• MEET A FEW OF THE EMPOWERED WOMEN RUNNING LOCAL BUSINESSES
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A SOUTHERN LAKES NEWSPAPERS LLC PUBLICATION • 2020 EDITION
‘Babes’
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by Sandra Landen Machaj CORRESPONDENT
BOAT DETAILING Local women join forces to create Barnacle Babes service
Nothing says summer more than the return of boats to the waters of area lakes. Each spring as the days get warmer, more boats appear on the water with boat owners and their families close behind to enjoy their time on the lake. Unfortunately boat maintenance takes up a good part of the recreational time
many people have to enjoy the time on their boats. When longtime friends Emily Zugary and Erika Price were looking at possible business ideas, they knew they wanted to do something that would keep them outside preferably along the waterfront where they could enjoy the best of the summer while they would provide a worthwhile service. Having grown up in southeastern Wisconsin, the young women said the waterfront was an important part of their lives. However, as they watched the boat owners spend hours cleaning their boats prior to taking them out on the water, the idea for their business was created. “We would take over the job of detailing the boats so that the boat owner, instead of
spending hours cleaning their boats, could spend the time on the water enjoying their boat,” Zugary said. What’s in a name? “One of the hardest decisions was coming up with a name for the business,” she said. “We wanted something that was catchy and would be remembered by customers. And we wanted something that was both unique and would describe exactly what services we offered.” While they spent most of last year trying to find just the right name, it was Price’s mother who finally came up with the name Barnacle Babes Boat Detailing
See BARNACLE BABES, Page 6
Erika Price (left) and Emily Zugay, owners of Barnacle Babes Boat Detailing, planned to open their business on May 1. They offer a variety of detailing services to boat owners. COURTESY OF BARNACLE BABES Women in Business