Grooming on the Go: Intuit GoPayment, Birds Barbershop Offer $1.99 Haircuts to SXSW Music Goers

WHAT:

$1.99 cuts and styles on the streets of downtown Austin.

Intuit GoPayment is helping Austin’s own Birds Barbershop grow by taking their business mobile and accepting credit cards on the go using their mobile phones. Anyone can get a $1.99 haircut and pay with plastic – right in the middle of the action at SXSW Music.

Intuit is also giving away its GoPayment mobile credit card reader hardware. It plugs into the audio jack of a mobile device and lets small businesses swipe and process credit cards on the go so they never miss a sale.

WHY:

To help SXSW music goers trim their locks and small businesses boost their bottom line.

Small businesses in the South report an average $6,300 per month in outstanding payments – higher than any other U.S. region. Annually, this is a $75,600 strain on their cash flow, a significant issue for any small business.

WHO:

A barbershop duet.

Birds Barbershop, owned by long-time friends and Austin natives Michael Portman and Jason Rapaport, has four locations throughout Austin.

They’re taking their scissors on the road to SXSW and will be available for press interviews on March 15-16 to discuss how accepting credit cards on the go helps them grow their business. As supporters of local musicians, the pair will donate proceeds from the event to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians.

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