Name
Lilian
Member since
July 2013
On-time repayments
313 installments • 96%
My name is Lilian Kikuvi. I am in my mid 40s. My business is 7years old. Its not a big business but it provides for my basic needs. i have not managed to expand it greatly but i have managed to educate, build, farm, meet daily needs though my business. i like it so much.
i've come a long way from beginning with a single printer to buying several and going for reasonably good business with a reliable flow of customers.
My business started in 2011. I started with one computer, a printer, and a camera. I used to do computer services like typing, online services, computer trainings, taking & production of photos & photocopying.
The services offered are:
Typing, Printing, Photocopy, Scanning, Lamination, Binding, photography, making & printing of certificates , making of students cards online services like Ghris, KRA, emails, both opening of accounts and teaching, mobile phone charging, selling of stationery
Photographic: it’s my best business at the moment. It’s very quick service with low costs but a good profit.
Printing: Normally we print after typing or saved information in flash disks, or we download from the internet. This is also another profitable service. We charge 10 for every page printed, and sometimes we can print up to 50 pages in a day giving 500/-.
Internet services: We charge according to the time spent. The minimum amount being 10/-.
There are several online services required like production of payslips for civil servants, teachers, opening of e-mail accounts , production of pin & tax certificates, downloading needed information, etc
Scanning, Lamination & Binding.
This are one time jobs. They are not daily jobs, but they have good
profits. E.g scanning of 1 document is 30/-.
Lamination uses abit of electricity. We charge 50/- per copy, and the profit made is about 30/-.
Binding charges depend on the volumes and the profit is minimal.
On a normal day, I make a profit of about 800/-. This is not constant as in other days I can make a profit of over 2000/-. It varies between those ranges
Challenges
I mostly depend on electricity for 99% of my work. When there’s no electricity, or frequent power blackouts, I am out of business.
Prices change. Sometimes the prices of stock goes up & down. When up, we are not able to increase the prices as customers diminishes, so we are forced to stick to the normal prices to avoid losing customer and we therefore get lesser profits.
Current challenges & growth
normal business challenges but have managed to cope.
I would now like Zidisha to help me buy a water tank for my house.
The rainy season is almost here and i do not have enough water storage tanks, being in a semi-arid locality.
Kindly consider my request.
Thanks in advance.
Hi, i am relocating to live in a semi-arid region. The water supply in that region is not reliable. i really need a 10,000Ltrs water tank. If supplied, i will have a good storage for water during rainy seasons to take me up to the dry seasons. Kindly support me acquire one.
Regards,
Lilian
Jul 5, 2021: Application for funding
Positive
10
Neutral
None
Negative
None
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$492.00
Date disbursed
Oct 18, 2018
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
12 months
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Amount repaid
$492.71
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Oct 28, 2019
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
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Oct 28, 2018 | $9.85 | Oct 28, 2018 | $9.85 |
Nov 4, 2018 | $9.85 | Nov 1, 2018 | $9.85 |
Nov 11, 2018 | $9.85 | Nov 8, 2018 | $9.85 |
Nov 18, 2018 | $4.93 | Nov 16, 2018 | $4.93 |
Nov 25, 2018 | $4.93 | Nov 24, 2018 | $4.93 |
Dec 2, 2018 | $4.93 | Dec 1, 2018 | $4.93 |
Dec 9, 2018 | $4.93 | Dec 10, 2018 | $4.93 |
Dec 16, 2018 | $4.93 | Dec 15, 2018 | $4.93 |
Dec 23, 2018 | $9.85 | Dec 23, 2018 | $9.85 |
Dec 30, 2018 | $9.85 | Dec 30, 2018 | $9.85 |
Jan 6, 2019 | $9.85 | Jan 3, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jan 13, 2019 | $9.85 | Jan 12, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jan 20, 2019 | $9.85 | Jan 20, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jan 27, 2019 | $9.85 | Jan 27, 2019 | $9.85 |
Feb 3, 2019 | $9.85 | Jan 31, 2019 | $9.85 |
Feb 10, 2019 | $9.85 | Feb 8, 2019 | $9.85 |
Feb 17, 2019 | $9.85 | Feb 14, 2019 | $9.85 |
Feb 24, 2019 | $9.85 | Feb 17, 2019 | $9.85 |
Mar 3, 2019 | $9.85 | Feb 26, 2019 | $9.85 |
Mar 10, 2019 | $9.85 | Mar 9, 2019 | $9.85 |
Mar 17, 2019 | $9.85 | Mar 15, 2019 | $9.85 |
Mar 24, 2019 | $9.85 | Mar 22, 2019 | $9.85 |
Mar 31, 2019 | $9.85 | Mar 31, 2019 | $9.85 |
Apr 7, 2019 | $9.85 | Apr 7, 2019 | $9.85 |
Apr 14, 2019 | $9.85 | Apr 10, 2019 | $9.85 |
Apr 21, 2019 | $9.85 | Apr 18, 2019 | $9.85 |
Apr 28, 2019 | $9.85 | Apr 24, 2019 | $9.85 |
May 5, 2019 | $9.85 | May 5, 2019 | $9.85 |
May 12, 2019 | $9.85 | May 12, 2019 | $9.85 |
May 19, 2019 | $9.85 | May 18, 2019 | $9.85 |
May 26, 2019 | $9.85 | May 25, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jun 2, 2019 | $9.85 | Jun 2, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jun 9, 2019 | $9.85 | Jun 4, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jun 16, 2019 | $9.85 | Jun 17, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jun 23, 2019 | $9.85 | Jun 19, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jun 30, 2019 | $9.85 | Jun 30, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jul 7, 2019 | $9.85 | Jul 5, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jul 14, 2019 | $9.85 | Jul 15, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jul 21, 2019 | $9.85 | Jul 21, 2019 | $9.85 |
Jul 28, 2019 | $9.85 | Jul 27, 2019 | $9.85 |
Aug 4, 2019 | $9.85 | Aug 5, 2019 | $9.85 |
Aug 11, 2019 | $9.85 | Aug 13, 2019 | $9.85 |
Aug 18, 2019 | $9.85 | Aug 17, 2019 | $9.85 |
Aug 25, 2019 | $9.85 | Aug 22, 2019 | $9.85 |
Sep 1, 2019 | $9.85 | Sep 1, 2019 | $9.85 |
Sep 8, 2019 | $9.85 | Sep 5, 2019 | $9.85 |
Sep 15, 2019 | $9.85 | Sep 15, 2019 | $9.85 |
Sep 22, 2019 | $9.85 | Sep 19, 2019 | $9.85 |
Sep 29, 2019 | $9.85 | Sep 30, 2019 | $9.85 |
Oct 6, 2019 | $9.85 | Oct 6, 2019 | $9.85 |
Oct 13, 2019 | $9.85 | Oct 12, 2019 | $9.85 |
Oct 20, 2019 | $9.85 | Oct 22, 2019 | $9.85 |
Oct 27, 2019 | $4.93 | Oct 28, 2019 | $4.93 |
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