Cement, nails and iron sheets for hardware store

Barnabas

Busia, Kenya

11% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Barnabas

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

289 installments  •  63%

About Me

Hi Zidisha team! May I take this opportunity to thank you for the loans I have received so far from Zidisha. They have made my life change for the better. My name is Barnabas Mubasu Wesonga. I am the second born in a family of six. I live in Airstrip estate, which is found in Busia town along Busia-Kisumu Highway. I have changed my work, so currently I work as a ward administrator for Marachi Central Ward in Busia County. I worked hard during my school days, and currently I hold a degree: a Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Media Technology) with Information Technology from Maseno University.

I operate a classic barber shop and a hardware store. I started my businesses because I wanted to make an extra coin as well as create employment opportunities for the youth that I have employed in my businesses. I live in a country where everyone is struggling to make ends meet in life. I want to make sure I invest for my grandchildren so that they don't struggle much in life. I have an interest in helping deprived, excluded and vulnerable children and youth, so I take part in sensitizing the youth to avoid drug abuse and live responsibly.

My Business

Currently, I own a classic barbershop and a hardware store. The barbershop is in high demand because everybody wants to look smart and beautiful. For the hardware store, Busia County is rapidly developing, creating a high demand for building materials. I decided to be part of the solution by providing affordable construction materials as we aim at achieving the goals set for Vision 2030. My major expenses include rent for the businesses, electricity bills, licenses and wages for my casual employees. My revenues are profit and the money paid for the services received. I use my profit to pay school fees for my brother and daughter, pay rent for the businesses, purchase more stock, and support my parents and the community.

Loan Proposal

When given the loan, I will use it to buy cement, nails and iron sheets for my hardware business.

- A bag of Simba cement goes for USD $6.50. I will be able to add 50 bags of cement at USD $320.
- A 50kg bag of nails is purchased at USD $45. I will add 5 bags of nails at USD $225.
- One iron sheet costs USD $8. I will add 30 of them at USD $240.

The rest of the money will be used to transport the commodities to my store. These items will help me get more profit because they are fast-moving goods. My profit will increase by USD $100 per month.

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About Me

Hi Zidisha team! May I take this opportunity to thank you for the loans I have received so far from Zidisha. They have made my life to change to the better. My name is Barnabas Mubasu Wesonga. I am the second born in a family of six. I live in Airstrip estate which is found in Busia town along Busia-Kisumu Highway. I have changed my work, so currently I work as a ward administrator for Marachi Central Ward in Busia County. I worked hard during my school days and currently, I hold a degree of Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Media Technology) with Information Technology from Maseno University. I operate a classic berber shop and a hardware. I started my businesses because I wanted to make an extra coin as well as create employment opportunities for the youth that I have employed in my businesses. I live in a country where everyone is struggling to make ends meet in life. I want to make sure I invest for my grand children so that they don't struggle much in life. I have an interest in helping deprived, excluded and vulnerable children and youth, so I take part in sensitizing the youth to avoid drug abuse and live responsibly.

My Business

Currently, I own a classic barber shop and hardware. The barber shop is on high demand because everybody wants to look smart and beautiful. For the hardware, Busia County is rapidly developing hence creating a high demand for building materials. I decided to be part of the solution by providing affordable construction materials as we aim at achieving the goals set for Vision 2030. My major expenses include rent for the businesses, electricity bills, licenses and wages for my casual employees. My revenues are profit and the money paid for the services received. I use my profit to pay school fees for my brother and daughter, pay rent for the businesses, purchase more stock and support my parents and the community.

