Buying for scanner, printer and photo copying materials
Benjamin
Bungoma, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Benjamin
Member since
January 2015
On-time repayments
239 installments • 92%
About Me
I grew up in Munyali village,and attended Siritanyi primary school where i did my O level exams.My parents were farmers and could hardly afford to feed seven of us, four girls and 3 boys. We sold maize from the farm for a living while my mother tilled peoples farms in order to earn an income to be able to clothe us.
Through this hardship we managed to study and i passed my primary school education and went to Chesamisi high school where i struggled to pay my own fees by selling groundnuts to other students. The management was kind enough to understand and would allow me to work in return for some deductions to my schoolfees.
I managed to graduate and still by selling groundnuts i raised enough money to gain entry into college through friends and bursaries contributions.I attended Nairobi university and attained a Diploma in Human Resource management.
My Business
I am a practicing farmer and keep poultry. For 14 years i have bought chicks at 1$ per chick and sold each at 4$ depending on seasons and market prices.I also buy maize,bean and cabbage seedlings which i transplant into my one acre farm and after harvest i sell close to 6 bags of maize and 4 bags of beans each at about 12$.
I use these proceeds to pay fees for my two childrens primary education and my wifes college fees.I also help my parents to educate my younger siblings some of whom are still in high school.
Loan Proposal
When I will be given the loan with the zidisha organization, I will purchase scanner machine at $70 and Printer which will cost $100 and photo copying papers that will cost $20. The photo copy that I am operating is situated where the university students are and they need some scanning and printing services not only photo copying services that I am offering. This will help me to make more money and also maintaining my customers which are so many here. This will make my job easier and it will offer employment opportunities to some members in the community thus improving my living standard.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$191.00
Date disbursed
Sep 23, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 months
Other loans
Lenders
United States
Summary
Amount repaid
$199.59
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Mar 13, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 4, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Oct 11, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 11, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Oct 18, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 18, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Oct 25, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 25, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 1, 2015 | $5.00 | Oct 31, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 8, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 8, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 15, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 15, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 22, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 22, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Nov 29, 2015 | $5.00 | Nov 29, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 6, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 6, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 13, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 12, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 20, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 19, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | $5.00 | Dec 26, 2015 | $5.00 |
| Jan 3, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 2, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 10, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 10, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 17, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 17, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 24, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 22, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Jan 31, 2016 | $5.00 | Jan 29, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 7, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 6, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 14, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 14, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 21, 2016 | $5.00 | Feb 20, 2016 | $5.00 |
| Feb 28, 2016 | $25.00 | Feb 28, 2016 | $25.00 |
| Mar 6, 2016 | $25.00 | Mar 4, 2016 | $25.00 |
| Mar 13, 2016 | $44.59 | Mar 13, 2016 | $44.59 |
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