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Start-up fund for Sotiris: reopening a bicycle repair shop after a fire in the building
Sotiris lost a full set of tools to a fire in the building and needs $1,850 to reopen a bicycle repair shop and support the family.
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For six years I have run a bicycle repair shop in Piraeus. In August, a fire in the building took a full set of tools. 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 6 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 $1,850 goes:
• Replacing a full set of tools: $1,100
• Initial stock: spare parts: $310
• Shop repairs and licensing: $140
• Working capital for the first month: $300
With deep gratitude,
Sotiris
Updates from Sotiris
59% there. the plan for shop repairs and licensing is now scheduled. Thank you.
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You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Hope things get better soon, Sotiris. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier!
Thanks for sharing this, Sotiris. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Likoni but we're thinking of you. Greetings from Likoni
Thanks for sharing this. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. All the best.
Best of luck, Sotiris. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours
Stay strong, Sotiris. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Put this on a community board in Ciudad de México this morning.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Wish I lived closer to Columbia so I could bring a meal. Love from Adelaide.