Episode 3

Planning Tomorrow’s Success With The Street Easy

When a rare opportunity opened up at a covetable space in Islington, first-time restaurateurs Ruby Winter and Jake Johari went all in – and it paid off. Hear how they’re navigating the ups and downs of a new business, and planning an expanded cocktail bar, with help from Square Loans.

Sep 26, 2024 — 1 min read

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Starring

Ruby Winter Co-owner, The Street Easy

Jake Johari Co-owner, The Street Easy

About this video series

Planning Tomorrow’s Success

Meet Ruby Winter and Jake Johari, co-owners of The Street Easy in Islington, and Ercan Yuzey, owner and chef at Zeytin Horsham, as they navigate what’s next for their businesses, with a little help from Square Loans.

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Transcript

Ruby Winter: We realized that this was going to be one of our only opportunities.

Jake Johari: It was like we might as well risk it and try and achieve everything that we've always wanted to.

Ruby Winter: The world hasn't stopped throwing curve balls at us. The loan we got from Square took a massive weight off of our back, and being able to access it within 24 hours was just a massive help.

Ruby Winter: We can pay it off quicker. The busier we are, it might take a bit longer. The slower we are, it doesn't add any stress. We have the freedom to create a space that feels like our own. We want the place to be what people want it to be when they need it.

Jake Johari: We say something for everyone. Always.

Ruby Winter: Something for everyone. Always. Yeah.

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