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Small Businesses Supported by SecondAid
The list illustrates the type of businesses in need, the materials we supplied and how little start-up capital is typically required.
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Type of Business
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Items provided
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Typical Cost per Business
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Lagoon fishermen
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Knives, casting nets
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$60
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Tree and wood choppers
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Axes, ropes, saws
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$50
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Carpenters
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Wood planers, drills
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$90
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Masons
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Trowels, plumb
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$60
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Plumbers
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Plumbing equipment
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$50
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Bicycle repair shop
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Pumps, tools, supplies
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$60
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Tailors
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Sewing machines
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$65
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Firewood dealer
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Axe, start capital for supplies
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$50
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Hardware dealers
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Bed frames, racks, stands
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$60
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Photo studio
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Photo frames and framing equipment
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$75
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Building supply shop
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Wheelbarrows, cement, sand
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$75
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Fish merchants
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Bicycles, containers
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$90
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Food stand
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Food steamer set for “string hoppers”
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$50
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Food stand
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Saucepans, pots
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$40
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Fruit and vegetable vendors
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Weighing scales, knives, start capital for supplies
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$70
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Ice-cream vendor
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Bicycle, cooling box
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$60
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Snack vendor
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Wooden cart, stove, supplies
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$75
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