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Help Lillian restart a roadside café in Newcastle after a storm that collapsed the roof

Lillian lost an espresso machine and grinder to a storm that collapsed the roof and needs $1,600 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.

🇦🇺 New South Wales, Australia488 views
Lillian Crawford
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Newcastle
For six years I have run a roadside café in Newcastle. In October, a storm that collapsed the roof took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 2 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. I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go. Where the $1,600 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $420 • Working capital for the first month: $670 • Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $510 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Gilles Alexandre Morel

    Hang in there. Small businesses are the heart of Newcastle. Hope you're open again soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best!

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