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Back to business - Saga's comeback in Uppsala

Saga lost a commercial oven to a break-in and needs $3,250 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.

🇸🇪 Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden3,319 views
Saga Astrid Gustafsson
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Uppsala
For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Uppsala. In September, a break-in took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $3,250 goes: • Replacing a commercial oven: $1,950 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $360 • Shop repairs and licensing: $340 • Working capital for the first month: $600 If you're reading this, thank you. - Saga
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Saga

  1. 81% there. the plan for replacing a commercial oven is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Small update. $1,423 so far, we've started the first stage.

  3. Quick update: $886 raised so far (27%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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    “Keep your head up. My colleague told me about this one. - Heliopolis”

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    “Blessings. Thought of Saga all day after reading this. - Mekelle”

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    “Happy to help. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Tamale”

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  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $75

    “All the best. Thought of Saga all day after reading this. - Gwagwalada”

  • Greta Silke Becker 🇩🇪 · $75
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  • Lubna Rahma Radwan 🇪🇬 · $65
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  • Simiyu David Opio 🇺🇬 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Gulu”

  • Godwin Okechukwu Salami 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Zuzanna Kubiak 🇵🇱 · $50

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  • Ji-yeon Jung-hee SonQuestion

    How is Saga doing now?

    • Sumaiya Farhana RahmanVerified organization

      Best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Kinondoni!

      • Nadia G. NaidooQuestion

        is there anything that isn't money that would help Saga?

        • Nargis Nusrat Pramanik

          Wishing you the best, Saga. Hope the shop reopens soon. It's not much but it's yours.

          • Elena H. Nguyen

            Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We're a small family in Stellenbosch but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Stellenbosch

            • Rowena H. Valdez

              Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.

              • Muhammad Shahid Orakzai

                You're not alone, Saga. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up.

                • Zahid Faruk Karim

                  So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Bogotá so I could bring a meal. Blessings!

                  • Rosângela Priscila Lacerda

                    hope it all works out, Saga. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings

                    $3,434.50 raised of $3,250

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