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Back to business - Rylee's comeback in Birmingham
A street-food cart in Birmingham needs help replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators after a fire in the building.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom882 views
For six years I have run a street-food cart in Birmingham. In April, a fire in the building took a gas stove and two refrigerators. 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $2,700 goes:
• Replacing a gas stove and two refrigerators: $1,350
• Initial stock: ingredients: $820
• Shop repairs and licensing: $185
• Working capital for the first month: $345
With deep gratitude,
Rylee
Updates from Rylee
Update from Birmingham: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 4% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Thanks for sharing this, Rylee. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 24 years in accounting I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
Hang in there. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best
Best of luck, Rylee. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Strasbourg.
Best of luck, Rylee. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up