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Start-up fund for Rose: reopening a roadside café after a long illness and repossession
Rose has run a roadside café for six years; a long illness and repossession destroyed the equipment, and $700 will put it back on its feet.
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For six years I have run a roadside café in Cebu City. In July, a long illness and repossession took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 1 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 3 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 $700 goes:
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $410
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $135
• Shop repairs and licensing: $85
• Working capital for the first month: $70
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
- Rose
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- Christopher E. Hamilton 🇺🇸 · $25
“All the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Hialeah”
- Patrick Prince Asante 🇬🇭 · $10
“Good luck. - Cape Coast”
- Eamon N. Higgins 🇮🇪 · $25
- Kunal A. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $10
- Tariq Haris Hashmi 🇵🇰 · $20
“Every little bit. Thought of Rose all day after reading this. - Lahore”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
“Hope this helps. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Glasgow”
- Anushka H. Thakkar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Aaron T. Romero 🇺🇸 · $5
- Sebastian Franke 🇩🇪 · $30
- Shirin Jannat Mondal 🇧🇩 · $100
- Srinivas J. Thevar 🇮🇳 · $10
“Good luck. I'm in Noida, thinking of you.”
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Take care. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Thinking of Cebu City.
Stay strong, Rose. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care.
Sending love, Rose. Looking forward to the next update.
is there anything that isn't money that would help Rose?
Sharing the link is the biggest thing. And if you know anything about replacing an espresso machine and grinder, advice is welcome too. Thanks, that means a lot.
Hope things get better soon. Hope the shop reopens soon. Love from Bogor.
is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Rose.
Replacing an espresso machine and grinder is $410 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Appreciate you taking the time.
Best of luck, Rose. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.
Hope things get better soon. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Sent it to 15 people at work.
Wishing you the best, Rose. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
Small businesses are the heart of Cebu City. Hope you're open again soon
good luck, Rose. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Cebu City
Hope the shop reopens soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Cebu City.
Thinking of you and your family, Rose. Hope this works out for you. I'll check back for the next update
rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Tokyo so I could bring a meal.
Thinking of you and your family. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Cebu City.
wishing you peace, Rose. Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Bandung
Hope it all works out, Rose. Shared it with a few friends. After 13 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless
Stay strong, Rose. Looking forward to the next update. I'm in farming myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
sending love, Rose. Hope you get there. Greetings from Montego Bay.
keep going. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Thủ Đức.