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Start-up fund for Cora: reopening a neighborhood bakery after a break-in

Cora has run a neighborhood bakery for four years; a break-in destroyed the equipment, and $3,150 will put it back on its feet.

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Cora Collins
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Macon
For four years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Macon. In May, a break-in took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 2 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. Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go. Where the $3,150 goes: • Replacing a commercial oven: $1,500 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $670 • Shop repairs and licensing: $380 • Working capital for the first month: $600 Thanks for reading all this. - Cora
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Cora

  1. Thank you all. We're at 12% now ($380). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Update from Macon: the plan for initial stock: flour, butter and sugar is now scheduled. We're at 9% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. We're at 3% thanks to 4 of you. the first invoice got paid this week. More news soon. - Cora

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  • Leonardo W. Villalobos 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Daniel Adams 🇬🇧 · $20

    “From my family to yours. Thought of Cora all day after reading this.”

  • Tanvir Hasan 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Carmen S. Paredes 🇲🇽 · $250
  • Khadija Samira Ghanem 🇪🇬 · $10
  • Hetal G. Ranade 🇮🇳 · $500

    “You got this. My brother told me about this one. - Kolkata”

  • Sandeep Anil Lama 🇳🇵 · $50
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  • Robert S. Allen 🇬🇧 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Hope the July deadline works out. - Newport”

  • Sultana Rubina Das 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Harold R. Bradley 🇬🇧 · $38.50
  • Thu Hằng Diep 🇻🇳 · $37.50

    “Stay strong. Thought of Cora all day after reading this. - Hải Phòng”

  • Anonymous 🇱🇰 · $14
  • Silvia A. Santos 🇲🇽 · $100

    “Thought of Cora all day after reading this. - Coatzacoalcos”

  • Ahmed Faisal Amin 🇨🇦 · $25

    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Québec”

  • Emiliano A. Gutiérrez 🇲🇽 · $25
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  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $25

    “From my family to yours. I'm in Valencia, thinking of you.”

  • Tumusiime Barasa Kato 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Thought of Cora all day after reading this. - Kasarani”

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  • Hùng Vũ Lieu

    You're not alone, Cora. Shared it with a few friends. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Casablanca!

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