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Seven Sins Salon

Beauty is only SIN deep!

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Seven Sins Salon

Seven Sins Salon

Seven Sins Salon

Seven Sins Salon

Seven Sins Salon

Beauty is only SIN deep!

Beauty is only SIN deep!

Beauty is only SIN deep!

Beauty is only SIN deep!

Dro Simoes
Dro Simoes
Dro Simoes
Dro Simoes
1 Campaign |
Lakewood, United States
$884 USD 30 backers
8% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Hi Everyone!

First off, we would like to thank you for taking the time to visit our Indiegogo page! We highly appreciate everyone taking the time to check out our new start up business!


"Seven Sins Salon is a full-service beauty salon that will be open to doing certain styles of makeup and hair that is rare to find in any other salon currently out there.  Our plan is to break that mold and start a salon where you will get to hang out in an entertaining atmosphere with rock and electronic music, gaming stations, music gear and much more! We are going to master in Goth, Rock, and Punk styles but of course we are also going to service anyone else who loves the atmosphere of our salon with no prejudices against how you look or dress."


We would like to introduce ourselves, for those of you who don’t know us:




Mel:

My name is Melissa O’Connell and I am 22 years old. When I was a little girl, I was introduced to Rock and Roll music at a very young age. Growing up, I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to follow my father's footsteps and pursue a career in the Music Industry or become a Beautician. I have since become a Hairstylist and Makeup Artist for a little over 5 years now. As soon as I graduated high school, I decided to enroll myself in Cosmetology School. I have worked for various different Salons in the past, and have learned a lot from each one. I still have a complete love for music, and I could never imagine my life without it which is why Dro and I have decided to incorporate the two Ideas together!

Although, I have worked for different salons and have learned a lot from each one, I have never felt appreciated in the workplace. Most of you don't know this, but I recently lost my job as a Salon Manager for a Corporation that I will not name, due to the fact that I took paid personal time off to spend time with my sick grandmother (which was approved by corporate). When returning to my job, she passed a week later and I had to go back out of state for the funeral. My district manager was not happy about this and had no sympathy for the loss of a family member who meant a lot to me. Because of this, they were trying to find ANY reason to let me go.  They ended up accusing me of stealing, without proof and suspended me from work and forcing me pay a fee of $500 for something I didn't do. I received a call 2 days later to find out that I had been "let go" and it was corporates decision. After I went to the work place to gather my belongings, I secretly found out that my position was terminated a week before any of this took place and that they just needed a reason to let me go.

Most people who I’ve worked with have never believed in me or have always assumed I was going to fail due to my age or style of dress, which is primarily why I was let go from this company. Many of them have never even given me a chance to prove them wrong. In the past, it has made me feel worthless and incompetent in regards to my work and I’m sure each and every one of you currently working a day job can relate. Today, I am eager to prove them all wrong. So we proudly Introduce you to Seven Sins Salon! Where “Beauty is Only Sin Deep.” We are in the process of creating a Rock and Roll themed Salon, where people like us won’t be judged by our physical appearance and all beauty is excepted! We welcome everyone with open arms to join us in helping us create an atmosphere that most places don’t offer! Seven Sins is a full-service salon dedicated to consistently providing high customer satisfaction by rendering excellent service, high quality products, and furnishing a rock and roll atmosphere at an acceptable price and value relationship. We will also maintain a friendly, fair, creative and unique environment, which respects diversity, ideas, and hard work. Our Mission is to create an environment where our customers are able to be themselves, to supply services and products that will enhance our clients inner beauty as well as their mental enjoyment.


We have already put in about $10,000 of our own hard earned money into this business, but unfortunately things can get expensive and prices for products and equipment stack up quick, which is where you guys come in. But first, here’s Dro’s story!


Dro:

Hi, my name is Dro Simoes. Most of you may know me as “The Dro”, Bassist of the band Deadstar Assembly. I just turned 33 years old a few days ago and Mel and I have been together for almost 5 years now. We decided to open this salon together not only to go into business for ourselves, but also to have a place where friends and fans can come hang out and get their hair or makeup done without the uncomfortable feeling of being out of place in a standard corporate-run salon. I have had so many friends and members of both famous and infamous bands request that Mel help them with their hair or makeup, but they have always refused to enter the salon’s she’s worked for and would rather the job be done in a private setting like a home. Unfortunately, there are some laws against legally operating a cosmetology business out of homes due to sanitation and we figured it would be awesome to have a place where people like us can go, feel like they can fit in, and have fun while getting their beauty on!

Enter Seven Sins Salon!
So what exactly is Seven Sins Salon? Seven Sins Salon is a full-service beauty salon that will be open to doing certain styles of makeup and hair that is rare to find in any other salon currently out there. Sure, there are definitely some salons where you will see stylists that are tattooed with brightly dyed hair, but the rules in those salons usually follow the same rules as other corporate settings where certain things are not allowed or accepted. Our plan is to break that mold and start a salon where you will get to hang out in an entertaining atmosphere with rock and electronic music, gaming stations, music gear and much more! We are going to master in Goth, Rock, and Punk styles but of course we are also going to service anyone else who loves the atmosphere of our salon with no prejudices  against how you look or dress.

