This is a motto that Baz Tastan and Tapered the Barbershop hold in the highest regard, also why Tapered and the wider Quakers Hill community have had such an endearing relationship.
Tapered the Barbershop is now five years old and it recently won Best Barbershop in the Local Business Awards.
Now, there is very much a two-way street in this business - you have a premium barbershop that has the highest quality of cuts, shaves and fades.
It is as good as anything you'll get in the CBD, combined with a community that keeps coming back to support the business and sees the value in the service. As Baz said: ‘One needs the other to work’
Like all small businesses, there have been many difficult roads to navigate and no better example than the last two years of the pandemic when the business was closed for more than three months due to lockdown.
Unlike others however, Baz continued to be hugely active on social media where he has 8k followers. He constantly checks in on the community, staying positive and focusing on mental health issues and encouraging families and friends to look out for each other.
It is that concept of giving back that has made Tapered the respected and loved business it is today.
On top of this, Baz started his own mobile caravan barbershop with an aim to work more closely with mental health organisations.
It has seen him on the last two Christmas Days show up and cut hair for the homeless and underprivileged, in Martin Place and Parramatta Park respectively.
The caravan also serves as a private, after-hours barbershop for anyone that wants an out of hours appointment.
Tapered The Barbershop is open Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday 9am-5.30pm; Thursday 9am-7pm; Saturday 9am-4pm; Sunday/Monday Closed.
