Selling home supplies

Collins

Bogusero, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Collins

Member since

July 2015

On-time repayments

54 installments  •  67%

About Me

My name is Collins Ongaki I come from a village called Bogusero in Nyamira County. I went to Sengereri Primary school and then proceeded to Geke secondary school for my secondary education. I passed very well and was called to Join Kenyatta University for higher education. I completed my undergraduate university education in 2011 and decided to venture into business because in my country Kenya the level of unemployment is very low and therefore getting a job is something that is very difficult. I come from an extended family and we are 7 in our family: 4 brothers and 3 sisters. Am the eldest and for this reason I have to struggle to assist them financially in one way or another. My parents are not all that able and therefore they cannot raise all the fees required to pay for my other siblings and this made me to look for a business that can earn me something so that I can support them in one way or the other. I am happy about Zidisha because they helped me improve my business when they first gave me a loan and therefore let me hope you will continue offering me support. Thanks Zidisha and thank you lenders

My Business

I first started my business in 2010 and this was after finishing my university undergraduate degree and the reason why I did so was because I looked for an employment opportunity but was not able to find it anywhere and this is what motivated me to enter into the business of selling clothes. I first looked for a starting capital from some of my colleagues and it assisted me to venture into business. The loan I got from Zidisha assisted me to improve my business and now I own a very big boutique at kahawa wendani that sells all types of clothes. I sell all kinds of clothes especially the male and ladies clothes because they are on demand due to the high population around the area. Am sure that I will increase my business with coming loan. Some of the clothes I sell are:
Men’s trousers @$7
Women’s trousers@ $ 8
Men’s jackets @$5
Men’s shoes @$12
Ladies shoes @$10
Shirts @$4
THANKS LENDERS FOR YOUR SUPPORT

Loan Proposal

My business mainly stocks household goods like sugar,salt,washing powders and other main products.If i get this loan i will use it to increase stock in my business because currently i have several customers than i used to have in the past and therefore i will be happy if i benefit from this loan. I sell basic household goods because they are used daily and are of high demand as people have to shop them.I chose the kind of business because of my location and surrounding had no shop and most people were travelling in a long distance for shopping From my my earlier age have been admiring to start my own business as i had seen how businesses were transforming families positively.I was advised by a friend who also owns the same type of bushiness.I started my business with Sh 5,000 which i got from farming and i still use the farming activities in adding my stock.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Jul 29, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

11 months

Lenders

J

jobo

Darmstadt, Germany

AdamP

Sunnyvale, United States

O

Oliver

Geneva, Switzerland

Susanne

Freising, Germany

H

hilde

seattle, United States

F

fisaire

Ithaca, United States

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

T

the0bauman

Hillsboro, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

L

LindsayB

Sydney, Australia

U

usualsuspect

Amsterdam, Netherlands

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

H

harrymore

Townsville, Australia

HealthcareProvider

Baltimore, United States

H

hambunny

Manchester, United Kingdom

Pankratio

EastVan, Canada

J

jbhernan

United States

A

Arkad

United States

A

AlphaAres

Azerbaijan

J

jdelaporte

United States

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