Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: Under $2,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? No
Online Operation? No
Business Overview
Body piercing started as a fad in the ’80s, continued to expand inpopularity in the ’90s, and looks to be becoming a mainstream industryin the new millennium. Starting a body piercing service does requireexperience or experienced staff; however, that’s about the onlyrequirement.
This business venture can be started for peanuts andoperated from a fixed location or on a mobile basis in differentlocations during peak holiday times. An obvious partnership for thiskind of unique business is to incorporate your service with an existingbusiness such as a tattoo parlor or hair and nail salon. Businesspartnerships help to reduce initial startup costs and ongoing monthlyoverhead costs.
The Market
Since the majority of your customers will be 18-30 year-olds, some ofthe most popular body piercing parlors are located near universitiesand colleges. Distributing fliers and coupons with specials such as”$10 off a piercing with jewelry purchase” on and near the campus willhelp attract first-time customers.