Kariz Cutz received a $147,926 SBA 504 loan, through the NEPA Alliance Business Finance Corporation, for the purchase of land and a building in Monroe County. This loan assists Kariz Cutz in creating three (3) jobs. Other project funds included assistance from Wayne Bank and cash from the borrower.
Kevin Allen oversees Kariz Cutz, which was founded in 2010. Kevin graduated from barber school and became a licensed barber in 2003, when he began running his shop from his home for seven years before adding contracted barbers at the current location. Kariz Cutz was named the #1 Barber Shop in the Poconos in 2012 and has a great reputation throughout the community. Kevin has also used his passion to train five (5) barbers who all currently operate their own shops in different locations.
Pictured from left: State Representative Jack Rader; Marta Gabriel, U.S. Senator Pat Toomey’s Office; Kevin Allen, Kariz Cutz; Senator Mario Scavello; Jeffrey Box, NEPA Alliance and Michael Kane, Small Business Administration (SBA).