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Back to business - Kathleen's comeback in Dublin
Kathleen lost a cutting table and overlocker to a long illness and repossession and needs $3,950 to reopen a sewing studio and support the family.
🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland1,878 views
For fifteen years I have run a sewing studio in Dublin. In June, a long illness and repossession took a cutting table and overlocker. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $3,950 goes:
• Initial stock: fabric: $670
• Working capital for the first month: $480
• Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $2,800
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
Updates from Kathleen
Small update. $823 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
Small update. $678 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
We're at 8% thanks to 7 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
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Hope things get better soon. Hope this works out for you. After 19 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
So sorry you're going through this, Kathleen. Small businesses are the heart of Dublin. Hope you're open again soon.
This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Dublin.
wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Erie