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Help Sérgio restart a small grocery stall in Campinas after a storm that collapsed the roof

Sérgio has run a small grocery stall for four years; a storm that collapsed the roof destroyed the equipment, and $750 will put it back on its feet.

🇧🇷 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil1,308 views
Sérgio Guilherme Leite
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Campinas
For four years I have run a small grocery stall in Campinas. In July, a storm that collapsed the roof took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 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 $750 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $310 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $230 • Shop repairs and licensing: $75 • Working capital for the first month: $135 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Sérgio

  1. Update from Campinas: I made the first payment toward shop repairs and licensing. We're at 75% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. 21% there. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

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  • Vino Pandu Maulana

    You're not alone, Sérgio. This could happen to any of us. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home

    • Meltem Gamze BaşaranQuestionID verified

      is there anything that isn't money that would help Sérgio?

      • Sérgio Guilherme LeiteOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Campinas I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Pedro T. Orozco

      Hope it all works out. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Kingston

      • Ashok P. KashyapQuestion

        how is Sérgio doing now?

        • Marcus S. Smith

          Praying for you, Sérgio. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.

          • Natalia A. Guzmán

            Take care, Sérgio. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did

            • Aaron N. Castro

              Thinking of you and your family, Sérgio. Shared it with a few friends.

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