Name
Evaristo
Member since
October 2016
On-time repayments
72 installments • 4%
I WAS BORN IN A FAMILY OF SIX AND AM THE SECOND BORN. GREW UP IN LUSAKA ZAMBIA. I STARTED SCHOOL IN 2000 AT WEMIKA ADVANCED SCHOOL WERE I DID MY NURSERY UPTO GRADE SEVEN. I MOVED TO CENTRAL PART OF ZAMBIA WHERE I DID MY JUNIOR SECONDARY AND CAME BACK TO LUSAKA, WHERE I COMPLETED MY SENIOR SECONDARY.
2 YEARS AGO I STARTED SELLING SECOND HAND CLOTHES IN THE STREETS OF LUSAKA FOR MY HALF BROTHER WHO WAS ALREADY A VETERAN IN THE STREETS ,HE LATER STARTED ENCOURAGING ME TO ALSO START A BUSINESS OF MY OWN SO I DID WITH A VERY LITTLE CAPITAL WHICH AFTER A YEAR IT DOUBLED IN PROFIT BECAUSE I MAKE SURE I BUY THE BST QUALITY CLOTHES TO STRENGTHEN MY CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH NEW AND OLD CUSTOMERS.
OVER THE FEW MONTHS I HAVE HAD OVERWELVING RESPONSES FROM MY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE COME AND BROUGHT THERE RELATIVES AND FRIENDS TO BUY FROM ME BUT IAM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH UNDERSTOCKING OF THE CLOTHES DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF CASH, THIS LOAN WILL HELP ME SECURE MY BUSINESS FROM RUNNING OUT OF STOCK NOT TO LOOSE OUT ON NEW CUSTOMERS AND OLD ONES REQUESTS ,AND IT WILL EMPOWER ME WITH A JOB SECURITY
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$183.00
Date disbursed
Oct 11, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
17 months
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