San Jose Maker Needs Reliable Car!
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My one-woman business needs reliable transportation for craft shows and general errands, but my 1998 Nissan Sentra finally died after expensive life support. I am getting a great deal from a friend of a friend on a well-maintained 2000 VW Passat Wagon. It is much more suitable for carrying displays and canopies to events. (I'll even be able to carry a passenger!)
I need to pay the seller $1850 (plus sales tax and fees to California) on June 1, 2016, in cash. He's leaving the country on June 2nd to comply with his tourist visa.
I'm spending my savings, but the more money I have to take out of my business account, the more likely it is I won't be able to make my rent on my art studio/office space in coming months. Closing the studio would disrupt my business yet again and I may not be able to repay my Kiva Zip loan if that happens.
I started Splendid Colors in 2011 with a TechShop membership, Adobe Illustrator skills, cardboard, and spray paint. I've grown the business to over $20K annual sales in multiple product lines. In October 2015, I moved it into an office space for a studio with the assistance of a Kiva Zip loan. Then things started to unravel with major engine problems, expensive repairs, and dealing with disability-related issues this year that should've taken a week or two to resolve but have continued to interrupt the business. This interfered with projected cash flow, along with low sales at some of my current accounts. Poor cash flow left me unprepared to catch a deal on a car when this "friend of a friend's cheap temporary car" turned out to be a gem, not a junker.
I'd like to thank the friends and allies who contributed to my campaign so far. Technically, GoFundMe doesn't incorporate rewards for backers, but I hate taking money for nothing, so I can work something out.
I need to pay the seller $1850 (plus sales tax and fees to California) on June 1, 2016, in cash. He's leaving the country on June 2nd to comply with his tourist visa.
I'm spending my savings, but the more money I have to take out of my business account, the more likely it is I won't be able to make my rent on my art studio/office space in coming months. Closing the studio would disrupt my business yet again and I may not be able to repay my Kiva Zip loan if that happens.
I started Splendid Colors in 2011 with a TechShop membership, Adobe Illustrator skills, cardboard, and spray paint. I've grown the business to over $20K annual sales in multiple product lines. In October 2015, I moved it into an office space for a studio with the assistance of a Kiva Zip loan. Then things started to unravel with major engine problems, expensive repairs, and dealing with disability-related issues this year that should've taken a week or two to resolve but have continued to interrupt the business. This interfered with projected cash flow, along with low sales at some of my current accounts. Poor cash flow left me unprepared to catch a deal on a car when this "friend of a friend's cheap temporary car" turned out to be a gem, not a junker.
I'd like to thank the friends and allies who contributed to my campaign so far. Technically, GoFundMe doesn't incorporate rewards for backers, but I hate taking money for nothing, so I can work something out.
Organizer
Kathryn Hedges
Organizer
San Jose, CA
