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Umesh needs a cold-storage unit to reopen a small grocery stall

A small grocery stall in London needs help replacing a cold-storage unit after a fire in the building.

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Umesh F. Grewal
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London
For twelve years I have run a small grocery stall in London. In March, a fire in the building took a cold-storage unit. I have no insurance, and the bank won't lend to me. Before that, my customers came every Friday, 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 $3,200 goes: • Replacing a cold-storage unit: $1,550 • Initial stock: fresh produce: $640 • Shop repairs and licensing: $510 • Working capital for the first month: $500 Glad we found this place.
#small-business#livelihood#restart

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  • Kim Ngân KieuQuestionID verified

    is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Umesh

    • Umesh F. GrewalOwnerAnswer

      The list at the bottom is the whole picture. replacing a cold-storage unit is the biggest at $1,550. Good question.

  • Huda Hussein

    Thinking of you. Shared this with my family. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Atlanta.

    • Felipe Sebastião Cardoso

      Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings

      • Moumita Bithi SiddiquePhoto verified

        Thinking of you and your family. Small businesses are the heart of London. Hope you're open again soon. Put this on a community board in Granada this morning.

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