Loan Proposal

When given the loan, I will use it to buy cement, nails and iron sheets for my hardware business. A bag of Simba cement goes at USD. 6.5. I will be able to add 50 bags of cement at USD. 320. 50Kg bag of nails is purchased at USD. 45. I will add 5 bags of nails at USD. 225. One iron sheet costs USD. 8. I will add 30 of them at USD. 240. The rest of the money will be used to transport the commodities to my store. These items will help me get more profit because they are fast moving goods. My profit will increase by USD. 100 per month.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,193.00

Date disbursed

Aug 9, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

92 months

Lenders

Daniel

Brussels, Belgium

N

nani

austin, United States

T

Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

A

Anninymouse

Southampton, United Kingdom

A

aaronmcmurray

SLC, UT, United States

C

Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

B

BRWorthington

San Francisco, United States

C

chkuo

Taipei, Taiwan

malcolm D

grants pass, United States

D

dkapplerb

Toronto, Canada

K

Krokslatt

Mölndal, Sweden

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

jesuisneil

MATTESON, United States

G

garrybuck

Oro Valley, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

NhinSD

San Diego, United States

O

Oliver

Geneva, Switzerland

DeanDropshot

Oslo, Norway

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

KyRoamer

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

B

bizarresmom

Willowick, United States

AndreaBravi

London, UK, Canada

Kjartan

Oslo, Norway

P

PlutusNOR

Trondheim, Norway

J

Jacquinta

London, United Kingdom

T

TheAwakenOne

Sydney, Australia

N

Nellie

Wollstonecraft, Australia

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

SteveW

Birmingham, United States

T

ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

DaveinPerth

Perth, Australia

E

elkbrett

Bradenton, United States

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

R

rmacaw

Australia

Y

Yasha

Beer Sheva, Israel

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

T

thejacobnorton

Jubail, Saudi Arabia

kuebel

Vienna, Austria

TheWhiteCat

Surrey, United Kingdom

J

JayJay

Cleveland, United States

C

CheesemanDan

Shanghai, China

D

danny

Karlsruhe, Germany

B

briansedz

Canton, Ohio, United States

J

jared4

parowan, United States

T

tmsaddress

Orlando, Florida, United States

A

Arthurmb

Cebu city, Philippines

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

B

Becks

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

E

eagor

Wauwatosa, United States

nelson637

Greenbrae, California, United States

HE

help each other

Glasgow, United Kingdom

C

chrisherron

Chicago, United States

A

anonymous123

United States

indeh

London, United Kingdom

J

Jaslogic

Castle Rock, United States

L

Lenah

Vert Saint Denis, France

FlamingFreedom

Manchester, United States

gbnbca

Janeville, Canada

M

McCoys

London, United Kingdom

A

Alexandre

Sherbrooke, Canada

B

BTaylor

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

J

j12345

Durham, United States

B

bgj21

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

A

Austrian

Graz, Austria

B

bugsheep

Houston, United States

lorello

Vicopisano, Italy

G

Goodwill

Oakland, United States

H

hteba

Northwich, United Kingdom

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

J

janharg

Garland, Tx, United States

Christopher

Copenhagen, Denmark

S

Saryan929

Somerville, United States

U

UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

Alina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A

Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

Cadwah

Barcelona, Spain

rfriedenberg

New Jersey, United States

Sunnyside

Stafford, United Kingdom

K

Klemens

M, Germany

M

mkellerman

Shanghai, China

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

R

rebdhen

Louisville, United States

G

glh25

Winooski, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

L

LindsayB

Sydney, Australia

K

KnutG

Bergen, Norway

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

A

andreasb

Zug, Switzerland

G

gregc

Calgary, Canada

A

arwaandali

Ottawa, Canada

Z

zedoud

Hamburg, Germany

U

UTLonghorn

