To buy more computers for the cyber

Maria Adhiambo

Nakuru, Kenya

12% repaid

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Name

Maria Adhiambo

Member since

January 2014

On-time repayments

297 installments • 11%

About Me

My name is Maria Adhiambo Otwalo, I am a Kenyan citizen, Born in Nakuru district. I live in Kimathi Estate. I went to Mukumu primary school. I then proceeded to Koru Girls. In the year 2007, I joined Rift Valley Institute of Technology in Nakuru where I studied diploma in information Technology (IT). After college in the year 2010, I was employed as a computer teacher in a college for two years. After a long research, I resigned from my job and decided to put up a computer business near the college where a use to teach because there was none. I started the business with my small savings and with a loan that I borrowed from microfinance called Malezi Bora. With this money I paid for the business license, acquired a room for five computers; bought chairs, computer tables, scanner and paid for internet bundles from a company called Orange Telkom Kenya. Bringing these services close to the college has really ease work for students who are doing projects that require a lot of research. The students are now able to do their research on the Internet, photocopy their notes and even scan their documents with a lot of ease.

My Business

I am running a computer business where I offer services such as typesetting, scanning, internet services such as browsing and designing of cards. my first month of the business was very slow but it picked up after wards. The second month of the business was very good and I manage to buy a photocopier machine in order to offer photocopying services. This increased my earnings and since then my business has been on the rise. The demand for these services has been on the rise because of the huge population of students who are always in need of computer services. I would like to expand this business by acquiring a bigger premise next to the college, add more computers, internet bundles, chairs and a laminating machine to cater for the increased demand for my services. This will increase the profits of my business. In future, I’m planning to open another computer center in a different area around a college to cater for increased demand from students.

Loan Proposal

I am operating my cyber near a college.I have tried to increase the number of computers in my cyber but the number of students that I get daily is still too high compared to the number of computers that I have at the present. I will want to increase the number of computers in by cyber to cater for the many students that come daily in my cyber. I am also still planning to open another computer center around another nearby college to cater for students needs.