Restaurant working capital

Joan

Nairobi, Kenya

38% paid forward

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Entrepreneur

Name

Joan

Member since

August 2024

On-time repayments

3 installments  •  100%

About Me

Hello Zidisha Lenders, My name is Joan Ngina. I am greatly honored to be part of this community.

I currently reside in Nairobi Kenya. I studied Marketing Management, Computer programming, Accountancy and eventually ventured into Culinary Arts which has always been my passion.

My Business

I started my Culinary Journey in the year 2014 as a Home Baker and Pastry Chef Trainer.The business picked up very well and thus decided to get a business premise away from home as I had ventured into commercial baking and my overall client base had increased.

However my business hit rock bottom in 2019 when the Corona Pandemic hit the country.

I faced financial difficulties as most Restaurants and Food handlers were banned from selling food in public places due to health issues.

However after the bans were lifted I used money that I had saved up as capital to bounce back into business. I set up a fully fledged restaurant which has been steadily growing.


My Business Proposal:

Now I happened to relocate from one County (Kajiado) to another (Nairobi) County.

The relocation means that I have to repay for my previous licences which I had already previously paid for and yet they hadn't expired. They are even costlier in Nairobi as this is an Urban City.

I am hoping to get financial support for this so that it enables me to continue with my business well without any constraints.

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Thank you.

Project Proposal

I was forced by circumstances that caught me off guard to relocate to a different County thus having to move my business too.

I had already paid for my licences in the previous county but I am now forced to renew afresh.

This funds will therefore go a long way into enabling me sustain the business.

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$99.00

Date disbursed

Sep 2, 2024

Backers

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Ryan

Albuquerque, NM, United States

Nick Studenski

Minneapolis, United States

Edwin

Ruaka, Kenya

AW

andreas wagner

Estonia

Onesmus

Lusaka, Zambia

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  • Joan    Sep 29, 2024

    Hi Zidisha Backers, hope you are all fairing on well. I am doing great. My business is fairing on well despite few challenges here and there.

    As I told do you earlier I used the funds to help me in obtaining my business licences. I am really grateful for your assistance.

    I had not mentioned that I have five children who are all in school. My first born being in university and the last in kindergarten.

    Despite the struggles I was facing this month I said I will have to honor my promise in trying to settle my outstanding loan.

    The season here in Kenya has been rather cold so my house developed Black mold which got me and my family sick.

    I am born Asthmatic and my third born too was diagnosed with Asthma at birth. We try to cope with this with daily meds for Asthma such as Inhalers, Bronchial decongestion meds we buy OTC..But this month was rather tough for us as I was diagnosed with Arthritis, my third born got pneumonia and hearbreakingly my last born son whose only four years was diagnosed with Asthma. We are trying to keep strong and hoping for the best. We pray that you as our Zidisha family keep us in your prayers.

    Thank you so much and may you all be blessed.

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  • Joan    Sep 29, 2024

    Hi Lilian..Pleasure meeting you here. I am Chef Nginah fro Tastebuds Cafe and Grill also known as Mama Pitoz.

    I am Restaraunt Owner cum Pastry Chef de partie.

    My Restaurant is in Nairobi..previously in Kitengela.

    I hope we shall get to know each other some time and I pray that the funds will go a long way in growing your business.

    Be blessed.

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  • Joan    Sep 13, 2024

    Thank you so much Zidisha Family.

    The funds that you gave me have really helped me in attaining my business licences. My business is now in operation.

    Thanks to you, I am now able to feed and school my five children and I have employed two workers in the restaurant.

    Hopefully in the near future will employ more workers and empower more lives.

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  • Joan    Sep 2, 2024

    Hello Zidisha Family..Thank you very much for your contribution. I am very excited and the funds will go into purchasing my trade and health licences.

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