Sykesville couple launches new business during pandemic

A cosmetologist for 30 years, Mindy Coles had set her sights on owning her own her own salon, and when the first pandemic in more than a century shut down most businesses, she pushed forward with her plans.

BUSINESSES IN MARYLAND WHENTHE STATEWERE AT THEIR PEAK.

THATWHEN A SYKESVILLE COUPLE WENTOUT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TOSTART UP A NEW SALON.

JEFFHAGER HAS MORE ON THEIR STORY.(HAGER ST-UP) 29:42“FORYEARS, MINDY AND GREG COLESWANTED TO OPEN UP A NEWBUSINESS, AND THEY WERENABOUT TO LET THE PANDEMIC STOPTHEM” (TRACK) SHE HAD WORKEDIN THE HAIR BUSINESS FOR 30YEARS, AND MINDY COLES SAYSSHE WASNCORONAVIRUS SHUT DOWN KEEP HERFROM OPENING HER NEW BUSINESS,THE HAIR COMPANY, INSYKESVILLE.

(SOT)---MindyColes/Co-Owner 17:33“Theexecutive order for salons hadlifted by the time we wereopen.

Of course to build withpermits and the county andstate---things took a littlelonger than were wereexpecting and at first, wewere worried about that---notbeing able to open right wheneverything opened, but itturns out the community wasnreally ready at that time”(TRACK) COLES AND HER HUSBANDDESIGNED THE SPACE FOR SOCIALDISTANCING AND SINCE IT OPENEDIN LATE JULY, BUSINESS ISBUILDING& ALL BECAUSE THECOUPLE REFUSED TO LET THEVIRUS PUT THEIR DREAM ON HOLD.(HAGER ST-UP) 29:20“THE HAIRCOMPANY IS OPEN FROM TUESDAYTHROUGH SATURDAY BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY& AFTERALL, WEARE IN THE MIDDLE OF APANDEMIC.

REPORTING IN CARROLLCOUNTY, JEFF HAGER, WMAR 2NEW”WE'RE JUST HOURS AWAY FROM THEFIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBA