Washing machine for my hotel laundry work

Jessica

Nakuru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Jessica

Member since

April 2016

On-time repayments

285 installments  •  70%

About Me

I grew up in a christian family my father was the pastor of Kenya Assemblies Of God Nakuru Kenya growing up as a pastors child was a bit challenging and honestly i didnt like it then because everyone expected us to behave in a certain way like we live in heaven with the angles for instance I was expected to dress up in long dresses which I didn't like any time I dressed in trousers or a short dress people would point fingers and say look at the pastors daughter this was not good at all, i went to school here in nakuru did my Olevels in nakuru too but went to nairobi for my diploma course in Housekeeping, just after my collage i got married though this was not what i wanted for myself but because i got pregnant i decided to get married and for 15 years of my life i was a stay at home mum and because i loved my housekeeping carrier so much i thought of ways of how i could go back to my passionate carrier and by the grace of God i bounced back.

My Business

I started my business in 2010 i have 22 rooms where guest check inn for bed and breakfast my business is situated in Nakuru town just 1km from the great Lake Nakuru, Sleepway Cottages as they are known have small dinning area where guest have there breakfast there, our rooms are big and spacious and our prices are quite affordable we charge USD15 for bnb and USD12 for bed only, i get 10-15 guests everyday i love my work it has made me be who i am today. I was passionate about hosting guests and making them comfortable while back at home and i said to myself when i grow up i would like to be a housekeeper and this is how i started my carrier i went to collage for housekeeping course and in 1998 i graduated. I use my profit in improving my business buying repairing and maintaining my business, i save alot and this has helped me to pay school fees for my children, i live in my own house and my business has helped me to buy new furniture in my house and a vehicle that i use in running my day to day errands.

Loan Proposal

I really want to buy a new washing machine for laundry work at my hotel, this will make the work so easy and especially during rainy seasons that are just around the corner, i have bedsheets and towels that sometimes during rainy seasons they just dont dry up quckly or never dry up at all, this season has brought alot of frustrations to because during this seasons we use all our extra sheets and towels and our work load become so huge that i have to employ day workers to come and give a helping hand, this for sure has been so frustrating, but with a washing machine the work will be easy, the bedsheets and towels will now need less sunlight to dry them up since the washing machine has a dryer.
As you all know that laundry and housekeeping are two of the most important functions in a hotel, we are committed to making our guests feel comfortable in our rooms, i like it when a guest come in from their work place and find a clean bed with clean bed covers, thats why a washing machine will be of a great help at my work place, i am looking to purchase a high efficiency LG washing machine, with a capacity of 12k/Dry 8kg.

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  • Ekim Deniz Kurt    Dec 31, 2018

    Excellent repayment performance, never missed an installment and completed the repayment months in advance, congratulations and good luck!

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  • Dean Suminski    Jun 19, 2017

    Congratulations on paying off your loan! Keep getting those clothes clean and good fortune with the new machine.

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  • trincowski    Jun 19, 2017

    Jessica has not missed a single payment. Excellent behaviour!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$364.00

