Great Clips
Beauty & Wellness
Build your legacy with the world’s leading salon brand by joining the #1 ranked hair salon brand! With over 40 years in franchise experience serving more than 1.7 million customers weekly across the U.S. and Canada, with flexibility, this business allows you to stay in your current profession while building a solid, recession-resistant, manager-run business at the same time.
Availability
Great Clips is currently accepting inquiries from the following states:
CT, MA, NH, RI, VT
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Requirements
Financial requirements for this franchise: Minimum Cash Required $100,000 Net Worth $500,000 Franchise Fee $20,000 Royalty Fee 6% Total Investment $187,800 - $419,900 -
Options
Options available to franchisees: Home Based No Mobile Franchise No Military Discount Available Financing Available Training Available -
Franchisor Details
Facts about this franchise: Headquarters Minneapolis, MN Total Units 4,400 Year Founded 1982 Franchising Since 1983
What does a Great Clips Franchise Cost?
To open a Great Clips franchise, prospective owners need a minimum of $100,000 in cash available (liquid capital) upfront. This amount is part of the estimated total initial investment required to start the franchise, which ranges from approximately $187,800 to $419,900. Qualified veterans may also be eligible for a $5,000 discount off the initial franchise fee. *
About Great Clips
Great Clips is the largest single brand hair salon in North America. As a convenient, walk in, no- appointment hair cutting salon – we keep it simple and focus on cutting hair. Great Clips allows our customers to get a great cut for a great price in a convenient format by saving time with Online Check-In, ReadyNext text alerts, and getting the same great haircut with Clip Notes.
Why Choose Great Clips?
- Manager-Run Model
- Franchisees aren’t cutting hair—they’re running a business. Day-to-day operations are handled by your manager, which means you can start your business without leaving your career behind.
- Recession Resistant
- Affordable and convenient haircuts are always in demand, regardless of economic trends. Great Clips continues to attract a loyal customer base, ensuring a consistent flow of business and long-term stability
- Strong Brand Recognition
- With over 4,400 salons in 190 markets and national partnerships with the NHL and NCAA, Great Clips is a household name.
- Driven by a Commitment to Growth
- Great Clips is led and managed by an exceptional team of franchise-industry leaders.
- Great Clips is the largest single haircare brand in North America. We have nearly 50% of the market share of all franchised hair salon units.
- Industry Leading Support
- Our support personnel-to-franchisee ratio is 1:10— remarkable in the franchise industry.
- Real Estate, Facilities, Marketing, Recruiting, and Operations - experts in every area of the business to support franchisee growth.
- Multi-Unit Opportunities
- Great Clips starts every new franchisee with a single location. The average franchisee has 4-7 salons after 5 years of being in business.
- 100% Franchisee-owned Salons
- We are 100% committed to franchisee success. We don’t just say it, we prove it. Every Great Clips salon is owned by a franchisee. We are not in the business of operating corporate salons; our salons are owned by franchisees.
Great Clips Unparalleled Support
- Local Education Specialists
- In-market Operations Managers and Specialists
- Initial salon design and layout assistance provided by our Facilities & Purchasing (F&P) Department
- Grand Opening and ongoing marketing assistance
- Real Estate support
- Various ongoing Great Clips-sponsored training programs for franchisees, managers, General Managers and stylists
- Outstanding long-term vendors
Our Ideal Candidate
- Comfortable managing people
- Willing to follow a system
- Flexibility in their day-to-day
- Entrepreneurial and leadership skills
- Growth mindset - on average, franchisees own between 6-7 salons after 5 years
- Meets financial requirements for geographic area - net worth $500,000 and liquid assets $100,000; higher-cost markets: net worth $1M and liquid assets $250,000
- No haircutting experience needed!
The Great Clips Advantage
One of the biggest advantages you can have as a franchisee is becoming part of a brand that’s well-established, highly respected and empirically successful. Great Clips is that and more. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built a reputation for excellence by consistently providing our customers with a great haircare experience at an equally great value. And we’ve grown to become the world’s largest salon brand by ensuring every Great Clips franchisee has the resources, tools and support they need to successfully launch their business and build their legacy.
Great Clips is the high-tech leader in the haircare industry—the first to leverage technology to support brand delivery and growth and to improve the experience for our franchisees, their salon teams and their customers. Our goal is to use technology in ways that complement your business, continuously elevating the quality and convenience of the salon experience you provide while delivering an unmatched level of service and value.
As a Great Clips franchisee, you’ll have access to resources, guidance and training designed to help you thrive as part of our organization. That support begins the moment you first consider becoming a franchisee and continues throughout your entire journey with us.
