Buccaneer Beads Inc.

What Buccaneer Beads Inc. does

Buccaneer Beads Inc. is a family-owned retail business established in 2006 as a Florida corporation, headquartered at 3808 East Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd in Tampa, Florida. The company sells parade beads, costumes, masks, and party supplies focused on Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, pirate-themed, birthday, Cinco de Mayo, and graduation events. It claims the largest selection of parade beads, throws, and novelties in Florida and explicitly markets "greater variety at lower prices" than competitors, with bulk discounts available to krewes, corporate buyers, organizations, and schools.

The company operates a single physical storefront with extended hours and Saturday operations during parade season, accepting orders by phone with in-store pickup and shipping via FedEx, including hotel shipping for out-of-town visitors attending Tampa events. There is no e-commerce checkout capability on the website, which is built on the Ignite WordPress theme and used primarily for content/blog posts. Distribution channels also include wholesale direct sales for resellers and bulk buyers. The business is run by a mother-daughter team (Jennifer and Lenore) with 1-10 total employees and no disclosed external investors.

The business model is direct-to-consumer retail combined with a wholesale/bulk tier, with revenue generated entirely from physical merchandise sales of beads, throws, costumes, masks, medallions, lapel pins, rhinestone pins, custom items, and apparel transfers. Marketing is limited to a Facebook page, Google Business listings, blog posts, and community involvement through parade participation and Ybor Chamber of Commerce membership. There are no funding rounds, no patents or trademarks disclosed, and operations are restricted from shipping to California, indicating certain product-level regulatory constraints on bead sales.

Name

Buccaneer Beads Inc.

Legal name

Buccaneer Beads Inc.

Website

https://buccaneerbeads.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Buccaneer Beads Inc. is a family-owned Tampa, Florida retail store selling parade beads, costumes, and party supplies for Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, and themed events, serving both individual consumers and bulk buyers such as krewes, schools, and corporate clients since 2006.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Party and Parade Supplies Retail

NAICS

Jewelry Retailers (45831), Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers (458), Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers (459420)

SIC

Retail-Jewelry Stores (5944), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600), Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094)

akta.pro primary industry

Occasion & Seasonal Fashion Jewelry (Prom/Holiday/Festival) (CRAKABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seasonal & Holiday Gifts & Decor Retail (CRALAJAD)

Keywords

• Parade bead supplies
• Mardi Gras supplies
• Gasparilla party supplies
• Novelty and costume retail
• Bulk party supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales through physical storefront, phone orders, and in-store pickup. The company sells to individual consumers attending Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, and other parade events, as well as bulk orders for krewe, corporate, organization, and school customers with volume discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Buccaneer Beads Inc. is a Tampa, Florida-based retail and wholesale supplier of parade beads, costumes, masks, medallions, pins, and themed novelty items for Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, pirate, birthday, and graduation events. The company sells the same product line to individual walk-in consumers and to bulk buyers (krewe, corporate, organization, school) with volume discounts, offering in-store pickup, phone orders, and FedEx shipping.

Product overview

Buccaneer Beads Inc. is a retail business specializing in parade beads and party supplies, offering a single unified product line centered around event celebration merchandise. The core offerings include Gasparilla Beads, Mardi Gras Beads, Pirate Krewe Parade Throws, and various seasonal beads (St Patrick's Day, flashing/light-up beads), complemented by Mardi Gras Supplies, Masks, Costumes, Novelty Items, Custom Items, Medallions, Lapel Pins, Rhinestone Pins, and Transfers/T's. The company operates as both a retail and wholesale supplier, providing bulk order discounts to krewe, corporate, organization, and school customers, while also serving the general public.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parade Beads Retail and wholesale bead inventory including Gasparilla parade beads, Mardi Gras beads, St. Patrick's Day beads, flashing/light-up beads, and general beads (plastic beads on cotton string, rectangular faceted beads, various styles and colors). Sold to individual consumers, krewes, corporate, organization, and school buyers with volume discounts.
• Mardi Gras Supplies General Mardi Gras party and parade supplies including various accessories and novelties for Mardi Gras celebrations. Sold to individual consumers and bulk buyers.
• Pirate Krewe Parade Throws Parade throws themed around pirate aesthetics for krewe and parade participants, including Gasparilla-related merchandise.
• Masks Decorative masks for Mardi Gras, Gasparilla, and costume events. Sold to individual consumers and bulk buyers.
• Costumes Costume inventory including a dedicated costume room for parties and themed events such as Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, pirate, and other celebrations.
• Novelty Items Various novelty items and parade novelties for Gasparilla, Mardi Gras, and other events and celebrations.
• Custom Items Custom-made beads and products for specific orders from organizations, schools, and corporate clients.
• Medallions, Lapel Pins, and Rhinestone Pins Medal and medallion products, lapel pins, and decorative rhinestone pins for parades, events, organizations, and commemorative purposes.
• Transfers and T's T-shirts and transfer products for custom apparel related to parade and themed events.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ybor Chamber of CommerceminorOthersBuccaneer Beads Inc. is a member of the Ybor Chamber of Commerce, a local business organization in Tampa's historic Ybor City district.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/buccaneerbeads
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buccaneer-beads-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Buccaneer Beads Inc.