Date disbursed

Mar 17, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

G

GalantnostS

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

AH

Aleksi H

Helsinki, Finland

G

garrybuck

Oro Valley, United States

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

KyRoamer

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

AndreaBravi

London, UK, Canada

Kjartan

Oslo, Norway

Ambrose

Calgary, Canada

F

faical

Cologne, Germany

T

traderjohn

Baltimore, United States

R

rcmssr

Woodbury, United States

BethaniK

Washington, United States

R

Roman

Barcelona, Spain

MienDeGraeve

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

J

Jessica

Patagonia, Argentina

R

rmacaw

Australia

C

chasingtheskies

Palmdale, United States

Tavin

Ottawa, Canada

T

tmsaddress

Orlando, Florida, United States

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

A

anonymous123

United States

H

hanh352

Homosassa, United States

G

graememoss

Amsterdam, Netherlands

indeh

London, United Kingdom

M

missjoyy

Munich, Germany

IA

Ismini and Jerry

Stamford, USA, United States

J

JoJoHouse

New Castle, United States

P

pedromaster88

torra pallavicina, Italy

dtsuji59

Brampton, Canada

V

Va_Ce_Jo

Egham, United Kingdom

B

Butters

San Jose, United States

G

Goodwill

Oakland, United States

juliemartha

Lake Mary, United States

peanut

Halifax, Canada

M

marcelitohb

Bremen, Germany

B

bileiro

Mandaluyong, Philippines

C

ckd25n

san francisco, United States

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

C

creightonr

Buffalo, United States

U

UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

yorick

Springfield, United States

LendingFromGermany

Gießen, Germany

C

Casaderanas

Adelaide, Australia

J

justincomish

Riverton, United States

M

mkellerman

Shanghai, China

H

hetultel

Ahmedabad, India

Gordons28

Santa Monica, United States

K

KnutG

Bergen, Norway

W

willemsenphilippe

Edegem, Belgium

ShaneS

Port Pirie, Australia

M

Marod

Edmonton, Canada

tswickrama

Orlando, United States

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

P

Pavane

Kungsbacka, Sweden

S

SnifferTheBunny

Brighton, United Kingdom

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

C

cranejoad

cazenovia, United States

B

BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

J

jumpfunky

Dortmund, Germany

M

Margi

Littleton, United States

G

guggl

Vienna, Austria

I

Iamzwolf

Middletown, United States

O

oonbug

United States

K

kristina19

United States

pvilliger

Zurich, Switzerland

NA

NO ACCOUNT

Bluba, Germany

D

Dan

United States

R

Rootdet

Fairfax, United States

A

adiipienaar

South Africa

C

CRR7x

United States

DavidHS

United Kingdom

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

M

merk85

United States

M

maverick

United States

K

Kber9156

North Parramatta, Australia

trincowski

Vilar, Vila do Conde, Portugal

J

jbhernan

United States

I

idris

United States

A

AlexH

United Kingdom

K

kennychit

United States

N

nshekher

United States

I

ident

Horsholm, Denmark

S

StefanB

Stockholm, Sweden

K

Kebrenagast

New York, United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

J

JeremyR

United States

Kyle Hoback

Omaha, United States

R

ross22

United States

GaloLending

United States

S

Stephan

Netherlands

RJ

Ryan J Cotton

United States

J

Joas

Hannover, Germany

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

A

AER

Germany

Villa Maria Outliers

Montreal, Canada

A

Alexander

Innsbruck, Austria

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

W

Wade

United States

Jason Ogg

New Zealand

PC

Patrick Clavette

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

KW

Kevin Wehber

United States

Mark Thumpston

Solihull, UK, United Kingdom

Kate Courteau

United States

Dean Cress

United States

JA

Jared Anthony

CT, United States

ES

Ed Sikorski

United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

EB

Erica Brescia

United States

KL

Ket Lin

United States

A

Anni

Finland

George

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Pedro R-C

Cambridge, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

EF

Eddie Flores

NYC, United States

jo

Los Angeles, United States

Kyle Holohan

United States

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

Taylor

Memphis, United States

EB

Ellen Batten

Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

J

Jooles

Australia

AV

Alex Victor

Scottsdale, United States

B

Bramlage

United States

AH

Alex Hodson

United States

Dan Michael

Oslo, Norway

Charles Burgess

United States

S

stevensau

United States

philippelazaro

Eugene, Oregon, United States

H

Huub

Switzerland

I

isaac

United Kingdom

B

Boris

Bern, Switzerland

Carla

United States

Rondolfson

Münster, Germany

SB

Sue Bucholz

Sacramento, United States

PJ

Paul Jones

United States

E

Elynne

United States

SS

Steve Smith

Winchester, Ma, United States

KirstenAlana

Los Angeles, United States

Jes-c

United States

Kevin

United States

M

Michele

United States

JA

Joe and Deb Rinella

Kansas City Metro, United States

A

Auguste

Switzerland

L

Lucy

Australia

K

Katharina

Germany, Germany

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JB

James Brooks

United Kingdom

JS

Jason Strauss

United States

Curious Customs

Austin, Texas, United States

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

K

keithlaycock

United Kingdom

J

Jan

Netherlands

KA

Kate Aracri

United States

HD

Hardik Desai

United Kingdom

TB

Tom Bishop

United States

Dave Magnan

Québec, Canada

AD

Amy Dinh

United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

P

Petra

Switzerland

Haroon S

United States

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Colin Marks

London, United Kingdom

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

C

Cecile

United States

Menno

Adelaide, Australia

F

Frank

Netherlands

Emily

San Francisco, United States

AH

Axel Hoogland

United States

WC

Walter Clarke

Phoenix, United States

B

Brian

Rancho Cordova, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

TW

Tom Wiegand

United States

JM

Josh Menke

United States

S

Steve

United States

MP

Michael Poley

United States

J

Jasper

United Kingdom

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  • Jessica    Nov 30, 2023

    Thank you guys for the funds I am so grateful for your help and support.
    I will buy mattresses for my guest house thank you so much and God keep you well. Happy Holidays everyone!

