zidisha loan to buy an extra shaving machine and hire another person to help me serve my clients faster. I also wish to expand my potato farming from one acre to three acres.

Loan Proposal

First of all I would like to thank the Zidisha team the far they have brought. It has been a real boost. I and my family appreciate what you are doing. We are not stopping here, the journey just started. I am happy that I comfortably cleared the first loan and I am asking for you support as I apply for the second loan. As I had stated earlier, I need to do a serious face-lifting to my barbershop. A few repairs and painting is needed. This will cost Sh. 8000($94). On top of that, I will purchase a sterilizing machine to be used in cleaning shaving machines at a cost of sh. 4800($56). This will ensure that hygiene is observed. Thank you all.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$148.00

Date disbursed

Jul 22, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

G

GalantnostS

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Aahz

Manchester, United States

SeeMeeFi

Ontario, Canada

S

SvenWaage

Stavanger, Norway

calvero

Bergen, Norway

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

J

jayne62

Australia

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