Skip to content
HelpBLESS
MoneySmall business

Back to business - Kylie's comeback in Melbourne

Kylie lost an espresso machine and grinder to the demolition of the market and needs $2,850 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

🇦🇺 Victoria, Australia2,740 views
Kylie P. Le
Email verified
Melbourne
For fifteen years I have run a roadside café in Melbourne. In August, the demolition of the market took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, 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. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $2,850 goes: • Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,150 • Working capital for the first month: $420 • Shop repairs and licensing: $280 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Kylie

Updates from Kylie

  1. Update from Melbourne: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 31% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  • Kelechi Bello 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Be well. I'm in Zaria, thinking of you. - Zaria”

  • Hudson Weber 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Chinedu Lucky Nwankwo 🇳🇬 · $27.50

    “My brother told me about this one. - Nnewi”

  • Taghreed Farah Belkacem 🇸🇦 · $10

    “Rooting for you. Hope the December deadline works out. - Mecca”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $200
  • Mary Grace M. Galang 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Katharina Emma Beck 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Get well soon - Kassel”

  • Gabriella Payne 🇺🇸 · $10

    “All the best. I'm in Riverside, thinking of you.”

  • Purvi G. Deshpande 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Happy to help. Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Nashik”

  • Pradeep A. Sood 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. Shared with friends too. - Bristol”

  • Michelle H. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Makati”

  • Sofia Tarasov 🇷🇺 · $5
  • Francisco Samuel Farias 🇧🇷 · $10
  • Brenda D. Singleton 🇺🇸 · $21

    “You got this. I'm in Allentown, thinking of you.”

  • Marcel Fabian Krüger 🇩🇪 · $200
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $25

    “You got this. Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Kano”

  • Paweł Rafał Pietrzak 🇬🇧 · $250
  • Ignacio F. Vásquez 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Thiago Tavares 🇧🇷 · $50

    “All the best. From Ribeirão Preto with love.”

  • Aniket J. Trivedi 🇮🇳 · $25

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Sending good thoughts, Kylie. Small businesses are the heart of Melbourne. Hope you're open again soon.

    • Small businesses are the heart of Melbourne. Hope you're open again soon. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.

      • is there anything that isn't money that would help Kylie?

        • Kylie P. LeOwnerAnswer

          Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing an espresso machine and grinder, advice is welcome too. Fair thing to want to know.

      • Good luck, Kylie. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Dammam!

        • sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I'll check back for the next update.

          • So sorry you're going through this, Kylie. Gave what I could, wish it was more!

            • keep going, Kylie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

              • Hang in there, Kylie. Shared this with my family. God bless!

                • You're not alone, Kylie. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

                  • Hope things get better soon, Kylie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from San Jose.

                    • Praying for you, Kylie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. All the best.

                      • Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day

                        • Praying for you, Kylie. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope December is when things finally get easier. Take care.

                          $2,235.50 raised of $2,850

                          Give

                          More people who need help