So by now you probably get the idea. Sure it’s a rocker salon, but what is going to set us apart from the rest? This is where the Seven Sins comes in. Each section of the salon is going to be named after a sin and we’re also incorporating other play on words. For example, most salons have a coffee bar or some sort of bar where customers can have drinks or snacks as they wait for their turn in the chair. We’re going to do something similar, but it’s going to be a "Coffin Bar”. Our coffin bar is going to serve coffee, teas, non-alcoholic, and alcoholic drinks. We will also occasionally have snacks such as VooDoo Donuts and more!

Here is the current concept for the Seven Sins Salon areas:

Lust: Beauty Area (Hair cutting stations)
Greed
: Receptionist Area / Cash Register
Gluttony
: Coffin Bar (Coffee, Drinks, and Occasional Snacks)
Sloth
: Guest Waiting Area / Gaming Area
Wrath
: Color Mixing Area
Envy
: Chalkboard Wall (Band Wall)
Pride
: Photo Shoot Wall

More about SLOTH:

The guest waiting area is going to be comprised of a couch, a 42in Monitor and video game consoles. some of the consoles that we can currently make available are XBOX, XBOX360, Playstation, Playstation 2, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, Gameboy and more! This will be the area where guests can relax and chill while they are waiting for a service or a friend who may be getting a service done at the time.

More about PRIDE & ENVY:

We are also going to give the opportunities for touring bands to use the salon if they want to have a stylist and makeup artist work on them before heading to the show. The way this will work is that bands coming into town can call ahead and schedule a time-slot. They will have the option to have the salon close down for a couple of hours in order to have a private area to get ready in and they can also choose to keep the salon open for meet and greets. This way fans can come in and hang out with the band as they get ready. The PRIDE wall will be the area where we shoot photos of the bands and possible fans after they are ready and we will have them sign the photo or our chalkboard wall in the ENVY section. The only thing we ask is for the bands to help promote the salon by mentioning that they are there getting ready. If it’s a private salon day, they can make the post once they head out to the show. This means bands will have a cool place to hang out and get ready in, get their drink on, and have fans meet up for photos and autographs before the show.

Our Target Customers: We welcome customers of all ages, but are more targeted towards a younger crowd. Our clientele will consist of people who see the more unique side of beauty, (Tattoos, Funky Colored Hair, Artistic personalities, etc.) We will also Target clientele who, very much so, enjoy the music industry and want to be apart of it.

Company Goals:  We are creating a business that will produce and sell animal cruelty free products and in turn hope to attract hundreds of clients and customers monthly. Our marketing goal consists of promoting daily through social media, paper materials such as flyers and physical mailers, business cards, email marketing, google ad and remarketing campaigns, and other online advertising such as banners and link trading with like-companies. In turn this will grow our potential client awareness to our target audience in order to successfully reach our long term goal of having a fully booked daily/monthly clientele. We want all of our clients to be satisfied when receiving a Salon service, purchasing products, or visiting our salon in general. To make sure each guest that enters our door is satisfied with their visit, we will provide a fun, professional and positive atmosphere in our Salon to keep all guests returning for another visit, and so they may refer other potential guests to our location.

The Seven Sins Salon Keys to Success:

  Location: Providing an easy accessible location for our guests.
  Environment: Providing an environment conducive to giving relaxing and professional service.
  Convenience: Offering guests a wide range of services to choose from, with flexible and extended business hours.
  Reputation: Reputations of the Owners and other “Beauticians” as providing superior personal service.

Company Summary: Seven Sins salon will sell a wide range of beauty services and products. We will provide great quality Hair services, along with top lines of beauty products that will ensure customer satisfaction.  What will Seven Sins Salon set apart from the competition is our Unique Salon Design and our Full commitment to providing all of these services in one convenient location.  Seven Sins Salon will be located at 1125. S Union Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80228. The Salon will utilize 1,100 sq. feet, and is strategically situated on one of the busier corners in Lakewood, CO. It is a high profit area, with easy access from all parts of town.

Startup Summary: After spending several weeks searching for a salon to purchase, we have decided to start a salon from the ground up. The start- up capital will be used for the Design, Leasehold Improvements, Products, and Equipment for the Salon.

Services to Offer:  Seven Sins Salon will offer a wide range of services such as the following: HairCut, Child Cuts, Men’s Cuts, Blowdrys, Thermal Iron services, Conditioning Treatments, All over Color, Root Retouch, Highlights, Gloss & Toners, Keratin Treatment, Relaxers, Perms, Color Removal, Color Corrections, Consultations, Makeup Applications, and Updo’s for all occasions.


Management Summary: Seven Sins Salon will be organized and managed in a creative and innovative fashion to generate superb high levels of customer satisfaction, and to create a professional working climate conducive to a high degree of personal development and economic satisfaction for employees. Training classes through Enjoy Hair Care to help improve employee product knowledge and skills will be conducted on a regular basis. As our business grows, we will consider offering an employee benefit package to include health, dental and vision benefits for everyone.


