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Back to business - Alexa's comeback in Vancouver

Alexa lost a soldering station and testing tools to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $2,600 to reopen a phone repair counter and support the family.

🇨🇦 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada841 views
Alexa P. Brown
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Vancouver
For nine years I have run a phone repair counter in Vancouver. In November, a storm that collapsed the roof took a soldering station and testing tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 2 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 8 weeks. This business pays my children's school fees and rent. I have already started working from home in small ways, but I can't meet orders without proper equipment. Every contribution brings me closer to reopening, and I promise to post photos as I buy each item. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $2,600 goes: • Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $1,600 • Initial stock: replacement parts: $520 • Shop repairs and licensing: $190 • Working capital for the first month: $290 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Alexa
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Alexa

  1. Thank you all. We're at 15% now ($397). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 10% now ($257). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

  3. We're at 5% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward initial stock: replacement parts. More news soon.

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  • Rekha P. Mishra

    Hope things get better soon, Alexa. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in San Antonio but we're thinking of you. Greetings from San Antonio.

    • Barasa Odhiambo SalimPhoto verified

      Thinking of you. Hope you make a strong comeback. Blessings

      • Vadym Bohdan Sidorov

        Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Blessings.

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