MoneySmall business
Help Ellie restart a bicycle repair shop in Mississauga after the demolition of the market
Ellie has run a bicycle repair shop for fifteen years; the demolition of the market destroyed the equipment, and $4,250 will put it back on its feet.
🇨🇦 Canada2,798 views
For fifteen years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Mississauga. In May, the demolition of the market took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, 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.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $4,250 goes:
• Replacing a full set of tools: $2,650
• Initial stock: spare parts: $500
• Shop repairs and licensing: $530
• Working capital for the first month: $570
With deep gratitude,
Ellie
Updates from Ellie
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Małgorzata Karolina Czarnecki 🇵🇱 · $500
- Alyssa Fox 🇨🇦 · $250
- Gregory K. Pickett 🇺🇸 · $200
- Lilian Mary Temba 🇹🇿 · $100
- Yasir Ibrahim Qureshi 🇪🇬 · $100
“Only $100 but hope it helps. - Zagazig”
- Corazon J. Galang 🇺🇸 · $100
- Joseph Avila 🇬🇧 · $100
- Sérgio Caio Amaral 🇧🇷 · $100
“Thought of Ellie all day after reading this. - Pelotas”
- Ratul Zahid Biswas 🇧🇩 · $100
- Johan G. Mabaso 🇿🇦 · $100
- Katherine S. Foster 🇺🇸 · $75
“Hope this helps. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this.”
- Abigail T. Gonzalez 🇬🇧 · $68
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Ellie all day after reading this. - Aberdeen”
- Elsa Zahra Wibowo 🇮🇩 · $56
- Sandeep E. Chaudhary 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $50
- Umesh A. Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Mukesh E. Nanda 🇮🇳 · $50
- Rakesh G. Malhotra 🇮🇳 · $50
“Thought of Ellie all day after reading this. - Pune”
- Putri Yanti Surya 🇮🇩 · $50
- Yinka Garba Idowu 🇳🇬 · $50
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Hope things get better soon. Hope the shop reopens soon. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Blessings.
Hang in there. Small businesses are the heart of Mississauga. Hope you're open again soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Mississauga.
Best of luck, Ellie. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out
Thinking of you and your family, Ellie. Looking forward to the next update. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Take care.