My Salon Suite Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a My Salon Suite franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
My Salon Suite discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 303 locations. Excludes 59 locations; EBITDA not true net profit—omits debt service, taxes, depreciation, and owner compensation.
What a My Salon Suite franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5.5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Total recurring fees | 5.5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $675,106 – $1,682,095 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Brand Building Fund up to 2% gross revenues; $15K grand opening ad required; $200/mo minimum brand fee currently.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
My Salon Suite system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 355 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 1 |
| Transferred to new owners | 12 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
Only 1 termination and 0 ceased operations in 2024; very low failure signals but confidentiality clauses limit franchisee candor.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is My Salon Suite worth it? — how it compares to 47 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 5.5% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $675,106 | pricier than 85% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 0.0%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a My Salon Suite
The franchisor's framing: Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 30… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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My Salon Suite franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a My Salon Suite franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $675,106–$1,682,095, including a $50,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do My Salon Suite franchise owners make?
- Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 303 locations. Excludes 59 locations; EBITDA not true net profit—omits debt service, taxes, depreciation, and owner compensation. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the My Salon Suite franchise fees?
- My Salon Suite's FDD discloses a $50,000 initial franchise fee, a 5.5% royalty on gross sales, for roughly 5.5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Brand Building Fund up to 2% gross revenues; $15K grand opening ad required; $200/mo minimum brand fee currently.
- What is the My Salon Suite franchise profit margin?
- My Salon Suite does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 303 locations. Excludes 59 locations; EBITDA not true net profit—omits debt service, taxes, depreciation, and owner compensation. Recurring fees alone take about 5.5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the My Salon Suite franchise failure rate?
- Only 1 termination and 0 ceased operations in 2024; very low failure signals but confidentiality clauses limit franchisee candor.
- How many My Salon Suite locations are there?
- My Salon Suite's FDD reports 355 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 12 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does My Salon Suite have complaints or lawsuits?
- My Salon Suite discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a My Salon Suite franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. My Salon Suite scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 5.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 33938-202504-08 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with My Salon Suite or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.