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Start-up fund for Hatice: reopening a sewing studio after a storm that collapsed the roof

A sewing studio in Kadıköy needs help replacing a cutting table and overlocker after a storm that collapsed the roof.

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Hatice Aylin Uçar
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Kadıköy
For six years I have run a sewing studio in Kadıköy. In July, a storm that collapsed the roof took a cutting table and overlocker. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Sunday, and I employed 1 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 $1,000 goes: • Replacing a cutting table and overlocker: $510 • Initial stock: fabric: $130 • Shop repairs and licensing: $155 • Working capital for the first month: $205 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  1. 27% there. I made the first payment toward working capital for the first month. Thank you.

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  • Jéssica Natália Miranda

    Hope you make a strong comeback. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Kadıköy

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