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  • Jessica    Nov 30, 2023

    Thanks alot to all my backers I am so grateful for the financial assistance you gave me of $2000, this amount helped me to put tiles in all the bathrooms in my hotel this has really uplifted the face of my rooms this making it easy to clean and save time, now guests are enjoying their stay and now pay $20 per night from $10, I really thank you all for making it possible for us, we can now enjoy going for holiday with my family it is really paying off.

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  • Jessica    Jul 26, 2022

    I intend to renovate my cottages by painting both exterior and interior so the money you have lend me will be used to purchase high quality paint for both indoor and out door and for paying for the labour of work done.

    Thank you so much for your kind heart I am truly grateful and may God remember each one of you on your time of need.

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  • Jessica    Jul 26, 2022

    I used my completed loan to furnish my dining area by adding more tables and chairs to accommodate more people, the dinning table is a 8 seater which is very suitable for big families they now sit together when having meals, previously we had small tables that accommodated 2 and 3 people, I also bought a 5 seater dining table and still used the other 2 and 3 seaters for couples and for individuals. The last thing I did i put a concrete pavement around my compound which costed $ 1000, my compound looks really beautiful with the nice flowers and trees that makes the place look even better. A big thank you for all who helped me in achieving this by sending your finances I am truly grateful to y'all and to Zidisha may you live long.

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  • Jessica    Jul 20, 2022

    OMG..... This calls for coffee and blueberry muffins....I have completed my loan payment I am so grateful to God for enabling me,it was a tough journey COVID-19 messed up with my business but nothing lasts forever I am now back on my feet and doing better. hope Zidisha will lend me more money.

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  • Jessica    Oct 17, 2021

    I choose to pay a minimum of 500 shillings or more everyday.

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  • Jessica    Sep 22, 2021

    Still trying to revive my business so i would still ask for more tome and readjusting my weekly payments

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  • Jessica    Sep 20, 2021

    Still business not doing as well.

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  • Jessica    Aug 3, 2021

    Will pay little by little till am able to clear my balance.

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  • Jessica    Jul 11, 2021

    My business is now picking up its not like it used to be but we are not badly off, by the grace of God i will pay my my dues in time, but as for now bear with me as i continue making small payments.

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  • Jessica    May 26, 2021

    My business is still very low working all means to see it back on track.

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  • Jessica    Mar 2, 2021

    Business is back but still nit as it used to be we thank God gor that and also for sparing us during the covid-19 pandemic, i am hoping that all will ne well and my business will go back to its normal state this i pray.

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  • Jessica    Jan 16, 2021

    My business is still not doing well i still need time for it to start growing again.

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  • Jessica    Nov 17, 2020

    Still business not doing well.

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  • Janice    Nov 9, 2020

    She is still committed to repay her loan fully,only that as at bow her business is still low and her daily returns can't make to service the loan. She will be adjusting her loan to higher maoubt soon.

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  • Jessica    Sep 15, 2020

    Loss of business due to covid-19 has made me not pay my weekly installment as required, therefore I have adjusted my weekly installment to $5.

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  • Janice    Aug 20, 2020

    Jessica's business is still low due to low coronavirus pandemic affecting her customers base daily.

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    • Jessica    Aug 20, 2020

      Thanks Janice I have just adjusted my weekly installment to what I can afford now.

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  • Jessica    Jul 1, 2020

    Due to covid 19 pandemic and the Lock down I am not receiving any guests, its frustrating but am hopeful that things will be alright.

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  • Janice    Jun 11, 2020

    I have advised Jessica to reduce her weekly instalments that she can comfortably afford unit l the business resumes normal.

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  • Jessica    Apr 23, 2020

    We have closed down due to COVID 19 we are receiving 0 guests now thus cannot be able to pay my instalment in full! This is crazy!

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