Sewing machines and materials for my tailoring shop
Silas
Mombasa, Kenya
0% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Silas
Member since
January 2016
On-time repayments
35 installments • 51%
About Me
My name is Silas Makanga, I was born in coastal region. I went to school nearby school called Mazeras primary school which is a public school. The school is situated a kilometer from our home. It made me feel tired to walk from home to school daily during the early ages in school. Sometimes there was fees problems. Since my dad used to drink almost every day with the lowest little money my mum acquire from selling vegetables. I proceed well upto standard six without many problems. I was forced to drop out in the second term due to lack of money for exam. I got to the market where I learned how to ride motorcycle, from one of my friends who was doing bodaboda. I was successful within one month i joined the bodaboda riders in our market. I did it for less than three months, fortunately, there was an introduction of free education throughout the country i was granted a course. I resumed back the following year i put all the effort to get good grades. The free primary education helped me so much, I joined secondary school to the heat blazing called Mazers high school. On joining, the retirement benefits of my dad were out so he paid without any problems. Since at that time he had stopped taking alcohol. I didn't score well during my form four examination thus i could not have joined University but i joined a polytechnic course and got a course in knitting clothes. I did well in it and then I joined a company at the market of making garments for a work. Though we were not paid well but i saved a little by a little until i raised these capital to start my business of knitting and repairing clothes in our market.
My Business
With the knowledge i got from polytechnic and the capital i raised from the company i joined, I was able to purchase a simple sewing machine which I normally now use it to repair clothes in the community. Though there were other people doing the same work, my business was doing better since i have undergone training course. I have worked very well with the experience i acquired and i have to be known by many customers due to good work and better prices for my job my early finishing off and making my customers enjoy my services. I am always available for my clients. Thus no pupil nor student can miss school due to torned uniform. I now get orders for making wedding clothes and school uniforms. I would like to expand my business and buy another sewing machine and employ another helper to improve my business. I will also create job opportunities to my community at large.
Loan Proposal
i will use my loan to buy the following items,
2 sewing machines worthy $140 to enhance efficient production of many clothes for my customers and complete the current order on time. I will use $60 to buy sewing materials,$20 to buy sewing thread and $20 to buy needles and buttons.This will enable me to produce quality and more clothes on time to cover the current orders i have for my customers and this will help me to employ more manpower and create job opportunities for others. This will increase my profit by over 45% and enable me to expand my business and pay my workers well and on time and repay my loan on time.Thank you all and be blessed.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$243.00
Date disbursed
Aug 24, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
3 months
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Lenders
United States
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
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