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Start-up fund for Beau: reopening a flower stall after the demolition of the market
A flower stall in Birmingham needs help replacing display cabinets and a cooler after the demolition of the market.
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For four years I have run a flower stall in Birmingham. In March, the demolition of the market took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, 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.
I'll buy equipment from local suppliers and post photos and receipts as I go.
Where the $2,600 goes:
• Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $1,050
• Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $730
• Shop repairs and licensing: $390
• Working capital for the first month: $430
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Beau
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“God bless. I'm in Boulogne-Billancourt, thinking of you.”
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“All the best - Oaxaca de Juárez”
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“Thought of Beau all day after reading this. - Nashik”
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“Every little bit. Thought of Beau all day after reading this. - Amsterdam”
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Sending good thoughts, Beau. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. Wish I lived closer to Guadalajara so I could bring a meal. Love from Negombo.
Stay strong. Small businesses are the heart of Birmingham. Hope you're open again soon. God bless
Good luck, Beau. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Stay strong, Beau. Small businesses are the heart of Birmingham. Hope you're open again soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Birmingham.
Good luck, Beau. It takes guts to ask. Well done
Hope it all works out, Beau. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. After 26 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Kano
Sending strength, Beau. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Birmingham.