Tailor clown costumes for work

Thomas

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Thomas

Member since

October 2014

On-time repayments

72 installments  •  83%

About Me

i was born 32 years ago i am still single but looking for a peson who can complement me and the business i run.
I was raised in the rural areas, where i went for my primary school, lived with my grandma helping in minor chores, i later on moved to the city with my mother, completed my primary level and went to high school. Finished high school, got a casual employment earning kes 200 per day.
My big break came in when i heard about Kenya youth business trust where i got my first loan to start a business in Kids events planning, i paid off my loan on time and i was able to go back to College where i completed a Diploma in Business administration at Kenya Institute of Management.
My dream is to establish a steady business with branches all over Kenya, employ and train youth on enterprenuership.
My hobbies are basketball and keeping fit, i also like reading biographies of people who are self made.

My Business

My business name is Kizzy clowns entertainment, we organize Children parties and we offer bouncy castles, clowns, face painters, trampolines, magicians, puppet shows, acrobats, traditional dancers, animal mascots etc.
This is a fairly new concept in Kenya and parents are embracing the importance of fun and play for their young ones. Hotels, Schools, Places of worship, Institutions are not left behind when it comes to entertaining their customers ( Kids ) to these equipments.
Most of our monies goes to marketing, transport, stationary and wages. The reminder is reinvested back in the business, house rent & family support. A typical month will earn us about US Dollars 1,200 of which 30% will be costs.

Our company believes in service and building relationship in the long term, we take the business of fun very serious.

Loan Proposal

This money will be used to to tailor new clown costumes at cost of kes 4,000 equivalent to 45 dollars per costume.
They will help put a sparkle to how we entertain kids as they will be colorful and funny looking to appeal to the kids.
This will go far along to making our business better.
Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$98.00

Date disbursed

Jan 9, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

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  • Thomas    Jul 26, 2022

    There has been a slowdown in events and related services intake due to the high cost of living! There is also an election period in Kenya and people are very careful with their spending!

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  • Thomas    Jun 13, 2022

    Business has had a slowdown and I was not able to meet my payment obligations.

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  • Thomas    Feb 14, 2022

    Dear lenders,

    Thank you for your help! These funds will be used in buying additional stocks for.my shop, with this we are looking to driving more sales seeing that customers have a bit of spending power.
    Thanks again for your goodwill and lending hand.
    Tom

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  • Thomas    Feb 14, 2022

    Dear lenders.

    Thank you for a helping hand,. God knows it was much needed especially this time around of pandemic!
    The funds were used wisely to help in boosting the business sales, which went up by about 10% with this I have been able to atleast pay back the loan a bit earlier than expected.
    With this new loan we are planning to scale up.and add stock which is needed.

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  • Thomas    Feb 9, 2022

    It has been one of those unpredictable months, business has been low and so not able to raise the expected full repayment.

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  • Thomas    Feb 2, 2022

    Business is yet to pick up and it should be in a couple of weeks.

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  • Thomas    Jan 20, 2022

    Not in a position to pay whole amount due to kids reopening of schools

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  • Thomas    Dec 1, 2021

    Hi lenders!
    Thank you once again for lending a helping hand!
    I've had to adjust my instalments downwards because business is still struggling to pick up.
    Hopefully, December is our good month and we will.be back on our feet soon.
    Kind regards
    Tom

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  • Thomas    Nov 24, 2021

    Hi lenders. Hope you are well!
    Business has quite been low this week but we expect it to pick up starting December.
    In light of this, I have not managed to place a full repayment for this week but I'll do so asap.
    Thanks for understanding.
    Kind regards
    Tom

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  • Thomas    Nov 7, 2021

    Dear lenders.
    Thank you a helping hand, I was able to receive an amount of approximately 300dollars.
    This amount was used in getting paid advertising on social media to help drive my sales up.
    It's evident this exposure is bringing in some enquiries and in time business will pick up
    Thank you once again and bless up!
    Tom

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  • Thomas    Nov 1, 2021

    Dear members.
    Thank you soo much for funding my project, in essence my business!
    The funds will.be used to scale up my business in terms of sales by marketing more.
    I intend to place paid up advertising on social media platforms to help me with this.
    Thank you once again and much blessings.

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  • Thomas    Jan 4, 2016

    Thank you for trusting in my business, we continue to bring joy and happiness in kids as we entertain them. Our out most priority is to bring out the best in morals with a bit of entertainment because we believe that you shape a tree while its still young.
    Our goal this this year is growth in all aspects business, personal and all round. We want to be bigger and better. We cant do this alone and its our hope that you our partners can push us to this next phase.
    We would like to have more staff to the stable, so that they can also support their dreams and become better persons in the society. we want to bring as many as we can.
    Lastly we from Kizzy Clowns Entertainment wish you a happy new year, good health and success in your endevours.
    Thank you very much.

    Tom

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  • Thomas    Jan 3, 2016

    I would like to repay my remaining balance in full because business has been good in the month of December 2015.
    This was brought about by the festive mood and good weather for our outdoor activities.
    I would therefore like to all thank my Lenders for the opportunity they gave me to invest in my business and hope that they can still continue to do that because they change real lives.
    My investment made a real impact and i was able to see the fruits of the investment made.
    Thank you soo much.
    Wishing you a happy and prosperous new year.
    Tom.
    Kizzy Clowns Entertainment.

