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Start-up fund for Hina: reopening a flower stall after a long illness and repossession

Hina has run a flower stall for fifteen years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $3,200 will put it back on its feet.

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Hina Rin Imai
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Kawasaki
For fifteen years I have run a flower stall in Kawasaki. In October, a long illness and repossession took display cabinets and a cooler. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 10 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 $3,200 goes: • Working capital for the first month: $480 • Replacing display cabinets and a cooler: $2,300 • Initial stock: seasonal flowers: $420 Glad we found this place.
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  • Divya G. Awasthi

    Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My neighbor in Wudil donated after I showed her your page. Take care.

    • Indika Gayan JayasuriyaQuestion

      is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Hina.

      • Hina Rin ImaiOwnerAnswer

        The list at the bottom is the whole picture. working capital for the first month is the biggest at $480. It helps to be asked.

    • Gonzalo M. Ruiz

      Thinking of you. Hope this works out for you. I hope February is when things finally get easier.

      • Purvi N. Chauhan

        Sending love, Hina. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Kawasaki.

        • Kelly Lúcia Pinto

          hang in there. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Badagry this morning. Blessings

          • Viktor Roman Zaitsev

            Wishing you the best. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Gdynia.

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