The Rise and Fall of the Local Tattoo Parlor - Oct 12, 2020

Henry opened a tattoo parlor in the midst of the pandemic. His business plan included location (his bedroom doorway), set up (an overturned laundry basket, a water bottle holder, a work chair, an "open" sign), and a tattoo system (ink stamps he collected in a shoe box).

He convinced multiple family members to attend the grand opening, including Mom. However, while at her first appointment, Mom (a.k.a. the health department) shut down his operation when she realized he had given face tattoos to his sister who was scheduled to make her debut as a flower girl in a wedding in just 5 days. After that, we decided it was better for Henry to take his entrepreneurial skills in another direction.