Hatboro Small Business Spotlight: Kadillac Tattoo

HATBORO, PA — Towns so often take their character from the entrepreneurial spirit that shapes its shops, storefronts, and downtown areas. Patch's Small Business Spotlight series aims to shine a light on local business owners with a strong sense of place, with a business rooted in the community and its people. This week's spotlight is on the tattoo shop on Byberry Road.

Business: Kadillac Tattoo Hatboro

Owners: Eric and Lisa Perfect

Address: 15 Byberry Rd. Hatboro PA 19040

Website: facebook : fb.me/KadillacTattooHatboro

Instagram @kadillactattoo_hat

Phone: 215-259-6146

What business are you in?

Tattooing

How did you come up with the name?

"From the start we had our eye on being the best at what we do. When people say something is the best they usually say "Its the Cadillac of...." and that's exactly what we are. We are the Kadillac of Tattoos."

What have been your most difficult challenges?

"When you love what you do for a living things seem to run a lot easier for you. If we had to put our finger on a difficulty it would usually have to e dealing with the local government regarding zoning and permits in phila. it can get quite confusing, time consuming and expensive! but to be honest Hatboro has been very easy and accomadting to navigate. Years ago the stigma of tattooing used to have people thinking only of bikers or criminal types that were running tattoo shops. Although there are many people tattooing that ride motorcycles, they are very rarely associated with the criminal element. Tattooing has come a long way in 30 years for sure."

What has been your proudest achievement?

"It happens everytime you apply a tattoo your customer is happy with. We are proud of the vast number of people that have trusted Kadillac Tattoo name for the last 25 years. and keep coming back and bring us their friends and family. That kind of trust is huge."

How do you give back to the local community?

"Since the beginning, Kadillac Tattoo takes pride in every community we belong to and Hatboro will be no different. We do a lot of fund raising for various causes ranging from helping the homeless, raising money for neighbors that have gone through cancer treatments that need help paying for bills, and we have also done many events for homeless animals. We do toy drives during xmas, donate gift certificates for raffles- including animal rescues. Whatever has been needed, we have always tried to be there to lend a helping hand. We love what we do and never forget that without a good community we would be out of business. Our door is always open to our community."

Know of a business that deserves the spotlight? Email us at justin.heinze@patch.com

Image via Kadillac Tattoo