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Help Abril restart a sewing studio in Envigado after a long illness and repossession
Abril has run a sewing studio for four years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $900 will put it back on its feet.
🇨🇴 Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia1,253 views
For four years I have run a sewing studio in Envigado. In March, a long illness and repossession took a cutting table and overlocker. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 3 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 $900 goes:
• Initial stock: fabric: $85
• Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $660
• Shop repairs and licensing: $155
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
- Abril
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Hang in there, Abril. Hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to Faisalabad so I could bring a meal. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Take care
Stay strong, Abril. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier
Sending love, Abril. Small businesses are the heart of Envigado. Hope you're open again soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.
Good luck, Abril. Shared this with my family. I went through something like this 3 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless.
So sorry you're going through this, Abril. Shared this with my family. Blessings