Entrepreneur

About Me

My name is Geoffrey Kamau Chege . Born in Muranga 1970 I am the first born among five siblings I am 42 years old. Our family later relocated to Nakuru in 1983 where I live to date. I started school at Mihuti Nursery School in Mihuti Location, Muranga County, at age of six years in 1976. After one year I joined Mihuti Primary School in year 1977.I stayed in Muhuti Primary School until 1982 when I was transferred to Flamingo Primary school in Nakuru Town. Flamingo primary school bounders Lake Nakuru National Park, and I had to repeat a class behind for me to catch up with new school. I did I did my KCPE in 1986 and I get an Aggregate of C+. The month of December in the same year I got initiated to manhood. The year 1987 I joined St. Xaviers High School in Nakuru town. I was an average student because the completion of four years I attained C plain at School I participated in extra curriculum activities like
i. Young Christ association
ii. Scot boy
iii. I also participated in agricultural class which was an optional subject and i did very well especially in planting and harvesting of potatoes.

I left St. Xaviers High School in 1990. That is after four years in Secondary School.
Then after that joined college Kenya Industrial Training Institute (KITI).where I trained in Leather Technology Course.
Our home is situated at Bahati Division, Bahati Sub Location and Nakuru North District. The home lies on four acre piece of land and the plot no. is bahati/bahati block 1648 Gwataniro Area. To come to our home while travelling from Nakuru along Nakuru/Nyahururu road you alight at stage called Mwisho Lami you branch on your right. You walk or drive for about 11/2 km next Kinoru Farm, you ask for baba Jeff’s place.

My Business

I stated doing business in 1994 where I was doing leather products e.g making leather jackets ,shoes, bags e.t.c until 2005
In the 2006 I thought of another business since shoe was longer promising and I got worried about the future. I turned to Schools, and the idea of supply of School Laboratory equipment, Chemicals and Reagents came into my mind. I started going to the nearby Secondary Schools, asking for tender, I used to leave my catalogue and by God grace I started getting good response from the nearby schools. The business pays well because I deal with receiving requisition from school Local Purchasing Order ( LPO).Schools normally pays through banks by the use of cheque as they get funds from the government. The business has an average of income of about 80,000 to a 100000 a month depending on the supply putting in mind that I pay my self at least 20,000 per month I pay office 6500 house rent of 6000 and other miscellaneous cost. I use my salary to cater for my family paying my monthly bills and of course I do help parent if need be.
The business is growing very fast because I started with two schools and I have grown to nine schools all in Nakuru County. The following are the schools where I supply the commodities.
1. Bahati Menengai View Secondary School.
2. Njoro Central Secondary School
3. Kenyatta Secondary School (Njoro)
4. Kapkembu Secondary School (Njoro Ndeffo)
5. Larmdiac Mixed Secondary School (Njoro Kihingo)
6. Larmdiac Girls Secondary School (Njoro Kihingo)
7. Sinedet Secondary School (Njoro)
8. City Mission Secondary School
9. Medrose Secondary School (Heshima)
My office situated in nakuru town at building called prestige Mall,Kijabe row off Kenyatta avenue next to Lucky Casino.

Loan Proposal

I would like to expand my business come next year. I would like to do a lot of marketing and this will need money for transport and bill boards to advertise my business. I will also need to hire a person to market on certain areas while I go different direction. I will also need good stock because of the Form 1 intake come February and because of the new school that I will get. I kindly request a loan of about 100000 to start with.
Thank you in advance.

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