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Start-up fund for Caterina: reopening a fish stall after a storm that collapsed the roof
A fish stall in Milan needs help replacing a freezer and scales after a storm that collapsed the roof.
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For nine years I have run a fish stall in Milan. In August, a storm that collapsed the roof took a freezer and scales. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Saturday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $3,700 goes:
• Replacing a freezer and scales: $2,450
• Initial stock: the first catch: $480
• Shop repairs and licensing: $320
• Working capital for the first month: $450
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Caterina
Updates from Caterina
Quick update: $1,393 raised so far (38%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Lubna Zainab Ismail 🇸🇦 · $100
“Stay strong. Hope you get the rest soon. - Mecca”
- Laura Girard 🇫🇷 · $10
- Louis Patrick Garnier 🇫🇷 · $75
- Josefa R. Contreras 🇪🇸 · $40
- Elena A. Cortez 🇨🇦 · $40
- Sakshi W. Gokhale 🇮🇳 · $30
“Hope this helps. Hope the November deadline works out. - Chennai”
- Dariusz Majewski 🇵🇱 · $13
“Keep your head up. Hope you get the rest soon. - Poznań”
- Devi C. Kamath 🇮🇳 · $20
- Collins Paul Kato 🇺🇬 · $10
“From my family to yours. Gave what I could this week. - Mbarara”
- André Gabriel Cunha 🇧🇷 · $10
- Maria Antônia Dantas 🇧🇷 · $28
- Lucas P. Martin 🇦🇺 · $50
- Rowan R. Aguilar 🇺🇸 · $5
“Hang in there. Small amount but sent with love. - Akron”
- Radu Eugen Gheorghe 🇷🇴 · $20
- Walid Hatem Hamid 🇸🇦 · $100
- Patrick Schmidt 🇩🇪 · $10
“Take care of yourselves! - Dresden”
- Nabil Ghassan Zerrouki 🇪🇬 · $50
- Daniel Felipe Barbosa 🇧🇷 · $7
“Thought of Caterina all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
- Jun H. Tomas 🇺🇸 · $25
- Parker R. Olson 🇦🇺 · $50
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Small businesses are the heart of Milan. Hope you're open again soon. My neighbor in Dodoma donated after I showed her your page.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Caterina.
Sure. The biggest one is replacing a freezer and scales, $2,450. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one.
wishing you peace. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.
Thanks for sharing this, Caterina. Hope you get there. God bless
Sending love. Gave what I could, wish it was more!