Wendy Reardon

Allston, MA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Gypsy Rose Dancing, Inc.

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Location: Allston
Industry: Sports/Recreation
Year Founded: 2002
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Growth (profitable)
Entity Type: "S" Corporation
Description: Founded in 2002, Gypsy Rose Dancing, Inc. was New England's first Exotic and Pole Dancing Studio. I began this company with nothing and grew it steadily over the years, averaging a gross of $175,000 with little to no paid advertising. However I've been running the company completely by myself, and it's time to bring in funding and corporate management help to take Gypsy Rose to the next level (i.e. licensees, franchising, cruise ships, casinos, etc.) because the business is growing too quickly for me to handle alone. I'm looking for immediate funding in the $50,000 range to lay a corporate foundation for future franchising, as well as someone with expertise in expanding small businesses for larger development. We fill a HUGE void in the Women’s Fitness and Wellness markets because no one else in the country does what we do--we appeal to women of all sizes, shapes, and ages who want to spice up their lives with our unique, exciting, daring (yet safe) classes where they won’t be intimidated by buff 20-something instructors. Our classes are small, lights are dark, costumes are fun, and with our “Sexy is a State of Mind” attitude, we provide a place for a girl to just enjoy being a girl! There’s INCREDIBLE revenue potential in our new 5600’ Allston studio (directly off the Mass Pike-with free parking ) because we can now offer classes day and night, as well as create have lucrative membership programs in our Wellness, Fitness, Dance, & Party Divisions. Our short-term goal is to get our new studio up and running to its full potential so that in as little as six months we can begin to develop the Gypsy Rose franchise. I made this company successful completely by myself with little to no paid advertising but with proper funding and experienced corporate management, Gypsy Rose could have unlimited revenue potential. I am also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Exotic & Pole Dancing (Penguin, 2007), as well as being a church scholar (M.A. Medieval Studies, The University of Reading, England) and author of "The Deaths of the Popes: Comprehensive Accounts Including Funerals, Burial Places, and Epitaphs (McFarland Publishers, 2004).