Tent repaire

Linet

Umoja 1 Innercore, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Linet

Member since

August 2014

On-time repayments

40 installments  •  73%

About Me

I was born and bread in the the capital city of Kenya, Nairobi. I am currently married with two beautiful daughters 20years and thirteen year old. Due to the passion for organizing cook outs and entertaining friends and relatives as one of my hobbies, I decided to seriously take up event organizing. Soon I started receiving requests from friends and relatives to organize functions. I bought 100 plastic seats and bought 2 tents for 100 and 50 seater capacity for hire. We have since been organizing weddings and corporate functions. I would like the business to grow since bigger functions will requires for items for an efficient function. I am glad that I am also getting more help from the family members, especially my daughter who cleared high school last year is very keen on the job and I would like her to take over one day as a source of income.

My Business

My main goal is to be self reliant in future to minimize the cost of hiring. If I get the loan I will continue to purchase items that we use in the event industry such as video camera, more seats, fabrics for decoration get new tents and catering appliances. This will cost me at least Kenya Shillings 500,000 or more in total. I am grateful to zidisha for the past loans that enabled me to buy two big cooking pots and 10 more seats. With my last loan I added 2rolls of fabrics that are used for decoration. I would like to increase my stock continuously. Since the event industry is quiet dynamic it is important to keep up with the current requirement. This is why I will always be buying current tents since or are now old and outdated.
I am currently operating from the house it becomes very uncomfortable for both parties. clients must come home and view the items they are hiring. We also spend so much money on hiring of transport I would like to minimize on cost one of this fine days.
I have already identified commercial places that can serve as both a storage facility and offices to give me a more professional outfit. I always engage youth in the are from manuals jobs and if we are able to expand I will give opportunities to a few youth on a permanent basis . For now I will engage and work with my daughter who cleared high school and the rest of the family members.

Loan Proposal

I have had three tents that are currently old so I need to fix the torn parts so that they may look presentable before I get to buy new ones which is a long term plan. Entertainment industry requires many items which I am purchasing in bits. I thank you zidisha for making life easier.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$93.00

Date disbursed

Jun 25, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 weeks

Lenders

A

AlexCheng

Seattle, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

B

BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

H

Hazel

United Kingdom

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  • Linet    Dec 14, 2015

    I want to pay next week since I am sure I will be getting my payments from suppliers who have delayed by then

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  • Linet    Nov 17, 2015

    I had a delayed payment due t an avoidable circumstance, But I want to clear the balance by 5th, December, 2015

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  • Roy    Nov 12, 2015

    How are you Linet?

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    • Linet    Nov 13, 2015

      I am fine Roy, Although business can be tough at times especially when customers don't pay as agreed

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  • Mercy    Oct 29, 2015

    Hi Lenders

    Linet has promised to start paying the loan.

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  • Linet    Oct 16, 2015

    I received a loan of Ksh 8,858/- I had an event so I used part of the loan for my marketing process but I want to add one roll of fabric.
    Thank you very much for your increasing support

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  • Linet    Oct 9, 2015

    Thank you for the loan, I will continue to add more fabrics since I have seen the business grow and it will help me to reduce the cost of hiring and increase my prits.

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  • Linet    Sep 7, 2015

    Dear Lenders, I would liketo appreciate the loan amount of Kshs 8858/- I have bought yet another roll of white fabric which is widely used to decorate and drape in functions . Immediately after I had a job in one of our exhibitions in the city and I recovered the same amount I spent to purchase the fabric. My clients were so happy and I have gained their loyalty for future jobs to imrove their brand image.
    I am looking forward to continue adding m ore stock. and have as many fabrics and a variety of colours as possible. to satisfy the market in mky event business.
    I really appreciate the Zidisha group for your support.
    Regards

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  • Roy    Sep 5, 2015

    Hello Linet,
    You should remember that it is in your interest to maintain a good repayment shedule...
    Good luck.

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    • Linet    Oct 30, 2015

      Thank you Roy, Business can be tough at times but we still persevere and try and make it better.

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  • Linet    Aug 21, 2015

    I humbly accept the current loan, I will continue to restock my business but for now I want to add more decoration fabrics. This is just among the stocks that I require to keep me going strong by giving me self reliance my profits will also increase.

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  • Mic Ko    Aug 20, 2015

    Good luck Linet.

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  • Linet    Aug 18, 2015

    I have posted on the photo, I am now able to accept big orders for cook outs. and for bigger events since I bought the large pots and the revenue has been good. I also bought some fabrics which are popularly used for tent decoration. The last loan helped me to also repair the torn parts on the tent which are now more presentable before I raise money to buy new ones.
    I really appreciate and would like to assure all lenders that I am making good use of the loan you are providing.

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  • Linet    Aug 3, 2015

    I would like to clear the last installment because it is convenient for me.

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  • Linet    Jul 1, 2015

    Thank you lenders, I requested for a loan to fix my tents because some parts are torn and they do not portray a good image to the clients I am fixing and getting them all cleaned for my next event which will be on 5th July.

    I thank you once again for creating a positive impact to my business

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  • Linet    Jun 24, 2015

    Thank you for the loan, I would like to repair my tents since there are some parts that are torn just to improve on the image before I buy some.

    Regards

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  • Linet    May 26, 2015

    i would like to commit to clear the loan repayment since i am late due to unavoidable circumstance. i intend to pay the first ksh 3,000/- on 2nd june 2015 and the next one on 9th june to clear the loan.

    thanking you in adance

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  • Mercy    May 21, 2015

    Hello Lenders,

    I have tried calling Linet but her number is not going through,I will try to call again later before trying to call her community leader.

    Thanks
    Mercy

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  • Linet    Apr 29, 2015

    I would like to thank all my lenders who have always come in when I needed them. I will continue building my business and be an impact to those people who are in need of financial boost for the sake of poverty reduction.

    Regards,

    Linet

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  • Linet    Apr 16, 2015

    Thank you Zidisha, I will continuously increase my stocks and strive to build my business in the best way possible.

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  • Damashas    Apr 15, 2015

    Congratulations Linet and all the best in your future business.
    Lenders, kindly visit my loan page

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  • Linet    Apr 13, 2015

    I received total loans of USD 100 the picture just shows 10 seats that I added to my existing stocks. I also bought two large cooking pots that have been very useful to functions in church weddings and even home parties. I want to continue buying and replacing my old stock due to demand. I look forward to excelling hand in hand with Zidisha. If I get my next loan I would like to purchase a bigger burner cost Kshs 7,000/= and add 100 seats each costing Ksh 500. Eventually also replace tents. 100 seater capacity will cost @100,000/= . However I would like to also get a commercial place due to storage and efficiency since currently I am operating from my house
    I look forward to benefiting from Zidisha and also help to empower others to use Zidisha.

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