Melanie Ampon, San Francisco’s first transgender electrology salon owner, does not regret the sleepless nights she endured to open her storefront in Nob Hill. She went into business to provide electrolysis, the FDA-approved permanent hair removal method, because she wants trans people to safely receive the gender-affirming care.
In San Francisco, small businesses can take months or even years to open, requiring registrations, inspections, ADA compliance, permitting, licenses and other city requirements. But because of an entrepreneurship accelerator program created in 2020 by San Francisco’s Transgender District President Aria Sa’id, Ampon said she was able to open Hearten Electrolysis in a rapid eight months.
“I had a logo design, but the (program’s) graphic designer was able to create brochures for me that I had at the Trans March this year. I had a business coach telling me all these resources, what tools to use to make sure I have a

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