Benedict

Sondu, Kenya

27% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Benedict

Member since

October 2013

On-time repayments

136 installments  •  18%

About Me

am a fast born child in a family of 5 children. am married to one wife, gave birth to one baby who passed away at an age of 4 months. am living in .Sondu market center in Belgut constituency in kericho county. am occupied in business field as business man. am through with my secondary education and did a driving course. i was influenced by a fast growing and developing business friend. i engage my income generated from my business in agricultural production, buying house holds ,medication, clothing,buying food, paying house rent.

My Business

am operating an m pesa shop. cash withdrawals cash deposits, all kenyan network lines majorly; safaricom ,airtel,yu.are sold in my shop. registration of safaricom lines, swap of safaricom sim cards,phone charging among others are services rendered in my shop. this service provides quick means of sending and receiving money . the service also enables customers to save their money after their sale in the market. the location of the shop attracts maney customers because its at an inlet to the market center. ready and efficient attention to customers also attracts customers. availability of services to customers at most times when required. the high demand for the service creates good work done hence good profits earned. unpredictable security measures in the surrounding could contribute to insecurity and risk to my business. money laundering . tags among risks facing my business. monthly it costs me a sum of ksh7300 and my monthly sales revenue and profits sum to ksh23500. with the farm products at hand. they can as well be sold to repay the loan also the house holds.

Loan Proposal

Thank you so much zidisha for assisting me up to these stage including mu volunteer mentor.i will now use the loan to increase my mpesa float.i will also apportion some of the loan to buy credit cards,simsex for replacing lost Sim cards.
I will also increase the chargers for several phone s as i also do phone charging in the shop.
I do appreciate your assistance and God bless you so much.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$250.00

Date disbursed

Jan 23, 2014

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

31 months

Lenders

investor

Candiac, Canada

Silver

Steiermark, Austria

JLadieu

Bellingham, United States

A

anonymus

Moon, United States

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

MakeSense

-, St. Kitts and Nevis

G D Export

Kolkata, India

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

Pierfausto

Rome, Italy

H

HildeK

Rogaland, Norway

MicroFinancier

New York, United States

C

cngilkd

gaithersburg, United States

joaoferraz

RINCHOA, Portugal

A

anagnan

BRUXELLES, Belgium

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

C

cranejoad

cazenovia, United States

TuveTheDog

Helsinki, Finland

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  • Bavarian    Sep 6, 2014

    Dear Benedict, I hope you and your family are doing well. We haven't heard any news from you for a while and you are behind your repayment schedule. Please keep us informed how things are going. Regards, Bavarian

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  • Benedict    Jun 10, 2014

    I was corned by my VM. I wished to clear my loan balance of ksh. 20617 before my scheduled period. when i consulted him on how to go about it, he advised me to send him the balance for him to repay for me in his capacity. after making the transfer of funds; ksh. 20800 transaction id FA36WF174 from my account to his, he called me and requested me to wait after three days to receive notification in my profile. on my failure to receive a notification, i emailed the org over the same little did i know that my balance was not paid off. more so, after the incident , i was informed my VM was in suspension at the time this happened to me. surprisingly, the same VM is still appearing in my profile as my mentor after incurring me such big blow both socially and economically. I regret this inconvenience.

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  • Benedict    Apr 21, 2014

    Hi lenders, am much pleased to recommend the significance of the loan i was funded. it is admirable to partner with you. my business is growing every day and attracts more of my friends . am much grateful. thank you lenders

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  • Benedict    Apr 14, 2014

    hi lenders, after along time without posting a comment about my loan. definitely its recommendable. The loan i was given has greatly transformed my business in a wonderful way. am thinking of adding more services in my shop before August this year. preferably mobile banking i.e Kenya Equity bank agency services.Am determined to clear the remaining balance within the shortest time possible, possibly before August. I will be once again happy to be lent when time comes. I appreciate your great hand in enabling me realize my potential business wise and also realize my dreams. Thank you once again.

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  • Joshua    Apr 10, 2014

    good, Benedect, you are making me proud of you, keep it up to grow up with zidisha.
    Thanks bro!.

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    • Benedict    Apr 14, 2014

      waau Joshua, am much grateful for your comment towards my achievement as far as my zidisha profile is concerned. am working all possible means to repay my balance within the shortest time possible. i looking forward to apply a reasonable amount to add more services i.e mobile banking, specifically equity bank agency. however, am much thankful for this special invite to such potential life changing world. God bless you immeasurably. Thanks bro!.

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  • Benedict    Jan 24, 2014

    waaauuu!!! you know what? i was just about to burst a laughter in a crazy way due to this Big surprise from my lenders. this is the cause of my laughter. Right inside my shop, a customer comes," can i deposit ksh.19500?" I replied, aamm...., no, but if you can just have a sit as am waiting for a certain customer who was to come and withdraw that i may get sufficient float to deposit for you. however, i was talking of a customer whom i didn't have in mind. he replied," unfortunately someone is just wai............ " No sooner had the customer finished than i happened to see a new MPESA text on my phone screen. its ZIDISHA!!! Instantly i withdrew the money and deposited for the customer. From the word go, you've challenged my business positively and am looking forward to a really different business owner. I appreciate your team work especially in solving my subscription challenges. God bless pockets of my lenders hugely as i promise to timely repay as per the installments. BENEDICT ONYAKA.

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    • TuveTheDog    Jan 24, 2014

      Good to hear your story. That Mpesa system is something most countries don't have yet, so it's cool to hear how instantly it works :)

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