Thanks for this excellent initiative which will assist vulnerable people like me to be successful and live better life

James

Githurai Soweto, Kenya

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Entrepreneur

Name

James

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

14 installments • 0%

About Me

im james kinyua,im 25 years old,im the first born in a family of three,,im an orphan and im single,i live in kahawa soweto near farmers choice,,i work as a barber,i schooled my primary level in nyeri in a school called keyu primary school,,later i joined kitengela high school,,i started my business because i wanted to contribute in my younger sister education,,also as a barber,,i usually get a good income monthly since there is no competitors in the area, with your support I will expand my business and generate more income.

My Business

My business is based in kahawa soweto and it started one year ago. my monthly income is Kshs 30 000 and average expenses is kshs 20 000 hence my profit is kshs 10 000. I have many clients because of good customer care services and excellent services which I offer my clients but the biggest challenge is I have only one old machine which is slow thus I kindly request you to consider supporting me to ensure I purchase two more machines and hire another person to assist me in the day to day activities.

Loan Proposal

This is excellent initiative which will assist me to be successful thus I kindly request zidisha lenders to contribute lending towards my business and I will use this loan to expand my business by purchasing 2 new shaving machines at kshs 9600, shaving cream at kshs 1000 and shaving apron at kshs 2000. This will enable me to serve more customers because I will hire an extra person thus increasing our revenue hence I will ensure to pay the loan on time. Please consider my business.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$150.00

Date disbursed

Feb 5, 2014

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

USA, United States

Steiermark, Austria

Toronto, Canada

Sterling, United States

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

osorin

Canada

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

Kendah72

United States

Peaches

United States

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osorin Oct 15, 2014

James,
How is your business coming along? Are you planning to repay your loan back? We hope that you do so that we can continue to fund entrepreneurs - either you or someone else - in the Zidisha community.

Thank you for getting back to us.

Sincerely,

Olivier

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Kendah72 Sep 4, 2014

Can you give us an update on your business, and when you will get this caught up.

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Kendah72 Jul 16, 2014

When will you get this loan caught up?

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osorin Mar 25, 2014

Keep it up James! I wish you continued success with your business. Please make sure you continue to pay you're loan.

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osorin Mar 11, 2014

Thank you James for starting to repay your loan. Please continue to do so to regain our trust.

Sincerely,

Osorin

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osorin Feb 28, 2014

Hello James,
I hope all is going well with you and your business. Could you please give us an update as to when you think you can repay your loan? You are significantly overdue and I would like to have some more information.

Sincerely,
Osorin

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- James Mar 12, 2014
  
  hey im ok,,i started paying my loan,and im hoping to pay it in every week,,thanx
  
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James Feb 4, 2014

Dear Lenders,

Thanks for contributing towards my loan hence I kindly request more lenders to contribute towards my loan and I will use the loan to expand my business thus increasing my revenue.

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  osorin Mar 1, 2014
  
  Hello James,
  I hope all is going well with you and your business. Could you please give us an update as to when you think you can repay your loan? You are significantly overdue and I would like to have some more information.
  
  Sincerely,
  Osorin
  
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James Feb 3, 2014

Dear lenders,

Am very grateful for all the lenders who have contributed towards my loan and I kindly request for more lenders to contribute so that I can expand my business and serve more customers. I will keep you posted on the progress of the business and also I will ensure to repay the loan on time.

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James Jan 29, 2014

Dear Lenders,

Thanks all who have contributed to my loan and I kindly request more lenders to contribute towards my loan. I will wisely use the loan as stated above and also keep you updated on the progress of the business.

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