Bishops Franchise FDD, Costs & Fees (2025)

Bishops is a unisex hair care franchise offering haircuts, coloring, and grooming services in a trendy and inclusive atmosphere, catering to diverse and style-conscious clients.

Bishops Cuts/Color is a modern unisex salon-barbershop franchise that was founded in 2001 in Portland, Oregon. It was created by Leo Rivera to fill the gap between high-end salons and quick-service chains.

The brand offers haircuts, color services, and styling in an inclusive, gender-neutral space that appeals to all ages and identities. It is now headquartered in Portland and operates locations across multiple states.

The company began franchising in the United States in 2007.

Bishops stands out for its commitment to inclusivity, transparency, and creativity. Pricing is based on hair length rather than gender, setting it apart from traditional salons. Its urban, edgy aesthetic, combined with strong branding and community-based marketing, has helped it build a loyal and diverse customer base.

Initial investment

Here's what you would need to invest if you were to start this franchise. These costs are provided by the franchisor in the Franchise Disclosure Document.

Type of Expenditure Amount
Initial Franchise Fee $40,000
Security, utility deposits, three months’ rent $10,500 - $37,500
Leasehold Improvements $105,000 - $187,500
Furniture, Fixtures, Décor, and Equipment $42,000 - $106,250
Artwork & Signs $7,350 - $20,000
Real-Estate and Construction Management $8,800 - $9,680
Professional Fees (first year) $5,250 - $12,500
Business Licenses, Permits, etc. (first year) $100 - $300
Initial Inventory and Supplies $9,450 - $28,125
Point of Sale Register, Hardware, Software $3,150 - $8,125
Initial Training Fee (covers three individuals) $8,000
Pre-opening training expenses (for up to three individuals) $1,500 - $8,500
Pre-Opening Marketing (30 days prior to opening) $3,000 - $6,000
Marketing (first three months) $6,000 - $12,000
Additional Funds (first three months) $63,000 - $150,000
Grand Total $313,100 - $634,480

Franchise Disclosure Document

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Training

Bishops provides a structured training program to prepare franchisees for launching and operating their store locations. The franchise has established multiple training components to ensure compliance and operational success. The programs include:

  1. Initial Training Program: Before opening a store, franchisees are required to pay an $8,000 training fee. This includes a five-day business training session held in Dallas, Texas, followed by on-site training at the store around its opening date. This training is mandatory for the first store under a Development Agreement.
  2. Ongoing and Additional Training: For any additional training or assistance requested—or required due to non-compliance or operational needs—the franchisor charges $300 per day per individual, plus travel and lodging costs. This applies to advanced training, recertification, transfer training, or when a store fails inspections.
  3. Continuing Education Requirements: Each stylist must fulfill Bishops’ mandated continuing education requirements, in addition to any state-required training. The franchisee is responsible for the training fees and all associated travel and lodging expenses.

Territory Protection

Bishops does not provide franchisees with exclusive territorial protection. While you may be granted a location and development schedule under a Development Agreement, the Franchise Disclosure Document does not specify any formal geographic exclusivity.

This means that Bishops retains the right to approve new stores in proximity to existing ones based on strategic decisions. The franchisor focuses more on maintaining brand standards and performance rather than enforcing geographic boundaries.

Franchisees are required to meet various operational and development benchmarks to continue opening additional stores. Therefore, while franchisees may operate within a defined location, they should not expect legal protection against other Bishop's stores opening nearby.

Number of units

2025
Franchised units

42

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40

Company-owned units

0

0

0

Total units

42

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40

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