MoneySmall businessUrgent
Help Marco restart a bicycle repair shop in Padua after a storm that collapsed the roof
Marco has run a bicycle repair shop for twelve years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $1,750 will put it back on its feet.
🇮🇹 Veneto, Italy1,049 views
For twelve years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Padua. In June, a storm that collapsed the roof took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Sunday, 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 $1,750 goes:
• Initial stock: spare parts: $460
• Replacing a full set of tools: $900
• Working capital for the first month: $390
I hope life is good to you.
- Marco
Updates from Marco
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Nuria W. Mora 🇺🇸 · $200
- Araceli L. Jiménez 🇺🇸 · $100
“Thought of Marco all day after reading this. - Mesa”
- Brandon K. Davidson 🇬🇧 · $77.50
- Silvia Russo 🇮🇹 · $75
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $50
- Sofia Anna Grigoriev 🇺🇦 · $41
- Jana Pohl 🇩🇪 · $25
- Sohel Sohel Hasan 🇧🇩 · $25
“Be well. Shared with friends too. - Chattogram”
- Viktor Nikolai Ponomarenko 🇷🇺 · $20
- Godwin Adewale Hassan 🇳🇬 · $20
“From my family to yours. Thought of Marco all day after reading this.”
- Alexa E. Lawson 🇺🇸 · $16
- Ronnie B. Legaspi 🇵🇭 · $15
- Addison J. Lane 🇺🇸 · $11
“You got this. Thought of Marco all day after reading this.”
- Maverick T. Juarez 🇺🇸 · $10
- Deepa B. Dwivedi 🇮🇳 · $10
- Ratul Sajib Mondal 🇧🇩 · $10
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.
I hope things turn around soon. We're a small family in Celaya but we're thinking of you. All the best
looking forward to the next update. We're a small family in Kanpur but we're thinking of you. Love from Kanpur
Best of luck, Marco. Shared this with my family. Blessings.
Hang in there, Marco. Shared this with my family. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Tema.
Sending strength. Hope the shop reopens soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Best of luck, Marco. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Monterrey.