John
Kirengero, Kenya
100% repaid
Name
John
Member since
June 2016
On-time repayments
179 installments • 40%
Having a solid business plan
Benjamin Franklin said it well: “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
When it comes to setting up a fitness business, this means creating a business plan. Think of the plan as a strategic roadmap that will guide you along the often bumpy road to fitness business success.
Not sure what to include? Bplans offers a library of free sample business plans for fitness centers that you can view and download to help get you started. You can also download a free business plan template to guide your first draft.
Not only does the plan set out a direction for your business, but it also forces you to think about your competition, your marketing strategy, and most
Doing the right kind of advertising and marketing
How you market your fitness business is crucial. Today, Facebook and Instagram ads are now the ad platforms of choice for small businesses of any type. There are more users on Facebook than any other platform, and Instagram’s reach is growing daily. Because Facebook owns Instagram, ad campaigns can run on both platforms through Facebooks Ads manager.
The big reason they work is, though, is the Facebook Pixel. This is a piece of code that goes on your website and tracks the actions visitors take on particular pages on your site. Facebook Ads Manager then groups these visitors into a list you can target with ads based on the action they took on your website. Better still, you can create lookalike audiences of people with similar behavior and interests to those who have visited your site.
With this loan that, I am requesting for Zidisha loan to prepare land for pumpkin farming. I have been concentrating on farming of tomatoes and since the market is saturated I want to slowly change. Pumpkins take about 5 months to maturity and a 2kg pumpkin can retail at USD 1, this variety that I have is nutritious and I want to market it and expand in future to sell in wholesale. I will look for market whether in retail or wholesale so as to increase sales.
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Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$90.00
Date disbursed
Jul 13, 2016
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
22 months
Other loans
Amount repaid
$94.50
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Sep 26, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
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Jul 24, 2016 | $1.01 | Jul 31, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jul 31, 2016 | $0.00 | ||
Aug 7, 2016 | $1.01 | Aug 7, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 14, 2016 | $1.01 | Aug 14, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 21, 2016 | $1.01 | Aug 21, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 28, 2016 | $1.01 | Aug 29, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 4, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 4, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 11, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 11, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 17, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 25, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 2, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 9, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 16, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 23, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 30, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 6, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 13, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 20, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 27, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 4, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 11, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 18, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 25, 2016 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 29, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 2, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 9, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 16, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 23, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 30, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 7, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 14, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 21, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 28, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jun 4, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jun 11, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jun 18, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jun 25, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jul 2, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jul 9, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jul 16, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 18, 2016 | $0.17 |
Sep 26, 2016 | $0.84 | ||
Jul 23, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jul 30, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 6, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 13, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 20, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Aug 27, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 3, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 10, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 17, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Sep 24, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 1, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 8, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 15, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 22, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Oct 29, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 5, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 12, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 19, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Nov 26, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 3, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 10, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 17, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 24, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Dec 31, 2017 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 7, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 14, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 21, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Jan 28, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 4, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 11, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 18, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Feb 25, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 4, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 11, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 18, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Mar 25, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 1, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 8, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 15, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 22, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
Apr 29, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 6, 2018 | $1.01 | Sep 26, 2016 | $1.01 |
May 13, 2018 | $0.73 | Sep 26, 2016 | $0.73 |
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