MONEY!

We came up with the idea for seven sins salon a little while back and began putting together the business plan so we can figure out what we have, what we need, and how we can improve on the ideas we already had. We quickly realized that costs began to add up and we shot to the banks in order to start this journey. We opened up a business account, registered the business name, found a building for the salon and so on. We realized that we spent about $10,000 but still needed another loan to get the rest of the products and salon equipment in order to open the doors and begin allowing customers to check out the awesome place we’ve been working so hard for. Unfortunately, the banks took one look at us and probably decided we weren’t very serious and denied helping us with a loan. The funny thing is that Mel has great credit and one of the guys at the bank even said himself that he had no idea why we were denied because we had everything in place needed to secure the rest of the money we needed to open our doors. The loan we asked for was lower than most car loans and we proved that we already had the income to pay off the loan should anything happen.

So now you’re wondering if we already put $10,000 in, why do we need more? We want you guys to see that every last penny you donate is going towards the salon. There are so many shady people on Indiegogo and Kickstarter that you never know if they’re projects are legit. So we decided we were going to list all of the things we are going to purchase with the money along with our projected necessities. When it comes to the design and marketing, we still have a lot of work to do but this is a task we are taking upon ourselves to do. The logo on this page is just a temporary one, and so is the website theme, but as they get updated we will be sure to let you guys know so you can see them and let us know what you think!


SALON FURNISHINGS

Portable Stations: $450 (4)
Salon Mats: $120 (4)
Paint: $120 (3 1 gallon paint)
Salon Chairs: $300 (4 chairs)
Shampoo Bowls: $850 (2 shampoo bowls)
Styling Station: $750
Track Lights: $1100 (8 Tracks)
Salon Booster Seat: $35
Portable Hair Dryer: $109.44
Trash Cans: $26.96 (2)
Mini Trash Cans: $49.41 (3)
Mini Fridge: $161.49
Keruig Carousel: $34.00
Fridge: $500
Monitor Wall Mount: $40

TOTAL: 4,646.30


SALON SUPPLIES NEEDED

Color Tube Keys: $13.95 (5 keys)
Foils: $36.00 (3boxes of Reynolds)
Gloves: $40.00 / Box (2medium, 1 small)
Color Mixers: $7.19 / 10pc
Back Chair Cover: $31.16 / cover
Barbicide Disinfectant Jar: $109.96 / jar
Barbicide: $6.59 / 16oz
ShipShape: $6.99 / box
Clippercide: $8.29 / can
Processing Caps: $3.99 / Bag (30 count)
Cutting Cape: $339.80 / cape (20)
Hair Color Robe: $153 (20)
Hair Towels: $128.99 / 5dozen
Hair Care Retail Products: $700
Hair Color Products: $1225

TOTAL: $2,810.91

Insurance Coverage: $500 per year. Its for general liability 1mil per occurrence, damages $50k, business property up to $10k, records up to $10k (computers, papers, shipments) , business income up to 12 months up to $65k, professional liability, employee dishonesty up to $5k.

TOTAL: $500

Internet: Comcast will be setting up a line for us since that building does not currently have one. They are charging us a one time fee of $199, then $122 a month. This is a total of $321 just to get started.

TOTAL: $321

Electric: We will be splitting the electric with the company next door to ours since our building is connected to a mechanic’s shop. This will come out to roughly $130+ a month depending on what we use up on our side.

TOTAL: $130

Water: Our water bill will also be split where we pay 2/3rds of the bill. This will come out to at least $150 a month since we will need to constantly wash/shampoo hair, wash towels and supplies etc…

TOTAL: $150

Trash: Service will cost roughly about $45 a month and there will also be setup fees for the account.

TOTAL: $45

Rent: Rent in our building is $1300/month with a $1500 security deposit. The rent will raise in the following year to $1300 then to $1500 after the third year.

TOTAL: $2800

(We will also have other costs not listed here such as advertising, website server,  etc… but we left those out of here since we are already paying for those things out of pocket)

TOTAL FOR EVERYTHING: $11,403.21

As you can see, we are asking for exactly what we need to get started. Please help us reach our goal by sharing this page with your friends and family and let's show these corporate assholes that this is a community that helps each other out and let us prove to all the people who have wronged us that we CAN make a career out of something we love and enjoy doing!

We thank you in advance for any donation you give, it will certainly help us get one step closer to making this dream happen. If you're unable to support us by donating, please help us by sharing this! As you can see, we didn’t even list all costs associated with running a business like this so every little bit helps! If you guys have any questions or concerns feel free to hit us up and we’ll do our best to answer all questions you may have. Also be sure to keep an eye on this page because we are going to keep updating you guys as we get closer to our goals.


Here is the building we chose for Seven Sins Salon:


Here are the Salon Chairs We Plan on Purchasing
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Most of the interior colors are going to be red and black with some other accent colors in certain areas.

Here are the awesome shampoo bowls we plan to get:
They look like something Giger would have made!




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