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Back to business - Emma's comeback in Los Angeles
Emma has run a neighborhood bakery for six years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $3,700 will put it back on its feet.
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For six years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Los Angeles. In July, a break-in took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $3,700 goes:
• Replacing a commercial oven: $2,350
• Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $740
• Shop repairs and licensing: $240
• Working capital for the first month: $370
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Emma
Updates from Emma
We're at 51% thanks to 36 of you. I made the first payment toward working capital for the first month. More news soon. - Emma
- Lakshmi Jayanthi Zoysa 🇱🇰 · $75
“Sending love. Hope the November deadline works out. - Kandy”
- Priyanka N. Bhat 🇮🇳 · $31.50
- Viviane Adriana Gonçalves 🇧🇷 · $25
- Fitria Lia Cahyono 🇮🇩 · $100
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Jakarta Barat”
- Nimra Noreen Farooqi 🇵🇰 · $30
- Mizanur Alamin Biswas 🇮🇳 · $10
- Asif Rony Das 🇧🇩 · $15
- Kurniawan Halim 🇮🇩 · $10
“Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Medan”
- Biniam Assefa 🇪🇹 · $500
“Get well soon. Only $500 but hope it helps. - Jimma”
- Mariana G. Ramírez 🇺🇸 · $10
- Yetunde Lola Odukoya 🇳🇬 · $10
- Marlene K. Khumalo 🇿🇦 · $30
- Parth T. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $50
- Renata H. Chávez 🇦🇷 · $30
- Emma G. Torres 🇬🇧 · $5
- Carlo Coppola 🇮🇹 · $10
- Andreas Finn Schmitt 🇩🇪 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Nuremberg”
- Shapla Sumaiya Rahman 🇧🇩 · $75
- Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $30.50
“God bless. From Kumasi with love. - Kumasi”
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wishing you the best. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 2 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Nagpur.
Small businesses are the heart of Los Angeles. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Lahore.
best of luck, Emma. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best
Wishing you the best. Small businesses are the heart of Los Angeles. Hope you're open again soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
take care, Emma. Your post was clear and honest. Greetings from Envigado