Entrepreneur
Name
Samuel
Member since
January 2015
On-time repayments
250 installments • 49%
About Me
My name is Samuel Kangethe, a father of two children – a boy aged 13 years and a girl aged 9 years. I live with them and my wife in Mombasa city. I was born to peasant farmers in Central region of Kenya 44 years ago.
I went to school up to secondary level and later joined a mechanical engineering college where I trained as an auto-motive technician. I tried my hand as a mechanic but later lost interest in the job and got employed as a public bus driver. I did this job for five years, where I faced a lot of difficulties like police harassment. This made me quit and I relocated to Mombasa to search for greener pastures.
I opened a music shop and later decided to sell used clothes in the same premises so as to supplement my income. This is what I do to date and I make enough profit to support my family and my parents back home.
My Business
I source my music from music producers, artistes and local agents. The business is profitable since Mombasa is a big town with a high population which ensures that there is a constant demand for music especially from the youths. I make a profit of about $300 from this venture.
I get clothes for my shop from local dealers and then I retail them. Just like the music business, there is a constant demand for clothes due to the high population and the friendly cost of my products. I do it on a small scale and I make a profit of about $150 from this department.
My main reason for asking for this loan is to strengthen the used clothes section which will see an increase of sales hence improved profits.
Loan Proposal
With this loan, i will use the entire amount to buy a bale of used clothes which goes for about USD 150. This will give my business a much needed boost after struggling for some time due to my absence when I was taking care of my sick dad.
The coming of this stock also coincides with the high season when people have some money to spend on clothes. I am a seasoned businessman and I know that this will be a success.
Thank you and God bless you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$119.00
Date disbursed
Aug 31, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 months
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Summary
Amount repaid
$124.35
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Feb 23, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2015 | $5.00 | Sep 7, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Sep 20, 2015 | $5.00 | Sep 7, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Sep 27, 2015 | $5.00 | Sep 28, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Oct 4, 2015 | $5.00 | Sep 28, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Oct 14, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Oct 11, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 14, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Oct 18, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 14, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Oct 27, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Oct 25, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 27, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 1, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 27, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Nov 4, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Nov 8, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 4, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 15, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 4, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Nov 8, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Nov 22, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 8, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Nov 16, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Nov 29, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 16, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 6, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 16, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Dec 7, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Dec 13, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 7, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 20, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 7, 2015 | $3.00 |
| Dec 21, 2015 | $2.00 | ||
| Dec 27, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 21, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Jan 3, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 4, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 10, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 4, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 17, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 12, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 24, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 18, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 31, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 18, 2016 | $2.00 |
| Jan 26, 2016 | $3.00 | ||
| Feb 7, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 26, 2016 | $2.00 |
| Feb 2, 2016 | $3.00 | ||
| Feb 14, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 2, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 21, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 8, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 28, 2016 | $4.35 | Feb 23, 2016 | $4.35 |
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