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Start-up fund for Gabriella: reopening a small grocery stall after a break-in

Gabriella lost a cold-storage unit to a break-in and needs $1,450 to reopen a small grocery stall and support the family.

🇮🇹 Rome, Lazio, Italy404 views
Gabriella Aurora Marchetti
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Rome
For six years I have run a small grocery stall in Rome. In October, a break-in 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 1 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 $1,450 goes: • Initial stock: fresh produce: $380 • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $720 • Shop repairs and licensing: $350 If you're reading this, thank you. - Gabriella
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Shweta F. Shukla

    Thanks for sharing this, Gabriella. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My neighbor had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

    • Ronnie W. Abad

      Hang in there. Small businesses are the heart of Rome. Hope you're open again soon.

      • Victoria N. Dalton

        Hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.

        • Jericho L. BautistaAddress verifiedVerified organization

          Wishing you the best, Gabriella. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Yekaterinburg so I could bring a meal. All the best.

          • Queen Kehinde Bankole

            So sorry you're going through this. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money!

            • Jigna K. Doshi

              hope the shop reopens soon. It's not much but it's yours. All the best.

              • Farhana ChowdhuryPhoto verified

                Stay strong. Hope the shop reopens soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money

                • Shan Zhi Zeng

                  You're not alone, Gabriella. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless.

                  • Rania Rima Hamid

                    take care, Gabriella. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it

                    • Juan F. Marquez

                      Sending love. Hope the shop reopens soon. All the best

                      • Faisal Fahad Jilani

                        Sending love. Small businesses are the heart of Rome. Hope you're open again soon. All the best

                        • Maya D. Burke

                          Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

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