Retail · registry year 2024 · HQ CO

Sola Salon Studios Franchise

A WellBiz Brands brand operating in the retail sector, franchising since 2005. According to the 2024 FDD filing for Sola Salon Studios, this is an editorial comparison record; it does not reproduce the brand's current FDD.

$1.9M – $4.5M
Initial investment · Higher entry cost
5.5%
Royalty rate · Mid-range royalty
700
Total locations · Mid-size network
$1.2M
Avg unit revenue · Mid-range unit revenue

FDD outlay schedule

Registry sola-salon-studios Sola Salon Studios

Sola Salon Studios needs $1.9M–$4.5M to open and charges a 5.5% royalty - an entry cost above the typical retail franchise.

  • LO $1.9M
  • HI $4.5M
  • FEE $55K
  • ROY 5.5%
  • UNT 700
  • I19 Disclosed
  • INV# #14/223
  • UNT# #122/223

Nearest Item 7 peer: Ace Hardware ($650K)

Sola Salon Studios (this)$1.9MAce Hardware$650KMY SALON Suite$553KHand & Stone Massage$534KMassage Envy$520KPet Supplies Plus$483K
Sola Salon Studios Item 7 listed-low neighbourhood vs nearest retail peers

Same-sector Item 7 neighbourhood for Sola Salon Studios (registry year 2024). Listed lows only - not a profit, cost-of-living, or suitability claim. Verify the current FDD before relying on these figures. How we place brands →

Franchise Opportunity Health Score

How healthy and transparent Sola Salon Studios's franchise system looks, from 2 of 2 tracked dimensions.

92 A
  • Network momentum 5.7% net unit growth (YoY) 84/100 · B
  • Financial disclosure Item 19 disclosed 100/100 · A

Benchmarked against the 223-brand tracked corpus (p10-p90 range per dimension); a higher score means a growing unit count and a disclosed Item 19. See how we place brands.

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Where Sola Salon Studios's investment ranks nationally

Sola Salon Studios's listed Item 7 low of $1.9M against every one of the 218 tracked franchise brands with a disclosed initial investment. Listed figures only, verify in the current FDD before relying on them.

Sola Salon Studios vs all tracked franchise brands by listed investment

Initial investment low (FDD Item 7), PlainFranchise brand corpus

$1,900,000 Higher than most higher than 94% of 218 franchise brands

Franchise brands, banded by listed Item 7 low

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Source PlainFranchise editorial comparison registry · 2024-12-31

Investment Overview

Investment Range $1.9M – $4.5M
Franchise Fee
$55K

Revenue Data (Item 19)

Item 19 Disclosed Franchisor provided financial performance data
Average Revenue
$1.2M
gross revenue per location

* Revenue figures are gross revenue (sales), not profit. This registry does not report operating costs or profit.

Network Size & Growth

700
Franchised
0
Company-Owned
+60
Opened (Last Year)

Net Growth Rate

Year-over-year unit change

5.71% growth

20 locations closed in the last reporting year

Quick Facts

Sector
Retail
Subsector
beauty
Founded
2004
Franchising Since
2005
Headquarters
CO
FDD Year
2024
Item 19
Disclosed

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Important Notice · Sola Salon Studios

This Sola Salon Studios page is a registry comparison record, not a verified FDD extract. It does not establish suitability, operating costs, profitability, or expected results for Sola Salon Studios.

Higher-band investment fields for Sola Salon Studios

Signature read: 700 locations · Item 7 low $1.9M

Sola Salon Studios, a WellBiz Brands franchise, has been franchising since 2005 - 1 years after the concept was founded in 2004 , currently with 700 total locations (700 franchised, 0 company-owned; 100% of the recorded total is franchised) in the retail sector, headquartered in CO. This editorial registry lists a total initial investment from $1.9M to $4.5M, with separate listed low and high values. A franchise-fee field of $55K is recorded separately, while the registry summary does not reproduce the full Item 7 schedule.

The brand charges 5.5% of gross sales in ongoing royalties. Sola Salon Studios has an Item 19 financial-performance field in this registry, a voluntary disclosure under the FTC Franchise Rule. The reported average gross revenue per location is $1.2M; multiplying the reported average by the listed royalty rate gives $66K as an arithmetic illustration only. Revenue is distinct from profit, and the registry does not provide a complete operating-cost record.

Sola Salon Studios's network is expanding: unit count grew at a 5.7% net rate over the past year (60 openings, 20 closures). The registry records both the reported percentage and the count of openings and closures when those fields are available.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Sola Salon Studios franchise cost?
The total initial investment for a Sola Salon Studios franchise ranges from $1.9M to $4.5M. The initial franchise fee is $55K. Ongoing royalties are 5.5% of gross sales.
How many Sola Salon Studios locations are there?
There are 700 Sola Salon Studios locations in operation, of which 700 are franchised. The network is growing at 5.7% year-over-year.
What are the ongoing fees for a Sola Salon Studios franchise?
A 5.5% royalty on gross sales applies to Sola Salon Studios franchisees. These are listed ongoing fee fields, separate from the listed initial-investment range.

Related reading for Sola Salon Studios: Understanding FDDs , Sola Salon Studios lists Item 19 revenue here, how Item 19 fits the 23-item FDD.

Sola Salon Studios among nearby retail registry records: listed entry cost and network size Scatter plot of 11 data points. -2000 locations0 locations2000 locations4000 locations6000 locations8000 locations $0k$500k$1000k$1500k$2000k Listed initial investment low ($000) Total locations (Item 20) Sola Salon StudiosAce HardwareMY SALON SuiteHand & Stone MassageMassage EnvyPet Supplies PlusPhenix Salon SuitesTrue ValueElements MassageDrybarEuropean Wax Center
Sola Salon Studios among nearby retail registry records: listed entry cost and network size

Snapshot uses the registry's listed Item 7 initial-investment low and Item 20 location-count fields. It is a descriptive comparison, not a ranking or investment recommendation.

How Sola Salon Studios's Item 7 and Item 19 fields are labeled (expand)

Nationwide brands with similar investment or network size

Two data-derived peer sets for Sola Salon Studios , both outside HQ state CO : nearest Item 7 lows and nearest total-location counts, not the same-sector roster below.

What to do with this

Sola Salon Studios at a glance, drawn from the same figures above.

  • Sola Salon Studios scores 92/100 (A) on our composite opportunity read, combining net unit growth and Item 19 financial-disclosure transparency.
  • Its $1.9M – $4.5M entry cost runs above the typical retail franchise.
  • Ranks #14 of 223 listed franchises by initial investment. See rankings
  • Ace Hardware sits at a comparable investment level ($650K) in the same sector. Compare

Editorial comparison registry, not a source-linked FDD record. Verify the current FDD before relying on any figure.

Editorial comparison registry; a source filing is not linked to this record. Verify the current FDD before relying on a figure.

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