MoneySmall business
Help Valentina restart a roadside café in Manchester after the demolition of the market
Valentina lost an espresso machine and grinder to the demolition of the market and needs $2,750 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
🇬🇧 Manchester, England, United Kingdom1,144 views
For three years I have run a roadside café in Manchester. In June, the demolition of the market 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 8 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 $2,750 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $1,850
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $320
• Shop repairs and licensing: $340
• Working capital for the first month: $240
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Valentina
Updates from Valentina
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Fabio Lorenzo Galli 🇮🇹 · $5
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $80.50
“From my family to yours. Small amount but sent with love. - Yogyakarta”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $19
- Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $50
- Njeri Florence Kariuki 🇰🇪 · $25
- Dieter Hermann Seidel 🇩🇪 · $37
- Onyango Macharia Temba 🇰🇪 · $10
- Emi Ayaka Masuda 🇯🇵 · $5
- Anonymous 🇸🇪 · $10
- Samuel Festus Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $200
- Ceren Dilara Aslan 🇹🇷 · $19.50
“Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Üsküdar”
- Lorena L. Montes 🇲🇽 · $20
“Happy to help. My father told me about this one. - Guadalajara”
- Claudia C. Navarro 🇪🇸 · $5
- Travis Hopkins 🇺🇸 · $15
“Good luck. I'm in Eugene, thinking of you.”
- Sophie Laura Poirier 🇫🇷 · $100
- Hendrik P. Mokoena 🇿🇦 · $50
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $5
“Get well soon. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Ottawa”
- Lourdes R. Ramos 🇦🇷 · $25
- Naomi T. Nguyen 🇺🇸 · $200
- Jessica Andrea Neumann 🇩🇪 · $20
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.
thanks for sharing this, Valentina. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Saket.
everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Wellington.
Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Keep going. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Greetings from Lahore!
Stay strong, Valentina. Small businesses are the heart of Manchester. Hope you're open again soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected