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Back to business - Rutuja's comeback in Ahmedabad
A flower stall in Ahmedabad needs help replacing display cabinets and a cooler after a long illness and repossession.
🇮🇳 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India1,789 views
For nine years I have run a flower stall in Ahmedabad. In July, a long illness and repossession took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Thursday, and I employed 2 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 $500 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $340
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $95
• Working capital for the first month: $65
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Rutuja
Updates from Rutuja
Quick update: $136 raised so far (27%). I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Best of luck, Rutuja. Your post was clear and honest. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Parramatta.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rutuja
Replacing display cabinets and a cooler is $340 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Ask me anything else.
Wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. Love from Sukkur!
It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in Winston-Salem but we're thinking of you.
thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Best of luck, Rutuja. Hope you make a strong comeback. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Luxor
Take care, Rutuja. Looking forward to the next update. Love from Nnewi.
wishing you the best, Rutuja. I hope things turn around soon. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Rutuja. I hope things turn around soon. Thinking of Ahmedabad
Take care, Rutuja. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
Thinking of you, Rutuja. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Ahmedabad.
wishing you peace, Rutuja. Hope you make a strong comeback. Take care.
Hope the shop reopens soon. Wish I lived closer to Nagpur so I could bring a meal. Thinking of Ahmedabad
Sending good thoughts, Rutuja. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Hope things get better soon, Rutuja. Small businesses are the heart of Ahmedabad. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings
good luck, Rutuja. Hope this works out for you
Praying for you, Rutuja. Small businesses are the heart of Ahmedabad. Hope you're open again soon. Greetings from Accra.
Hope things get better soon, Rutuja. Shared this with my family. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless.
Thanks for sharing this, Rutuja. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 4 people at work.
Hope you make a strong comeback. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Tokyo
Small businesses are the heart of Ahmedabad. Hope you're open again soon.
best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Sending love, Rutuja. This could happen to any of us. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Kisumu.
shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Berlin this morning.
hope it all works out, Rutuja. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours. Take care
Hope it all works out, Rutuja. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Ahmedabad.
Sending love. Hope this works out for you. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Thanks for sharing this, Rutuja. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Fayetteville.
Hang in there, Rutuja. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope October is when things finally get easier. All the best.
Hope the shop reopens soon. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Ahmedabad.