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Rochester Restaurant using crowd funding to stay afloat

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Rochester Restaurant using crowd funding to stay afloat
Rochester Restaurant using crowd funding to stay afloat

Restaurant owner Amber Bojji says she's applied for every government loan available, but has been turned down for all of them.

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More and more restaurants are making the tough decision to shut down or offer limited service during the pandemic.

Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins spoke with the owner of a rochester restaurant that's had to turn to crowd funding to stay in business.

She joins us live.

Brooke and tyler.

Casablanca first opened its doors here in rochester 6 years ago with nothing and it's been the owners livelihood since then.

And right now, they're worried they might have to go through that all over again.

Xxx "when that time comes, if you don't have the money, what happens?

I don't know."

That's the reality a lot of small businesses and restaurants are facing right now.

Amber (bo?jee) bojji owns this empty restaurant... and her husband is the chef.

They need 24 thousand dollars just to be able to open their doors again.

Bojji tells me she's applied for the small business loan and the paycheck protection program, but the funds ran out before she could be approved.

She says this money is the minimum amount they need just to get caught up "we're trying to remain hopeful because there is still so much to be grateful and thankful for.

But we're still in uncharted territory and we're still scared to know what the next step is.

I mean, we don't know when we'll be able to reopen.

Obviously funds are getting thinner and thinner and thinner with not bringing in any income."

As of right now, minnesota's stay at home order is set to continue through may 4th..

Which means casablanca and other restaurants will be closed through then too.

Live in rochester.

Madelyne watkins news thank you madelyne.

If you would like to check out casablanca's gofundme page, we'll have

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