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Start-up fund for Tayo: reopening a neighborhood bakery after a long illness and repossession

Tayo lost a commercial oven to a long illness and repossession and needs $600 to reopen a neighborhood bakery and support the family.

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Tayo Festus Balogun
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Lagos
For fifteen years I have run a neighborhood bakery in Lagos. In September, a long illness and repossession took a commercial oven. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Tuesday, and I employed 2 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 $600 goes: • Replacing a commercial oven: $390 • Initial stock: flour, butter and sugar: $70 • Shop repairs and licensing: $45 • Working capital for the first month: $95 Thanks for reading all this. - Tayo
#small-business#livelihood#restart

Updates from Tayo

  1. 66% there. the plan for working capital for the first month is now scheduled. Thank you.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($160). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Victoria Nelson 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Tayo all day after reading this. - Dallas”

  • Levi P. Hoffman 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Mazen Walid Zaki 🇸🇦 · $75
  • Festus Godwin Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Bushra Mehwish Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $50

    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Tayo all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Rafael M. Dizon 🇵🇭 · $50
  • Camille M. Soriano 🇵🇭 · $30

    “God bless. Thought of Tayo all day after reading this. - Pasig”

  • Alamin Bappy Khan 🇧🇩 · $30

    “From my family to yours. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Rajshahi”

  • Dua Noreen Lodhi 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Thought of Tayo all day after reading this. - Toulouse”

  • Dedi Hadi Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $25

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Tayo all day after reading this. - Denpasar”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20.50
  • Tatiane Rafaela Ramos 🇧🇷 · $20

    “Hope it all works out. My mother told me about this one. - Niterói”

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
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  • Maryam Kiran Kazmi 🇵🇰 · $10

    “Happy to help. Thought of Tayo all day after reading this.”

  • Nils Lundberg 🇸🇪 · $10

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  • Nnamdi Garba Yakubu

    Keep going, Tayo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I'll check back for the next update

    $705.50 raised of $600

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