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Manikandan needs a full set of tools to reopen a bicycle repair shop
Manikandan lost a full set of tools to a break-in and needs $400 to reopen a bicycle repair shop and support the family.
🇮🇳 Bihar, India633 views
For three years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Patna. In March, a break-in took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Friday, and I employed 2 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $400 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $85
• Shop repairs and licensing: $65
• Replacing a full set of tools: $250
I hope life is good to you.
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thanks for sharing this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Patna.
Take care. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Love from Cape Coast.
take care. Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. All the best.
So sorry you're going through this, Manikandan. Hope you make a strong comeback. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Manikandan. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Take care