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Start-up fund for Vani: reopening a roadside café after floodwater
Vani lost an espresso machine and grinder to floodwater and needs $3,900 to reopen a roadside café and support the family.
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For four years I have run a roadside café in Sydney. In July, floodwater took an espresso machine and grinder. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me.
Before that, my customers came every Wednesday, and I employed 3 people from the neighborhood. I have been out of business for 7 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 $3,900 goes:
• Initial stock: coffee and pastries: $470
• Working capital for the first month: $690
• Replacing an espresso machine and grinder: $2,740
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Vani
Update from Sydney: I made the first payment toward initial stock: coffee and pastries. We're at 41% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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take care, Vani. Small businesses are the heart of Sydney. Hope you're open again soon.
Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Manchester.
Hang in there, Vani. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Epe.
Best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Narayanganj this morning.
Sending strength, Vani. I'd happily buy from you once you're back up.