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Start-up fund for Bhavani: reopening a bicycle repair shop after the demolition of the market
Bhavani lost a full set of tools to the demolition of the market and needs $600 to reopen a bicycle repair shop and support the family.
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For three years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Bengaluru. In January, the demolition of the market took a full set of tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $600 goes:
• Replacing a full set of tools: $400
• Initial stock: spare parts: $70
• Shop repairs and licensing: $35
• Working capital for the first month: $95
Thanks for reading all this.
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- Lawrence B. Quarles 🇺🇸 · $50
“Wishing you the best. Hope the May deadline works out. - Cincinnati”
- Dipu Hasan Pramanik 🇮🇳 · $15
“Hope it all works out. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Nashik”
- André Maurício Costa 🇧🇷 · $100
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $5
- Rohan D. Maurya 🇮🇳 · $20
- Jaxon M. Murphy 🇺🇸 · $10
- Umar Hussain Malik 🇵🇰 · $75
“Blessings. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Lahore”
- Óscar E. Quintero 🇺🇸 · $10
- Lorena Antônia Brito 🇧🇷 · $270
“Wishing you the best. Thought of Bhavani all day after reading this.”
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Take care. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Bhaktapur
Thinking of you, Bhavani. Your post was clear and honest. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.
thinking of you and your family. Hope the shop reopens soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.
Sending good thoughts. Small businesses are the heart of Bengaluru. Hope you're open again soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like
Hope you make a strong comeback. Wish I lived closer to Ciudad de México so I could bring a meal. God bless