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Start-up fund for Diya: reopening a small grocery stall after a long illness and repossession
Diya has run a small grocery stall for twelve years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $650 will put it back on its feet.
🇮🇳 Gujarat, India815 views
For twelve years I have run a small grocery stall in Surat. In June, a long illness and repossession took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 4 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 $650 goes:
• Replacing a cold-storage unit: $350
• Initial stock: fresh produce: $140
• Shop repairs and licensing: $40
• Working capital for the first month: $120
Thanks for reading all this.
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