Grow my online business and enroll in an online course
Evalyn
Nairobi, Kenya
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Evalyn
Member since
February 2016
On-time repayments
206 installments • 94%
About Me
I like reading business journals when not working. I like reading business journals when not working.
My Business
Again, thank you my lenders. Your selflessness has gotten me this far. See my Upwork profile in the link below to see what my clients are saying about my work.
Loan Proposal
I have two goal with this loan:
1. Paid self-development freelance courses.
2. Increase capital for my online business.
1. When I joined online freelancing (which you, my lenders, have made possible), my goal was to enjoy flexibility and financial freedom. I have managed to secure some free time each day and therefore I am working less hours.
I therefore identified a project which I will be doing during the free time so as to supplement my online income. I have been selling items on an online platform. I have already opened a shop at https://www.jumia.co.ke/ (which is an online selling and buying platform almost similar to Amazon) and I have made several sales in the electronic category.
How it works.
You open a shop on Jumia.co.ke. Post products that you wish to sell. Buyers buys your product. You deliver bought products to Jumia offices. Buy sends your sales money which includes your profit. The cycle continues.
As I have continued to put work in, my business has grown. The challenge has been when I get more orders than the capital making it impossible to supply most of the items ordered. I see this as a lost business opportunity since there is potential but limited capital.
Estimated monthly sales.
Electronics $ 300
Beauty products $200
Total estimated monthly sales $500
If you grant me these funds, it will take me a great mile to establish another source of income since this is what I have always wanted to do - have financial freedom with flexibility.
2. In my freelance career, I have grown to a point I need to expand my skills to be able to serve my client better. While there are many free courses that one can draw from, I need to enroll in a particular paid course to take my skills to the next level. This will cost $150
Once again, I cannot thank you enough. Through your lending my livelihood have changed and that of my sibling. I have been motivated by what you do to us and therefore my goal is to eventually get to that point where I will be able to fully support my family financially as well as Zidisha borrowers.
I consider your lending very key to success of this project. I therefore look forward to your kind help. Thank you in advance.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$370.00
Date disbursed
Apr 30, 2019
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
21 months
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