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Help Xiang restart a small grocery stall in Burnaby after a fire in the building

A small grocery stall in Burnaby needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after a fire in the building.

🇨🇦 V2B 4B4, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada4,310 views
Xiang Xie
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Burnaby
For fifteen years I have run a small grocery stall in Burnaby. In February, a fire in the building took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 2 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 $3,700 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $2,400 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $340 • Shop repairs and licensing: $570 • Working capital for the first month: $390 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Hiba Duha MaaloufQuestion

    How is Xiang doing now?

    • Yuni Tika Lestari

      praying for you, Xiang. Hope you make a strong comeback. Thinking of Burnaby

      • Manikandan L. Das

        Hope you make a strong comeback. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too

        • Pooja Sapana Aryal

          So sorry you're going through this, Xiang. Hope the shop reopens soon.

          • Zainab Noor Khalil

            Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Wish I lived closer to Pune so I could bring a meal. All the best.

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