Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Great Clips

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.

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Ways to own

Standard franchise

Single unit Not specified

Money you'll need

Personal cash (liquid capital)
$100,000
Cash or near-cash you contribute yourself
Total project cost
$187,800 – $419,900
Fee, build-out, equipment and early working capital
Net worth required
$500,000
Initial franchise fee
$25,000
Included in total project cost

Ongoing fees

Royalty
6%
Advertising / brand fund
Not disclosed
Other recurring fees
Not disclosed
Agreement term
Not disclosed

Your role

Ownership style
Not specified
Expected time
Not disclosed
Home-based
No
Staffing
8 - 10
Location
Not disclosed

Training and support

Training
Training and support program details: Initial new franchisee training takes place in Minneapolis for 2 days All other new franchisee training is online using digital platform, Great Clips University Great Clips also trains franchisees’ managers and stylists in the Great Clips system Our support ratio is 10:3, which includes only the corporate staff that directly help the franchisees Cost for Manager and Stylist training: $200/salon, per year Lodging and airfare included: NO Site Selection Assistance: YES Lease Negotiation Assistance: NO Mentor following training: YES Length of mentoring Franchisee: dependent on franchisees/desire * For ALL Territory Questions / E-mail: territory@greatclips.com * All Leads can be sent via E-mail: consultantleads@greatclips.com
Ongoing support
Site selection: YES Lease negotiation: NO Mentoring: YES; dependent on franchisees/desire

Financing information

SBA Franchise Directory
Listed (per source data)

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Brand facts

Founded
1982
Franchising since
1983
Franchised units
Not disclosed
Company-owned units
Not disclosed
Headquarters
Minneapolis, MN

Where it's offered

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About this information

Listing reviewed by our editors on October 13, 2026. Source materials dated April 29, 2026. Figures come from franchisor-provided materials and can change; always confirm against the brand's current Franchise Disclosure Document.

We don't publish revenue, profit or return estimates. If a franchisor provides financial performance information, it appears in Item 19 of its FDD with the context needed to interpret it.

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