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Start-up fund for Silas: reopening a tailoring shop after a long illness and repossession
A tailoring shop in Aberdeen needs help replacing three industrial sewing machines after a long illness and repossession.
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For nine years I have run a tailoring shop in Aberdeen. In March, a long illness and repossession took three industrial sewing machines. 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 5 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 $2,450 goes:
• Working capital for the first month: $430
• Replacing three industrial sewing machines: $1,400
• Initial stock: fabric and thread: $620
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Silas
Good news. Because of your gifts ($323 in total) the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Atul Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $10
- Hadley C. Cruz 🇨🇦 · $20
“Thought of Silas all day after reading this. - London”
- Miguel Davi Pinto 🇧🇷 · $20
“Thought of Silas all day after reading this. - Santos”
- Enrico Bianco 🇮🇹 · $50
“From my family to yours. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Venice”
- Travis H. Tillman 🇦🇺 · $50
- Keith S. Fitzgerald 🇨🇦 · $20
- Babar Talha Butt 🇵🇰 · $24.50
- Zeeshan Rizwan Chaudhry 🇵🇰 · $369
- Nebiyu Bereket Haile 🇪🇹 · $10
- Imran Tuhin Paul 🇧🇩 · $100
- Matilde Roberta De Santis 🇮🇹 · $25
- Vinícius Alexandre Teixeira 🇧🇷 · $25
- Rose Wanjiru Byaruhanga 🇰🇪 · $10
- Oğuz Aslan 🇹🇷 · $25
- Santiago M. Reyes 🇪🇸 · $10
- Yash P. Sachdeva 🇺🇸 · $15
- Randall K. Rhodes 🇬🇧 · $25
- Aarati Shrijana Rana 🇳🇵 · $20
- Talha Zubair Qureshi 🇵🇰 · $6
- Thierry Philippe Renault 🇫🇷 · $37
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You're not alone. Hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Gatineau this morning
Sending good thoughts, Silas. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up. My neighbor in San Diego donated after I showed her your page. God bless
Hang in there, Silas. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings
Thanks for sharing this, Silas. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Please keep us posted. All the best.
Thinking of you. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Aberdeen.