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“When operating at full capacity, I make a good living because I charge a good rate for what I do,” he said. While he remains skittish at talk of a potential second wave of COVID-19, Reagan said he is confident in his business as long as he has an opportunity to operate without interruption. It’s the first time we’ve been able to get unemployment, because we’re a cash business. “We don’t have a retirement plan, we don’t have a 401(k), we don’t get unemployment normally. “This has been shattering everyone’s life, especially for tattoo artists,” he said. Still, the shutdown has proven devastating, putting a pinch on his financial life at home. To pass the time and stay financially afloat, Reagan had spent the previous three months honing his craft in other ways, providing artwork for clients and even designing some business logos. “All of the appointments that I had (scheduled during the shutdown), people are rebooking those.
People have been contacting me the second they found out when we could reopen,” Reagan said. He was able to resume tattooing clients on June 15 and filled up his appointment sheet to make the most of it. Reagan’s business was classified in the same industry segment as hair salons, spas and other non-essential personal care businesses that were out of commission the longest. When you have all that business stop, and you have a seven or eight thousand dollar rent payment, three months of that, it buries you. “A lot of shops, the rent is high because they’re in a high-traffic area and they have five or six guys working. “I’ve seen people closing shops,” Reagan said. He said that locating his shops off the beaten path has helped with overhead, contending with rent that is much more manageable.
SE in a strip mall he shares with businesses including Boondox Motorsports and a PFCU branch location. He had 11 people working for him before selling off those shops and retreating to the more rural area of Delton, where he went into business for himself.Ībout two and a half years ago, Reagan made the move to Caledonia, leasing out space at 9864 Cherry Valley Ave. Reagan is a 30-year veteran of the industry, owning shops in both Battle Creek and Kalamazoo from 1996 to 2009. I’ve never been told that I can’t make money. “You’re still paying rent in the shop - your landlord still has to pay his bills,” said Reagan, who owns and operates Family Anvil Tattoo in Caledonia. CALEDONIA - Mark “Crab” Reagan spent his morning wandering around his tattoo shop cleaning, organizing, providing a handful of clients with art consultations - pretty much anything other than actually tattooing.
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