Restaurant equipment

John

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

February 2019

On-time repayments

20 installments  •  45%

About Me

My name is John. Was born in Nairobi. I couldn't say much about my childhood because it is rather average. I went through normal schooling from pre school to high-school. I managed to excel in high school and currently I am at Kenyatta University medical school in my third year.

My Business

I decided to venture into business for some extra cash. I run a cyber cafe near school which I make approximately $1000 a week, half of it about $500 goes to expenses.

Loan Proposal

Budget for the restaurant is $200,000. Of that, the two investors including myself have raised $135,000.Owing to that we need another $65,000 to launch the restaurant.The current investment is being used to pay cost of lease on the space while it’s built out and renovation expenses for the interior. It is also going to licensing costs and permit taxes for the restaurant and bar operations. An opening date of six months from now is anticipated.The money we are requesting from Zidisha will go toward the following needs:

Bar equipment, $15,000: We plan to serve the finest wines and spirits in the world of drinkers.In addition to that, we have established useful relationships with our distributors whom will partner with us to serve our customers better.
Food, $15,000:This is to complete the menu of the restaurant.Our years of experience have enabled us to established relationship with food lovers around the country and outside to supply the restaurant
Kitchen equipment, $35,000:A good restaurant ought to have a well equipped high quality kitchen.The amount will be used to purchase general cooking utensils, tables,silverware, a new king size oven with a 15-top burner, and refrigeration mechanism.
For revenue, we estimate an average of $5,000 per day over 22 operational days per month for a total revenue stream of $110,000 a month.Staff cost of $25,000 per month and operational costs of $75,000, we are left with enough money to repay your loan comfortably.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1.00

Date disbursed

Mar 4, 2019

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

1 week

Lenders

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

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  • John    Sep 14, 2022

    The last loan amount helped me expand stock in the shop

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  • John    Apr 16, 2021

    Firstly I would like to thank you so much for financing my previous loan.The money really helped me run my business smoothly as I made some improvements such as increasing the internet bandwidth and speed so that there will be less lags when my customers are browsing the internet.

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  • John    Feb 25, 2021

    The previous loan enabled me to do some repairs and also increase the cloud storage in my cyber cafe. I really appreciate and am looking forward to working with you

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  • John    May 31, 2019

    The loan has really helped me run the business smoothly. I think this is the best way to make young entrepreneurs like me make it in this turmoiltous world of business

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  • John    Apr 18, 2019

    thank you for the loan

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  • John    Apr 3, 2019

    Thank you, I received the loan on time.The money was used to make some adjustments to and to spice up the menu for my hotel.

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  • John    Apr 1, 2019

    the last loan was used to purchase more chairs for the hotel and also repaint the entrance. We are still receiving more new customers every day.

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  • John    Mar 21, 2019

    The previous loan was used to buy food stuff for the restaurant and also repair some broken furniture.

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  • John    Mar 15, 2019

    Business is really flourishing as customers keep streaming in every day

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  • John    Mar 12, 2019

    Received loan

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  • John    Mar 7, 2019

    Bought kitchen
    equipment

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