CLIENTS LIKE FAMILY AT LOCAL SHOP CHATSWORTH BEAUTY SUPPLY OPENED IN '79.BUSINESS NAME: Laura's Beauty and Gifts BUSINESS ADDRESS: 10220 Mason Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent ., Chatsworth Chatsworth, estate, Derbyshire, central England, near Chesterfield. It is the seat of the dukes of Devonshire. Begun in 1552, the present Classical-style Chatsworth House was rebuilt in 1686. , CA 91311 PHONE: (818) 882-5516 FAX: (818) 882-1197 OWNERS: Laura and Don Wachs Wachs (meaning wax in German language) may refer to:
ESTABLISHED: 1979 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: Two DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are a beauty supply and gift store. We sell hair-care products, earrings, handbags, jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and more. We offer hands-on service. This is a mom-and-pop store. You don't find too many stores where the owner knows the names of their customers and has seen them grow up. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? My husband was laid off. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? I was the bookkeeper for a beauty supply wholesale, and the secretary there told me about a store that was for sale. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? A few months. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? I still worked at the wholesale house. WHAT WERE YOUR START-UP Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. COSTS, AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? $40,000 in 1979. We took a second mortgage on our house. WHOM DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Ourselves and some of the product companies. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? We didn't realize there was so much to learn about products. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $500,000. WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? Our goal is to remain in this business for as long as we can. We have become friends and family with our customers. It's almost unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. Unknown to fame; obscure. - Glanvill. See also: Unheard Unheard where people can come in and sit down and have a cup of coffee and tell us about themselves. We must be doing something right. Our employee has stayed with us for years! CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Laura and Don Wachs own Laura's Beauty Supply and Gifts in Chatsworth. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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