Survey area access

Alvin

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Alvin

Member since

June 2016

On-time repayments

41 installments  •  49%

About Me

I was born a go-getter from a humble family and I managed to contain myself till these later years. Since joining University I have been interested in in entrepreneurship since I realized there was a large disparity In the number of employees in the country and employers so I decided to employ myself. I'm leaning towards the service industry since that appears to be the driving force behind kenyas economy.

My Business

I am currently employed in the survey industry and have realised a great need for surveyors in this growing economy. The main costs include traveling expenses, accommodation and food. The equipments are also important but I have the necessary ones already. Developers are Targeting the growing towns since urbanization is talking place at a good rate currently and quality surveyors tend to be handy.

Loan Proposal

I will reinforce the allocation fund for my transportation to enable me access the more remote areas during my work. During the month of December and January my team and I were able to travel to more regions which greatly improved our survey results. This time we plan on going even deeper and this loan will be used to facilitate that.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$21.00

Date disbursed

Feb 22, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

5 months

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Jane

Ontario, Canada

HH

Helen Horseman

United Kingdom

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  • Alvin    Jun 18, 2022

    I've taken previous loans mainly for transportation to go do field work. They came in handy since in that time travel included rural areas that needed multiple modes of transportation to access.

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  • Isaiah    Jun 10, 2017

    Hello lenders,

    I have talked to Alvin and promised to pay today.

    Thanks
    Isaiah

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  • Helen Horseman    Jun 3, 2017

    Hi Alvin,
    Could you provide an update please. It's been 3 months and I can't see a record of any repayments. If things are too hard at the moment to be able to make a repayment, it would just be good to know that please?

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  • Helen Horseman    May 8, 2017

    Hi Alvin,
    How is the situation now with the weather and being able to use transportation for your surveying? I hope things are well.

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  • Alvin    Feb 17, 2017

    Thank you so much

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  • Alvin    Feb 14, 2017

    I hit a bit of a snag repaying my last loan due to the heavy rains experienced which made transportation a bit difficult. I thus ended up spending more than anticipated.

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  • Alvin    Nov 9, 2016

    Thank you ads68 I will use the loan to reinforce my transportation to inner areas to conduct surveys and I will keep you posted on the progress.

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  • Alvin    Nov 8, 2016

    At the field

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  • Chris    Oct 28, 2016

    Hi Alvin, thanks for the full repayment. I hope your business ventures went well. All the best

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  • Alvin    Aug 28, 2016

    I will add to my collection and buy surveying materials and maybe add to my transportation kitty.

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