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Start-up fund for Nina: reopening a phone repair counter after a fire in the building

A phone repair counter in Rotterdam needs help replacing a soldering station and testing tools after a fire in the building.

🇳🇱 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands4,130 views
Nina Brouwer
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Rotterdam
For twelve years I have run a phone repair counter in Rotterdam. In July, a fire in the building 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 Saturday, 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 $3,700 goes: • Shop repairs and licensing: $510 • Replacing a soldering station and testing tools: $2,350 • Initial stock: replacement parts: $840 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Nina
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Nina

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($896 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Quick update: $524 raised so far (14%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Muthoni Muthoni Tembo 🇹🇿 · $250

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Nina all day after reading this. - Mwanza”

  • Gebre Yohannes Jemal 🇪🇹 · $250
  • Fernando M. Reyes 🇲🇽 · $200
  • Mutua Mwende Mukasa 🇹🇿 · $75
  • Ruslan Orlov 🇷🇺 · $75

    “Hang in there. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Oliver N. Reed 🇬🇧 · $75
  • Julieta S. Cruz 🇪🇸 · $67
  • Murugan K. Pillai 🇮🇳 · $58

    “Take care of yourselves. My mother told me about this one. - Ahmedabad”

  • Luca E. Taylor 🇨🇦 · $55
  • Elsa Johansson 🇸🇪 · $50
  • Wahyu Yusuf Yuliani 🇮🇩 · $50
  • Farhan Zain Niazi 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Saw your post and had to give. - Sukkur”

  • Femi Victor Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $45
  • Kathleen E. Torres 🇵🇭 · $44
  • Lata D. Saxena 🇮🇳 · $42.50

    “Praying for you. Only $43 but hope it helps. - Nagpur”

  • Citra Intan Utomo 🇮🇩 · $32.50

    “You got this. From Jakarta Barat with love. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Mansi L. Chheda 🇮🇳 · $30

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope you get the rest soon. - Nagpur”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇦 · $30
  • Yolanda K. Hernández 🇲🇽 · $25

    “You got this. Gave what I could this week. - Ciudad de México”

  • Charles P. Ortega 🇳🇿 · $25

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  • Lena Saga Sandberg

    Sending strength. Small businesses are the heart of Rotterdam. Hope you're open again soon. Thinking of Rotterdam

    • Nicolás J. ZamoraQuestion

      Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Rotterdam.

      • Nina BrouwerOwnerAnswerAddress verified

        Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about shop repairs and licensing, advice is welcome too. Happy to explain more.

    • Danish Talha Yousafzai

      Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. God bless.

      • Mohan A. SrinivasanPhoto verified

        Hang in there. This could happen to any of us

        • Yusuf ÇetinQuestion

          Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Nina.

          • Nina BrouwerOwnerAnswerAddress verified

            It's all in the list in the story. shop repairs and licensing is the big one at $510, I'll post a receipt when it's paid.

        • Klaus Elias Klein

          Good luck, Nina. This could happen to any of us. My husband and I read this together. Take care.

          • Ramesh P. Srivastava

            Praying for you. I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

            • Smit L. Pandya

              sending love, Nina. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Please keep us posted.

              • Valentina P. Cohen

                Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

                $2,047.50 raised of $3,700

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