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Microeconomics The target customer for Groom city barbershop would mostly consist of males. Women are not usually a common customer for barbers because barbers do a lot of razor work, short cuts, and designs; and these types of hairstyles definitely appeal more to men than woman. Age is not a problem, although most customers are aged from 14-40. Different races from all around come to get a good haircut , they will serve anyone due to the great experience of these barbers. Groom City is in the Hair/Salon Industry. The Hair & Nail Salon industry in most cases are comprised of salons that offer many different services including nail services, possibly facials and makeup application as well. In the case of Groom City, it just fall under that Hair Salon category. We were able to find an industry report to gather more information and expertise on our specific industry; the name of the report was IBISWorld Industry Report 8121 Hair & Nail Salon in the US. The report is very detailed and gives a sufficient amount of information regarding, the barrier to entry, employment, industry revenue, wages, competition, and much more about the Hair Salon Industry. The barrier to entry into this industry is fairly low. Which sounds good initially because that means it will be easy to start a barbershop or hair salon; however, when the barrier to entry is low that means there will be more competition. Naturally, when something is easier, more people will find themselves going in that direction. Therefore, a low barrier to entry results in a higher competition rate. To stay competitive in this industry this report has given us some key factors for companies to follow and meet to be successful in this com... ... middle of paper ... ... ; 10 % make $90,217 and 25% make about $131,558. Working in the banking industry the employees receive good benefits such as social security, disability, health care, pension, and time off. There are several economic trends affecting Pomona. Pomona as a city, is 6% behind the national average household income. The most populated industry is Sales and Office at 24.44%. Right behind that is Production, Transportation, and Material Moving by 24.12%. The overall economic outlook of Pomona is that the industry with the most money is the banking industry. 60% of poverty in Pomona is in the center of the city. Retail is another big business in Pomona along with food businesses. Show/concert venues also play a big part in the Pomona’s economy. Overall, Pomona is almost stable with the only major problem is some poverty/homelessness, but it still has potential to strive.

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