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  • Thomas    Dec 23, 2015

    Im unable to meet my full loan obligations due to low business caused by elnino rains. i will however catch up to full repayments in due time.

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  • Roy    Dec 14, 2015

    How are you Thomas?

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    • Thomas    Dec 15, 2015

      I am very well Roy.

      How are you? Oh No! I have checked and i'm quite late on my repayment. I will clear the back dated sum by Tuesday 22nd next week.

      My apologies.

      Thanks

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      • Roy    Dec 22, 2015

        Thomas, I am well. While you have made additional payments, you have not made enough to bring you up to date. I suggest you need to reschedule your repayments, or your rate will continue to get worse.
        If you need help with this contact your VM or Zidisha at [email protected].

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        • Thomas    Dec 23, 2015

          Dear Roy. I have revised my repayment plans and deposited a further kes 2000 towards the repayment.
          Thanks.

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  • Thomas    Jul 19, 2015

    I would like to reduce my repayment installment due business being low at this time of the year, our events business experiences what we call a low season between the months of May to July, these are also the months that the weather is absolutely unpredictable and for our business being outdoor oriented does little help to mitigate that.
    I will however be able to resume my normal payments as soon as possible.
    With my Tablet, i am able to take clear photos and videos and i am compiling a portfolio that will be used as a marketing tool for my business, this will show professionalism in the business and i will be able to earn trust and confidence with my clients.
    Thank you for the investment you enabled me acquire.
    Best Regards.
    Tom

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  • Thomas    Jun 21, 2015

    Dear Lenders.

    Thank you very much for the generous contribution of kes 34,700 approximate $ 366. With this amount, i will be able to buy a tablet to take photos and videos of the work that i do. having a portfolio is very important to our business because it enables clients to see the work we have done thus enhancing our chances of getting more work.
    We will also be able to plan our work and keep a few business records at a touch of a button, it will also enable us access to internet and be able to look for latest materials and equipments for our work. We will also be able to send and receive emails without going to cyber cafes.
    With all this, we are sure to save on paperwork and costs of hiring a photographer and video persons because we will be able to do this for ourselves.
    With the work that we do, we are able to support unemployed youth in Nairobi, and with the pay that they get, they are able to cater for their needs, it may not be much but its a welcome help!
    I am also able to send something to my mother every month and support where i can when needed.
    As our business continue to grow, we hope that we can set up a recreational part in the next few years - this is a very profitable venture and one that is not exploited here in Kenya. With partners like you i am positive that this can be achievable.
    Thank you once again, for we are moving towards our dreams one step at a time.
    King Regards.

    Thomas Njeru.

    Kizzy Clowns Entertainment

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  • Thomas    Jun 19, 2015

    Dear Friends..

    Thank you for your generous contributions towards my venture, our business is of entertaining kids and once in a while we visit Children's homes as part of us giving back to the community, over the last 3 years we have visited over 50 children's home and taken our equipment free of charge to entertain the kids - our belief is that every kid deserves to be happy despite their background and its our business to put smiles in the faces of these little one, we find delight in that!

    Thank you again for funding this venture, we will now be able to take photos and record quality videos to show our prospective customers what we have done done, this will in turn increase our sales. We will also be able to keep bookings, record business activities and work online to enhance our quick responses.

    We will also be able to post photos and in case you would like to see more of what we are all about, please visit our facebook page.. kizzy clowns inc.

    Thank you so much.

    Tom

    Kizzy Clowns Entertainment.

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    • Roy    Jun 19, 2015

      Nice news....Thank you.

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      • Thomas    Jun 19, 2015

        Thank you Roy, i really appreciate.

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      • Thomas    Aug 14, 2015

        Hello Roy.
        How are you?
        I was sent a message by Zidisha that i have not done this week repayment!
        I did on the 12.8.15 by mpesa JHC2VF5TP2 my number is 0721 77 33 95.
        How can i go about to rectify this?
        Thank you.
        Tom

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        • Roy    Aug 14, 2015

          Tom,
          I am well thank you. I am sorry for the confusion. As I understand it, processing the payments is done manually, and can take up to three days.....I expect that as the payment has not been allocated yet, that the message saying you have not made the payment was sent automatically.
          I ask you to give it another day or two, if it still has not appeared on your page, contact Zidisha at [email protected] am sure they will correct it.

          Best Regards,
          Roy

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          • Thomas    Aug 14, 2015

            Thank you Roy.

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  • Roy    Jun 15, 2015

    Hello Thomas, Try changing the photo. :-) and smile.

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  • Thomas    Jun 7, 2015

    Hello Roy..

    Thank you for the suggestions, i really appreciate. The above is a photo of me doing face painting at work. I am also interested in a tablet because its portable ant i can be able to walk around with it, taking photos and videos of our work.
    Most of my clients like seeing what we have done before. and this involves us meeting them oftenly and showing them.
    I currently have a photo album and its cumbersome to carry, sometimes it gets torn and i have to replace it frequently.
    I feel that a tablet will look good and that my clients can see seriousness in my work.
    Thanks again Roy. You have been a great help.

    Tom

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