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Personal Care Services · Hair Care

Great Clips- Recession Resistant- no matter the economy, people need affordable haircuts - Cannot be outsourced or sold online. Always going to be a neighborhood business. - Manager run opportunity. Some franchisees choose to keep their full time jobs and run their Great Clips business on the side. It certainly requires flexibility to do this, but many choose to have the stability of their full time job while they start their business.

VetFranSBA ApprovedMulti-Unit
Total Investment

$188K - $420K

Franchise Fee

$25K

Royalty

6%

Ad Fund

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Term

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Open Units

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Overview

About Great Clips

- Recession Resistant- no matter the economy, people need affordable haircuts - Cannot be outsourced or sold online. Always going to be a neighborhood business. - Manager run opportunity. Some franchisees choose to keep their full time jobs and run their Great Clips business on the side. It certainly requires flexibility to do this, but many choose to have the stability of their full time job while they start their business.

Great Clips is the largest single brand hair salon in North America. Great Clips is a convenient, walk in, no-appointment hair cutting salon – we cut hair, and sell product. Great Clips does not provide spa services, tanning, manicures or hair color: we keep it simple and allow our customers to get a great cut for a great price in a convenient format. The $70 Billion Haircare industry is growing at a rapid pace, and is one of the most recession resistant industries available.

Who it fits

Ideal candidate

An Achiever candidate: someone who has a corporate job and wants to build their legacy for the future.Our great performers have strong leadership skills and great people skills, and an interest in building a multi-unit business.Business and management experience in their corporate job are definite assets to our franchisees, as their primary function is developing people, not cutting hair.No haircare experience is required, but they should be interested in multiple unit development.
The fine print

FDD facts

Initial franchise fee$25K
Royalty6%
Total investment$188K - $420K
Liquid capital required$100K
Net worth requirement$500K
Year founded1982
Year began franchising1983
Business modelBoth
Owner-operator required (Year 1)Yes
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Footprint

Territory overview

AvailableDistrict of Columbia, Florida, New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Louisiana
UnavailableArizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Oregon
LegendAvailableLimitedUnavailable
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Quick facts
Founded
1982
Franchising since
1983
Model
Both
Liquid capital
$100K min
Net worth
$500K min
Owner-op required?
Yes
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