MoneySmall business
Back to business - Min-ji's comeback in Busan
A flower stall in Busan needs help replacing display cabinets and a cooler after floodwater.
🇰🇷 South Korea3,556 views
For twelve years I have run a flower stall in Busan. In November, floodwater took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 6 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 $1,650 goes:
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $250
• Shop repairs and licensing: $350
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $1,050
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
Updates from Min-ji
Good news. Because of your gifts ($829 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Carlos J. Vega 🇺🇸 · $25
- Otieno Rashidi Kioko 🇰🇪 · $10
- Ernestina Theresa Kyei 🇬🇭 · $20
- Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $33.50
“Wish I could do more. Been where you are, it gets better. - Caloocan”
- Nadeem Rizwan Lashari 🇵🇰 · $22
- Zakaria Yasir Mebarek 🇪🇬 · $10
- Hana Zahra Nassar 🇪🇬 · $10
- Wesley J. Sims 🇺🇸 · $20
- Douglas D. Gordon 🇺🇸 · $25
- Paula Gabriele Schuster 🇩🇪 · $100
“Wish I could do more. I'm in Dresden, thinking of you. - Dresden”
- Rowan M. Castro 🇺🇸 · $50
- Khalid Zaid Farouk 🇪🇬 · $25
- Shuvo Emon Rahman 🇧🇩 · $59.50
- Imad Walid Haddad 🇪🇬 · $10
“Every little bit. My sister told me about this one. - Luxor”
- Laurent Robert 🇫🇷 · $10
“Keep your head up. My cousin told me about this one. - Boulogne-Billancourt”
- Solène Florence Leclerc 🇫🇷 · $25
“Be well. Hope the March deadline works out. - Lyon”
- Pavithra P. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $15
- Kunal T. Nanda 🇮🇳 · $30
“Hope it all works out. Hope the March deadline works out. - Mangaluru”
- Favour Favour Popoola 🇳🇬 · $25
- Irfan Iwan Lestari 🇮🇩 · $100
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.
stay strong. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Thinking of Busan.
Good luck, Min-ji. Small businesses are the heart of Busan. Hope you're open again soon. I hope March is when things finally get easier. Love from Lagos.
You're not alone, Min-ji. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor in Anaheim donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Anaheim.
hope things get better soon, Min-ji. Looking forward to the next update
Sending strength, Min-ji. Small businesses are the heart of Busan. Hope you're open again soon. After 13 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Hope it all works out, Min-ji. Hope this works out for you. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Jinja.