Entrepreneur
Name
Joseph
Member since
March 2016
On-time repayments
186 installments • 5%
About Me
my names are Joseph Maina born in Nakuru rift valley province,am a hard working man and also a christian,we are blessed with one kid,my father left me a small piece of land whereby am doing small scale farming,Kenya is a beautiful green country and a tourist attraction centre,my kid wants to be a farmer just like his dad,I like travelling and spending most of the time in the internate.
My Business
i sell water melons around nairobi,the goods that i sell are in demand simply because am located in nairobi town whereby buiness is developing first, Water melons are delicious red fleshed refreshing fruits commonly eaten as
desserts. The rain fed crop is normally harvested in August/September. Best
months for planting commercial crop is July/August to harvest in October for
best price.Market is likely to be good from October @ 25 - 30sh per kg farm gate
price. One acre can yield 10 tonnes x ksk25 = Ksh250,000ksh in about 3 months
time. Cost of production is about 20 percent of the gross income.Nutritionally the
fruit contains vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinamide and ascorbic acid. Major market for watermelons in Kenya is easily available in Nairobi’s City Market,
Agakhan Market, Githurai Market, Kangemi and Kongowea Market that is in
Mombasa. Alternatively, you can look for market in hotels and supermarkets in
your locality. “There are middle-men who normally come to the farms seeking to
buy your produce even before it matures,so having all that I usually get like 200,000ksh every month as my typical cost every month.my child wants to be farmer when he grows up,I choose this kind of business because my dad left me a small piece of land in baringo so I decided to try water melon farming which is working perfectly well
Loan Proposal
given the loan of 5,800ksh I will buy the following products seedlings that cost 20$ and preparing the farm for plantations will cost about 20$ to 25$ and I will pay the worker 10$ given all that I will be able to create job opportunities and my profit increase to 250,000ksh every month,I use my profits to pay the school fees for my kid and develop my farm
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Mar 20, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
22 months
Other loans
Lenders
United States
Summary
Amount repaid
$105.00
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Jun 3, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2016 | $5.04 | Mar 26, 2016 | $5.04 |
| Apr 6, 2016 | $1.01 | Mar 30, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 13, 2016 | $1.01 | Mar 30, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 20, 2016 | $1.01 | Mar 30, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 27, 2016 | $5.04 | May 1, 2016 | $5.04 |
| May 4, 2016 | $1.01 | May 4, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 11, 2016 | $1.01 | May 4, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 18, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 25, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 1, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 8, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 15, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 22, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 29, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 6, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 13, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 20, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 27, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 3, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 10, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 17, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 24, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 31, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 7, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 14, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 28, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 5, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 12, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 19, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 26, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 9, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 16, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 23, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 30, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 7, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 28, 2016 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 4, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 11, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 18, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Feb 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Feb 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Feb 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Feb 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Mar 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Mar 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Mar 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Mar 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Mar 29, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Apr 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 3, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 10, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 17, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 24, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| May 31, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 7, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 14, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 21, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jul 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 2, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 9, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 16, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 23, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Aug 30, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 6, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 13, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Sep 27, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 4, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 11, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 18, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Oct 25, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 6, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 13, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 20, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 27, 2017 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 3, 2018 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 10, 2018 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 17, 2018 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 24, 2018 | $1.01 | Jun 3, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Jan 31, 2018 | $0.24 | Jun 3, 2016 | $0.24 |
| Feb 7, 2018 | $0.00 | ||
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