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Start-up fund for Joshua: reopening a phone repair counter after a long illness and repossession
A phone repair counter in Los Angeles needs help replacing a soldering station and testing tools after a long illness and repossession.
🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States1,713 views
For fifteen years I have run a phone repair counter in Los Angeles. In March, a long illness and repossession took a soldering station and testing tools. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Monday, and I employed 1 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.
Once I'm back on my feet I plan to hire back the people I had to let go.
Where the $3,900 goes:
• Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $2,550
• Initial stock: replacement parts: $430
• Shop repairs and licensing: $480
• Working capital for the first month: $440
I hope life is good to you.
- Joshua
Updates from Joshua
Quick update: $96 raised so far (2%). the plan for replacing a soldering station and testing tools is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Bianca Fabiana Freitas 🇧🇷 · $55.50
- Sudha W. Hegde 🇮🇳 · $35
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $22
- Varsha A. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $20
- Zhe Zhong 🇺🇸 · $10
- Brandon N. Petersen 🇿🇦 · $10
- Elaine Priscila Dantas 🇧🇷 · $5
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Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out