Kind cuts for a dot-com stylistAn entrepreneur finds a niche by bringing mobile hair salons to Silicon Valley workers. (FSB Magazine) -- Silicon Valley's technology workers may be among the most likely to succeed, but they aren't usually voted best tressed. Dena Kaufel, the 43-year-old founder of Onsite Haircuts, recognized the root of the problem - "Not everyone wants to take two hours out of his workday to drive to a salon" - and responded.
Kaufel and her staff drive a pair of Winnebagos outfitted as traveling beauty salons, complete with barber chairs, mirrors and sinks, to 11 company parking lots throughout the area. Customers schedule same-day $18 cuts at onsitehaircuts.com, a service created with the help of an engineer who came in for a trim. With stops at Google (Charts), eBay (Charts), and Yahoo (Charts), Onsite saw revenues increase 800 percent, to about $200,000, this year. The company also bought a third Winnebago, demonstrating its ability to grow alongside its clients' employers (and their hair). Would you get a haircut from a mobile salon in your company parking lot? Write a letter to the editors and let us know. ------------------------------------ A startup crushes its copycats What a steal: A Web site sells stolen items |
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