Entrepreneur
Name
Benjamin
Member since
September 2016
On-time repayments
28 installments • 64%
About Me
My name is Benjamin. I am presently living in Nairobi, Kenya. I am a trained accountant but have been working as an instructor at Bridge International Academies for 4 years now. I am married. 2 years ago, with a single laptop and printer, I ventured to start a printing service in my community, Maziwa estate. It was realistic in that the variable costs were on the lower side i.e rent was only 25 dollars a month, a figure I could easily raise since I had a job. The business crumbled mainly because other services required were unavailable and I did not have capital to inject into the project, I wish I had known Zidisha by then!
Early this year, I started a shop which is run by my wife. Customers are abundant as their demands and my core reason in applying for this loan is to satisfy them.
My Business
My business is a shop, simple retail shop. I mostly sell consumables oils soap and household goods. On a good day, I make sales upto 30 dollars. I am employed and so my wife attends the shop while I am at work. I chose a shop to curb demand in the community, I am an entrepreneur and finding distaste in services offered by shops around this area, I decided a shop that stands out in service delivery will not fail. I was not disappointed. My typical costs are quite minimal: Rent for both shop and residence 50 dollars, food 60 dollars electricity 2 dollars no school fees yet; my kids are still young.
Loan Proposal
I endeavour to put up chicken in the plot. This is as a result of high demand of chicken in and during this period.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$12.00
Date disbursed
Nov 13, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
2 months
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Summary
Amount repaid
$11.00
Amount remaining
$1.01
Date repaid
Feb 16, 2017
Status
Fully repaid
Installment amount
$1.01
Next installment
Feb 12, 2017
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2016 | $2.01 | Nov 20, 2016 | $1.00 |
| Nov 20, 2016 | $0.86 | ||
| Nov 20, 2016 | $0.16 | ||
| Nov 27, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 11, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 11, 2016 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 4, 2016 | $2.01 | Dec 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
| Dec 18, 2016 | $1.01 | ||
| Dec 11, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Dec 18, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Dec 25, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 1, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 8, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 15, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 22, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Jan 29, 2017 | $0.00 | ||
| Feb 5, 2017 | $4.96 | Feb 5, 2017 | $0.73 |
| Feb 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
| Feb 16, 2017 | $0.20 | ||
| Feb 12, 2017 | $1.01 | ||
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