Name
Margaret
Member since
February 2015
On-time repayments
212 installments • 43%
My name is Margaret Muthoni, a businesswoman based in Mombasa city. I was born in Nyeri county in the central region of Kenya. This is an agriculturally rich area and most people around this area are farmers.
I grew up in this farming community where I learned my farming skills early in life. I however had a desire to work in big cities and a chance came when I cleared my secondary school. After clearing my secondary education, I moved to Mombasa, which is the second largest city in Kenya, to live with my uncle.
I then enrolled in a college where I did a course in catering and hotel management. I got a job in a hotel shortly after completing my course, where I worked for six months.
I then got married and I could not continue with my hotel job since it demanded that I work in very odd hours and this could not work since I was starting a family. I was blessed with two children, now aged 12 and 7 years.
With the help of my husband, I started a clothes selling business which I am still doing.
My business is selling of used and new clothes. I do it from a rented stall in town. I normally get my stock from big markets in Nairobi. My shop is located in a densely populated area of the city and I get a regular stream of customers who have known me over the years.
I deal with all types of clothes of all ages and sexes. The business fetches a profit of about $300 per month and I use this money to support my family as well as sending money back home to support my aging parents.
Given credit, I would like to expand my business by adding more stock so as to attract more people to my shop.
I started my business by selling used clothes. I experimented with new clothes from last year with very exciting results. I was able to capture and new market segment which prefers new clothes. I started with men's shirts and I now want to venture in ladies' blouses and skirts.
With this loan I hope to buy a set of six blouses and skirts which will cost me around $80. This money, with a little more from my savings, will suffice for this undertaking.
Thank you and kindly consider funding this loan.
My name is Margaret Muthoni, a business woman based in Mombasa city. I was born in Nyeri county in the central region of Kenya. This is an agricultural rich area and most people around this area are farmers.
I grew up in this farming community where I learned my farming skills early in life. I however had a desire to work in big cities and a chance came when I cleared my secondary school. After clearing my secondary education, I moved to Mombasa which is the second largest city in Kenya to live with my uncle.
I then enrolled in a college where I did a course in catering and hotel management. I got a job in a hotel shortly after completing my course where I worked for six months.
I then got married and I could not continue with my hotel job since it demanded that I work in very odd hours and this could not work since I was starting a family. I was blessed with two children now aged 12 and 7 years.
With the help of my husband, I started a cloth selling business which I am still doing.
My business is selling of used and new clothes. I do it from a rented stall in town. I normally get my stock from big markets in Nairobi. My shop is located in a densely populated area of the city and I get a regular stream of customers who have known me over the years.
I deal with all types of clothes of all ages and sexes. The business fetches a profit of about $300 per month and I use this money to support my family as well as sending money back home to support my aging parents.
Given credit, I would like to expand my business by adding more stock so as to attract more people to my shop.
I started my business by selling used clothes. I experimented with new clothes from last year with very exciting results. I was able to capture and new market segment which prefers new clothes. I started with men's shirts and I now want to venture in ladies blouses and skirts.
With this loan I hope to buy a set of six blouses and skirts which will cost me around $80. This money with a little more from my savings will suffice for this undertaking.
Thank you and kindly consider funding this loan.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Mar 16, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
7 months
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Amount repaid
$105.35
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Oct 14, 2015
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
---|---|---|---|
Mar 29, 2015 | $5.54 | Mar 25, 2015 | $5.54 |
Apr 5, 2015 | $5.54 | Mar 25, 2015 | $5.45 |
Apr 14, 2015 | $0.09 | ||
Apr 12, 2015 | $5.54 | Apr 14, 2015 | $5.41 |
Apr 28, 2015 | $0.13 | ||
Apr 19, 2015 | $5.54 | Apr 28, 2015 | $5.36 |
May 7, 2015 | $0.18 | ||
Apr 26, 2015 | $5.54 | May 7, 2015 | $5.32 |
May 25, 2015 | $0.22 | ||
May 3, 2015 | $5.54 | May 25, 2015 | $5.27 |
Jun 23, 2015 | $0.26 | ||
May 10, 2015 | $5.54 | Jun 23, 2015 | $5.23 |
Jul 2, 2015 | $0.31 | ||
May 17, 2015 | $5.54 | Jul 2, 2015 | $5.19 |
Jul 7, 2015 | $0.35 | ||
May 24, 2015 | $5.54 | Jul 7, 2015 | $5.14 |
Jul 14, 2015 | $0.40 | ||
May 31, 2015 | $5.54 | Jul 14, 2015 | $5.10 |
Jul 22, 2015 | $0.44 | ||
Jun 7, 2015 | $5.05 | Jul 22, 2015 | $5.05 |
Jun 14, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 21, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jun 28, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 5, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 12, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 19, 2015 | $0.00 | ||
Jul 26, 2015 | $3.30 | Jul 28, 2015 | $3.30 |
Aug 2, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 11, 2015 | $3.30 |
Aug 9, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 11, 2015 | $1.10 |
Aug 23, 2015 | $2.20 | ||
Aug 16, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 23, 2015 | $1.37 |
Aug 30, 2015 | $1.92 | ||
Aug 23, 2015 | $3.30 | Aug 30, 2015 | $2.47 |
Sep 8, 2015 | $0.82 | ||
Aug 30, 2015 | $3.30 | Sep 8, 2015 | $2.47 |
Sep 15, 2015 | $0.82 | ||
Sep 6, 2015 | $3.30 | Sep 15, 2015 | $2.47 |
Sep 22, 2015 | $0.82 | ||
Sep 13, 2015 | $3.30 | Sep 22, 2015 | $2.47 |
Oct 14, 2015 | $0.82 | ||
Sep 20, 2015 | $3.30 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.30 |
Sep 27, 2015 | $3.30 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.30 |
Oct 4, 2015 | $3.30 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.30 |
Oct 11, 2015 | $3.30 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.30 |
Oct 18, 2015 | $3.30 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.30 |
Oct 25, 2015 | $2.05 | Oct 14, 2015 | $2.05 |
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