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Help Travis restart a bicycle repair shop in Auckland after a long illness and repossession

Travis lost a full set of tools to a long illness and repossession and needs $2,050 to reopen a bicycle repair shop and support the family.

🇳🇿 1012, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand1,081 views
Travis W. Jordan
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Auckland
For nine years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Auckland. In February, a long illness and repossession took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 12 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 $2,050 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $540 • Working capital for the first month: $430 • Replacing a full set of tools: $1,080 Thank you for reading my story.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Travis

  1. Thank you all. We're at 21% now ($431). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the supplier and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Quick update: $316 raised so far (15%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Travis

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  • Rajan F. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $15
  • Manal Soliman 🇪🇬 · $20
  • Jagadish H. Mudaliar 🇮🇳 · $10

    “Hang in there. Hope the June deadline works out. - Varanasi”

  • Aiden P. Holloway 🇨🇦 · $10

    “Hope things get better. Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Toronto”

  • Rolando Villanueva 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Rasha Dalia Lotfy 🇸🇦 · $50
  • Vilai Oranuch Eiamsa-ard 🇹🇭 · $10

    “Thinking of you. Been where you are, it gets better. - Pattaya”

  • Rose Nyambura Otieno 🇰🇪 · $20
  • Maria McDonald 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Thought of Travis all day after reading this. - Fresno”

  • Heloísa Antônia Guimarães 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Sudhakar Panicker 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Patricia D. Tomas 🇵🇭 · $30

    “Hope it all works out. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Quezon City”

  • Hudson S. Gaines 🇺🇸 · $144
  • Hamisi Macharia Kato 🇰🇪 · $41.50

    “Only $42 but hope it helps. - Kasarani”

  • Anonymous 🇸🇦 · $100

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  • Busisiwe R. NaidooQuestion

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Travis

    • Maina Brian Mwakyusa

      Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Rome this morning. Love from Rome

      • Yogesh G. Kumar

        Sending strength. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Saint Petersburg so I could bring a meal. Love from Bursa.

        • Nusrat Shirin Roy

          Praying for you, Travis. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Auckland.

          $595.50 raised of $2,050

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