Buying tape measures

Mercy

Bamburi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mercy

Member since

December 2016

On-time repayments

34 installments  •  100%

About Me

My name Mercy Wambui - a business woman based in Mombasa - Kenya. I was born and raised up in central Kenya near the famous mount Kenya. I was born in a rural area where the main activity was (and still is) farming. My parents like other farmers in the region grew food crops such as maize (corn), beans and potatoes.

I later went to primary school and then joined secondary school. I then did a secretarial course in a vocational institution. I later got a job as a secretary where I worked for a number of year.

I later got married and joined my husband in Mombasa which is about 500 kilometers away. I resigned from where I was employed and joined my husband in his hardware store business. This is what I am still doing to date.

I am a mother of 2 children who are both in school. One would like to become a lawyer and the other a journalist.

My hobby is jogging which I like doing whenever time allows.

My Business

The business entails selling of hardware items such as tape measures, adhesives, lubricants etc. I get my stock from the capital city - Nairobi where there are big suppliers. I then retail them from my outlet at a profit.

I sell these items to many technicians in Mombasa city. I use the profit from this business to run our family budget and this supplements my husband's income.

Loan Proposal

With this loan, I will buy I dozen tape measures. This will cost USD 15. This item moves very fast and I hope to clear the new stock within a short time. I will use the additional income to repay the loan and also to accelerate my business growth.

This loan is also my entry point to Zidisha and I hope to benefit with bigger loans in the near future.

Thank you.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$16.00

Date disbursed

Jan 27, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

MarktheMormon

Sandy, Utah, United States

McJulio

New Jersey, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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