

Sport Clips, established in 1993 and franchising since 1995, delivers a distinctive haircare experience tailored for men and boys, set in a sports-themed environment.
The franchise, based in Georgetown, Texas, is renowned for its MVP Experience, which features a precision haircut accompanied by a hot steamed towel, a massaging shampoo, and a neck and shoulder treatment, all while clients enjoy sports programming.
Sport Clips employs a semi-absentee, manager-run model, enabling franchise owners to oversee their stores while maintaining other employment. This flexibility, coupled with robust franchisee support and training, leads to high satisfaction rates among franchise owners.
The brand is also noted for its active community engagement and commitment to giving back, enhancing its market presence.
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.
Sport Clips provides an extensive training program for its franchisees and their staff, ensuring thorough preparation and ongoing support:
Pre-Opening Training
Post-Opening Training
Initial Training Program
Sport Clips franchisees benefit from territory protection under specific conditions. During the initial term of the franchise agreement, each franchisee is granted a protected territory, defined as either a one-mile radius around their location or a radius encompassing a total population of 25,000 people.
During this period, the franchisor agrees not to establish company-owned units or license other Sport Clips franchises within the protected territory. After the initial term, while exclusive territory rights are not guaranteed, franchisees are given the first right of refusal for any new locations within their original territory.
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