Lincoln, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

ShaneS

Port Pirie, Australia

B

Britams

Amsterdam, Netherlands

J

Jamesd

Swansea, United Kingdom

isabelv

Barcelona, Spain, Sweden

Zal0m0n

Atlantis!!!! x), Mauritania

A

AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

L

Leonora

TÄBY, Sweden

A

Afely

Heringsdorf, Germany

Lambie

Perth, Australia

L

LenoMetus

Perth, Australia

JonB

London, United Kingdom

D

doublehelix

Philadelphia, United States

dmirpuri

Bangkok, Thailand

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

ibc123

Seattle, United States

A

AtomMan123

Fletcher, NC, United States

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

somuchjackson

Boston, United States

B

BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

Sirko

Brandenburg An Der Havel, Germany

O

OrientExpress

Tokyo, Japan

J

jinx83

Brisbane, Australia

J

jumpfunky

Dortmund, Germany

E

edgrr000

Dallas, United States

C

Catch22

The Colony, United States

J

johneaton

Ludlow, MA, United States

E

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Marin county, United States

P

pvranas

Boulder, United States

G

Gdrvasc

Frederick, United States

NedRyerson

Munroe Falls, United States

A

andy.gayton

San Francisco, United States

C

Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

N

neumans7

Vienna, Austria

G

guggl

Vienna, Austria

G

GreenMoney

Lahr, Germany

S

SanderBeckers

Brussel, Belgium

L

lobotommy

OSLO, Norway

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

B

BobHope

United States

L

liseman

United States

sderickson

Berkeley, CA, United States

O

oonbug

United States

S

scotchval

United States

M

martyb

United States

M

Malibu

Westwood, United States

I

ibd267

Ambler, United States

D

drorm

United States

T

thegreek1020

San Jose, United States

P

Peaches

United States

MalcolmL

San Francisco, United States

R

rossgarlick

United States

DavidHS

United Kingdom

N

Nijntje

Netherlands

P

plhughes

United States

K

karthich

Austin, United States

M

merk85

United States

bb4dogs

United States

joshuacollinson

Vienna, Austria

Kadosira

United States

smastermind

Jerusalem, Israel

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

VK

Vasily Kudrin

Moscow, Russia

johnhudson

Washington, DC, United States

R

RonEddy

United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

B

bscent

Hong Kong

W

wesbh89

United States

J

JonAlec

United States

T

tehmle

United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

I

idris

United States

J

jdelaporte

United States

Loungin

United States

K

kennychit

United States

Bryan

Houston, United States

Otto Barten

Amsterdam, Netherlands

S

satheajay

United States

SV

sven vdk

Twickenham, United Kingdom

C

cactusgirl

London, United Kingdom

S

StefanB

Stockholm, Sweden

C

Crainster

Chapel Hill, United States

PolarBearCapital

United States

A

adamdreaming

United States

SuperMario28

Cudahy, United States

T

Tony1

Australia

A

andreab

United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Stephan

Netherlands

JL

Joao Leal

United Kingdom

RJ

Ryan J Cotton

United States

PH

Phil H

United States

Haim Si

Mexico, Mexico

DR

Daniel R

Berlin, Germany

E

Erich

Zurich, Switzerland

UN

Uwe Neumann

Frankfurt Germany, Denmark

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

Dave Bogard

New York, United States

Heiko

Haan, Germany

N

Niels

Berlin, Germany

Robin Goodfellow

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

D

Daman

United States

S

Sharon

United States

HC

Howard Cheng

New York City, United States

MZ

Matt Zirwas

United States

MD

Miles Dodge

CORVALLIS, United States

C

camo1243

United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

V

VGV

Netherlands

P

Patty

Colorado Springs, United States

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

Jake Badger

Roskilde, Denmark

DF

Daniel Fehr-Krahn

Winnipeg, Canada

Kate Courteau

United States

Dean Cress

United States

C

Chitti421

United States

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

E

erica

antwerpen, Belgium

CN

Cyprien Noel

United States

N

Nadine

Düsseldorf, Germany

JC

JD Conley

United States

Y

YP

Malaysia, Germany

KL

Ket Lin

