Simon Burke and Piers Greenlees, co-founders of The Rising, SE1

Who they are: A brand new LGBTQ+ pub, The Rising, SE1, on Harper Road, Elephant and Castle What they needed: To get their name out there and announce their opening to local people, as well as to give people a quick taste of what they could expect by visiting. Ultimately to drive business and create […]
Joshua King, owner of KH Electrical

Who they are: Josh is a young electrician who runs his own electrical contracting firm, KH Electrical, at just 23-years-old. What they needed: He got in touch with us wanting to highlight his story, to inspire young people to sign up to his apprenticeship scheme.Josh said he hoped to get more young people from Peckham […]
Toby Oladokun, Plantain Kitchen owner

Who they are: Plantain Kitchen is a West African food stall, that previously operated out of Peckham Levels before they had to leave. What they needed: They wanted to relaunch after hitting a wall with their business, where they had seen their sales fall due to a lack of footfall at the venue. They had […]
Debbie Monfries, Umana Yana owner

Who they are: Umana Yana is a Guyanese restaurant in Herne Hill famous locally for their rotis. What they needed: Twelve years ago, five huge telecom boxes were put outside their shop, blocking the view from the road. As a result, they’ve seen sales plummet and some days they get no customers at all. They’ve […]