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Help Daniela restart a small grocery stall in Cambridge after a long illness and repossession

Daniela has run a small grocery stall for twelve years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $4,800 will put it back on its feet.

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Daniela R. Valdez
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Cambridge
For twelve years I have run a small grocery stall in Cambridge. In August, 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 Monday, and I employed 2 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 $4,800 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $3,400 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $340 • Shop repairs and licensing: $590 • Working capital for the first month: $470 Glad we found this place.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Giovana Lúcia CoelhoID verified

    Wishing you peace. Small businesses are the heart of Cambridge. Hope you're open again soon. Blessings.

    • Álvaro H. Macías

      this could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Take care.

      • Leonardo Jorge Andrade

        Keep going, Daniela. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope November is when things finally get easier. All the best!

        • Indika Indika RathnayakeID verified

          Thinking of you. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. It's not much but it's yours. All the best

          • Winnie Neema Ssebuliba

            hope things get better soon, Daniela. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

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