United States

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

TH

tom hd

United Kingdom

AH

Adam Hill

United States

KM

Kelly Murphy

United States

Carla

Amsterdam, Netherlands

B

United Kingdom

B

Brent

United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

M

Mart

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Sarah and Dave

Toronto, Canada, Czech Republic

G

Gianni

Venice, Italy

Brad Schilling

Bunbury, Australia

E

eriklonnroth

United Kingdom

LH

Lisa Heinze

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

MG

Mike G

United States

Paul Smithson

Leeds, United Kingdom

Rosario von Li

San Jose, Ca, United States

A

Andrei

United States

AK

Achim Königs

Bonn, Germany

P

Peter

Bratislava, Slovakia

Eugen Stamm

Zurich, Switzerland

CR

Christine Randall

Brisbane, Australia

Taylor

Memphis, United States

M

Mike

Netherlands

GN

Gabriel N

Switzerland

AO

Ahana Ogle

United Kingdom

NR

Nick Rioux

United States

R

Ryan

United States

Rory McLaughlin

Dallas, United States

Y

YTSJ

London, United Kingdom

K

Kaleb

United States

FJ

Flo Jo

United States

T

tonym

Australia

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

Joelle Steiver

Brumunddal, Norway

I

isaac

United Kingdom

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

M

Magnus

Switzerland

J

Julie

United States

B

Boris

Bern, Switzerland

SB

Sue Bucholz

Sacramento, United States

D A

Saint Paul, United States

HA

Holly Arthur

United Kingdom

K

Kenny

United States

SS

Steve Smith

Winchester, Ma, United States

RB

Ruth Brown

United States

RG

Ravi Gadad

United States

GA

Giovanni and Yelena

New York, Ny, United States

ZA

Ziyad Alsufyani

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

LZ

Li Zhang

United Kingdom

SM

Sachet Marion

United States

Alice van Berne

Amsterdam, Netherlands

DF

D F

United States

T

Tom

United States

J

Jon

United States

Brooke Cain

Madrid, Spain, Spain

L

Lucy

Australia

K

Katharina

Germany, Germany

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Benjamin Kniaz

Boston, United States

MO

Mark Owens

United States

RR

Rory Rohloff

United States

SH

Stephanie He

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JA

Joshua Axtell

United States

K

keithlaycock

United Kingdom

Donald

United States

VC

Victor Chong

United States

GR

Gretchen Riess

Pittsburgh, United States

BE

Bob Ewing

United States

V

VJ

Canberra, Australia

AB

Andrew Bent

United States

RG

Ryan Gough

United States

BP

Bill Piper

United States

Perlita Domingo

San Miguel Guimba, Nueva Ecija, PH 3115, Philippines

AD

Amy Dinh

United States

L

Lastoni

United States

D

Dalton

San Francisco, United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

Haroon S

United States

NG

Nathan Grey

United States

DW

David Westmoreland

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

M

Mitch

United States

Colin Marks

London, United Kingdom

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

K

Kara

United States

C

Corrie

United States

Lurch

United States

R

RMIM

United States

Chris

Nganmarriyanga, Australia

DW

Dan Winetsky

United States

Martha Fleury

Bethesda, MD, United States

WC

Walter Clarke

Phoenix, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

E

Eric

Canada

SS

Sandi Smith

Pimpama. Queensland, Australia

RH

Rachel Hipp

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

afaness

Germany

DM

Darin MacRae

United States

John Barnett

United States

H

Heather

United States

Sean Richards

Wilmette, United States

B

Bartl

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

AB

Ashira Blazer

United States

Finland

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

ST

Sarah Turner

United States

HB

Hugo Boss

United Kingdom

SL

Sam Lute

United States

H

Hayley

Australia

R

Rachel

United States

L

Laea

Canada

RM

Roddy Murray

United Kingdom

JS

jackson silvey

United Kingdom

MW

Matt Winkler

United States, Canada

E

Emma

Australia

Greg DeKoenigsberg

Durham NC, United States

K

Khoa

United States

PM

Paul Melville

United States

AA

Andrew and Kim

Nashville, TN, United States

Ahmad

United Kingdom

FP

Fred Pratt

United States

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