From Weekend Rush To All-Week Booked: How A Neighborhood Bistro Doubled Monthly Revenue

A Jersey City bistro was turning away guests on weekends. The bank said no. Purple Tree looked at 12 months of card volume and said yes.

December 8, 2025

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Business Type

Full-service neighborhood bistro

Time in Business

4 years

Annual Revenue

$780,000

Employees

Use of Funds

Kitchen upgrade, patio build-out, launch catering

In Brief

Weekend demand was strong. Weekday sales lagged. One difficult pandemic year had already cost the owner a bank approval. Purple Tree structured a flexible advance tied to daily card sales and the capital paid for itself inside the first quarter.

Overview

How a neighborhood bistro in Jersey City used an $85K working capital advance from Purple Tree Funding to add seating, launch catering, and grow revenue 42% in six months.

+42% in 6 months

Revenue increase

Funded in 5 business days

Funding speed

30 new seats added

Added capacity

From Weekend Rush To All-Week Booked: How A Neighborhood Bistro Doubled Monthly Revenue

+42% in 6 months

Funded in 5 business days

30 new seats added

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