Beauty shop

Tabitha

Vihiga- Chavakali, Kenya

18% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Tabitha

Member since

May 2015

On-time repayments

174 installments  •  53%

About Me

Raised up with two parents who managed to take me to school and paid my school fees at primary level, I attained my primary certificate at class eight and eventually joined secondary school, but I couldn’t go on with my education at secondary level at form two because my father who was paying my school fees perished and my mother couldn’t raise that amount to pay my school fee.
Having settled home for about two to three years my older brother had to take me to a college where I did the following courses: dressmaking and tailoring, embroidery and beauty therapy.
Thereafter, I was employed in a certain salon owned by a friend who used to pay me according to how I worked. The money I got, I decided to open my own salon since I had gained an experienced from my friend because she showed me how to run and manage a salon.
The unique thing about our culture where I live is that, they like seeing everyone succeeding in each and everything that one deals with, since they give you the morale, support and courage to go on, some even convince others after my services and thereafter you see them coming with them to have my services.
Am a mother of two children and both are boys, one is in secondary school while the other still in primary school. The one in secondary school always wishes to become a lawyer while the other in primary school wishes to become a doctor when they finish their education. I always encourage and motivate them whenever I hear them say so.
I like singing and reading, I always sing whenever I feel bored and whenever am offering my services to my customers and they always enjoy. Am proud of my hobby since God gave such an hobby to praise Him whenever I feel like. At my church I am the soloist of each and every song we sing during church services.

My Business

I offer several goods and services , including tailoring, I also offer all sorts of services that a salonist, such as pedicure, manicure, shooting, straightening, blow-dry and shaving, even sell all types of goods that a salon consists. I also sell cloths, sodas and snacks.
These goods are useful or in demand since they help me to earn a living and every day, they also enable me to pay school fees for both my children.
I decided to run tailoring and a salon since n both of them I have an experience and am capable of doing both. The demand of people who want to make their hair or shave, and that demand of people who want to make new cloths or repair is high that’s the issue that made me to run such businesses. The profit I get from both is so high as compared to any other business and even the work is enjoyable and simple.
My typical cost and revenue is as follows: typical cost is twenty thousand (sh. 20000) for every stock I make and for both tailoring and salon and my revenue is thirty-five thousand (sh. 35000) since this is the typical cost and revenue in always make and the typical cost and revenue can be higher than this when I raise the stock that I always make..
The profit that I always make I use it for several meaningful purposes such as: paying school fees for my children accordingly whereby I pay school fee for one at secondary school and the other in primary school. I also reinvest in growing of the business by increasing the stock of the items needed during that particular time since I dint have one to depend on, I also use the profit for home improvement such that i use the profit to buy needs home and and my two children, also use it to pay for workers who always take care of my compound

Loan Proposal

I intend to increase the stock, increase the number of staff members, purchase teaching aids for students, and also intend to increase the working space for new services e.g massage rooms and boutiques.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$152.00

Date disbursed

Aug 2, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

18 months

Lenders

Parkmobile

Fort Bragg, United States

Pedro R-C

Cambridge, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$27.66

Amount remaining

$124.78

Expected completion

Feb 3, 2019

Status

Repaying late

Installment amount

$1.98

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Aug 13, 2017 $1.98 Aug 19, 2017 $1.98
Aug 20, 2017 $1.98 Aug 27, 2017 $1.98
Aug 27, 2017 $1.98 Sep 4, 2017 $1.98
Sep 3, 2017 $1.98 Sep 10, 2017 $1.98
Sep 10, 2017 $1.98 Sep 17, 2017 $1.98
Sep 17, 2017 $1.98 Sep 24, 2017 $1.98
Sep 24, 2017 $1.98 Oct 1, 2017 $1.98
Oct 1, 2017 $1.98 Oct 8, 2017 $1.98
Oct 8, 2017 $1.98 Oct 8, 2017 $0.49
Oct 15, 2017 $1.48
Oct 15, 2017 $1.98 Oct 15, 2017 $0.99
Oct 22, 2017 $0.99
Oct 22, 2017 $1.98 Oct 22, 2017 $1.48
Oct 29, 2017 $0.49
Oct 29, 2017 $1.98 Oct 29, 2017 $1.98
Nov 5, 2017 $1.98 Nov 5, 2017 $1.98
Nov 12, 2017 $1.98 Nov 12, 2017 $1.98
Nov 19, 2017 $1.98
Nov 26, 2017 $1.98
Dec 3, 2017 $1.98
Dec 10, 2017 $1.98
Dec 17, 2017 $1.98
Dec 24, 2017 $1.98
Dec 31, 2017 $1.98
Jan 7, 2018 $1.98
Jan 14, 2018 $1.98
Jan 21, 2018 $1.98
Jan 28, 2018 $1.98
Feb 4, 2018 $1.98
Feb 11, 2018 $1.98
Feb 18, 2018 $1.98
Feb 25, 2018 $1.98
Mar 4, 2018 $1.98
Mar 11, 2018 $1.98
Mar 18, 2018 $1.98
Mar 25, 2018 $1.98
Apr 1, 2018 $1.98
Apr 8, 2018 $1.98
Apr 15, 2018 $1.98
Apr 22, 2018 $1.98
Apr 29, 2018 $1.98
May 6, 2018 $1.98
May 13, 2018 $1.98
May 20, 2018 $1.98
May 27, 2018 $1.98
Jun 3, 2018 $1.98
Jun 10, 2018 $1.98
Jun 17, 2018 $1.98
Jun 24, 2018 $1.98
Jul 1, 2018 $1.98
Jul 8, 2018 $1.98
Jul 15, 2018 $1.98
Jul 22, 2018 $1.98
Jul 29, 2018 $1.98
Aug 5, 2018 $1.98
Aug 12, 2018 $1.98
Aug 19, 2018 $1.98
Aug 26, 2018 $1.98
Sep 2, 2018 $1.98
Sep 9, 2018 $1.98
Sep 16, 2018 $1.98
Sep 23, 2018 $1.98
Sep 30, 2018 $1.98
Oct 7, 2018 $1.98
Oct 14, 2018 $1.98
Oct 21, 2018 $1.98
Oct 28, 2018 $1.98
Nov 4, 2018 $1.98
Nov 11, 2018 $1.98
Nov 18, 2018 $1.98
Nov 25, 2018 $1.98
Dec 2, 2018 $1.98
Dec 9, 2018 $1.98
Dec 16, 2018 $1.98
Dec 23, 2018 $1.98
Dec 30, 2018 $1.98
Jan 6, 2019 $1.98
Jan 13, 2019 $1.98
Jan 20, 2019 $1.98
Jan 27, 2019 $1.98
Feb 3, 2019 $0.32

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