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Back to business - Shapla's comeback in Rajshahi
Shapla has run a small grocery stall for fifteen years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $400 will put it back on its feet.
🇧🇩 Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh782 views
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Rajshahi. In October, a long illness and repossession took a cold-storage unit. 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 7 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 $400 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $85
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $260
• Shop repairs and licensing: $55
Thank you for reading my story.
- Shapla
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Small businesses are the heart of Rajshahi. Hope you're open again soon. Love from Newcastle upon Tyne.
shared it with a few friends. I have a 16 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless