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Back to business - Lina's comeback in Leicester

A neighborhood bakery in Leicester needs help replacing a commercial oven after a long illness and repossession.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom2,306 views
Lina Rima El-Sayed
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Leicester
For twelve years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Leicester. In January, a long illness and repossession took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $1,450 goes: • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $460 • Shop repairs and licensing: $390 • Working capital for the first month: $600 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Jagadish M. Prabhu🇮🇳Verified donor
    Great help in a difficult time

    I was skeptical at first, but this person proved to be reliable and genuinely interested in helping. Their response time was incredible and their solutions were practical.

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    Patient and understanding

    This is what community support looks like. They didn't just offer generic advice; they provided personalized help tailored to my specific situation.

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    The help I received was exactly what was described and more. This person follows through on their commitments and genuinely cares about making a positive impact.

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  • Florence Caroline Maina

    Stay strong. Shared it with a few friends. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Leicester.

    • Raymond F. Taylor

      Good luck. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Belém.

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