Question

What qualifications does "Great Clips" looks for in its potential franchisees?

Answer 1

Great Clips, Inc. was established in 1982 in Minneapolis. Today, Great Clips has 4,000 salons throughout the United States and Canada, making it the world’s largest salon brand. Great Clips is 100 percent franchised and salons are owned locally by more than 1,200 franchisees across North America. Great Clips franchisees employ nearly 40,000 stylists who receive ongoing training to learn the Great Clips customer care system and advanced technical skills. As a walk-in salon, Great Clips provides value-priced, high quality haircare for men, women and children. No appointments are needed and salons are open nights and weekends. Getting a great haircut is more convenient than ever with Great Clips’ Online Check-In and Clip Notes.

They believe recruiting franchisees is important business. We want to attract the best and the brightest so we invest a lot of resources—both financial and personal—in the process of identifying, evaluating and qualifying prospects, and then getting them off to a great start. This is an important relationship—and we want to make sure it’s best for the company and the prospective franchisee.