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BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC.
Blo Blow Dry Bar Inc. offers franchises for full-service blow dry bars featuring distinctive interior and exterior designs, providing hair styling services and selling hair cleansing products, accessories, and makeup where space permits. Franchisees operate in 500-1,000 square foot locations such as malls, plazas, or free-standing sites using the company's standardized system, methods, and trademarks. The business targets the general public, primarily female customers seeking professional blowouts and related beauty products.
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Franchise Costs
6% royalty + greater of 2% or $250/mo ad fund + $150/mo brand maintenance + $50/mo technology + $28/mo Yelp
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 87 Franchised Bars open for at least one full year as of December 31, 2024, during the period January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
* All figures were directly extracted from 'TABLE 1: TOTAL GROSS SALES & AVERAGE GROSS SALES FOR THE ITEM 19 BARS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD'. No calculations were performed for revenue, median, or quartiles as they were explicitly provided. No information available to calculate net income, net profit, EBITDA, or profit ranges, as no expense or profit margin data was presented.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $378,129
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Picture walking into a sleek blow dry bar where clients get quick, professional styling without the full salon commitment—Blo Blow Dry Bar has built a niche like that since 2010. Their 2025 FDD drops intriguing hints in Item 19 about revenue performance across units, plus a substantial SBA loan history that hints at accessible financing. But with recent growth and a handful of terminations, is this the beauty franchise ready to blow up your portfolio?
Item 7 lays out the initial investment at $308,500 to $402,620, covering the $45,000 franchise fee, buildout for 500-1,000 sq ft spaces in malls or plazas, equipment, and initial inventory of hair products and makeup. Ongoing fees hit 6% royalty on gross sales, 2% ad fund (or $250/mo min), plus fixed $150/mo brand maintenance, $50/mo tech, and $28/mo Yelp—totaling around 8-10% of revenue in outflows. Item 19 shines here: average gross revenue clocks $378,129, median $345,752 across comparable units, suggesting solid top-line potential in the beauty services category targeting mostly female clients.
System maturity shows 100 franchise locations (99 in 2024, up 14% from 87 in 2023) plus 1 corporate, with 16 projected new units and just 3 terminations—indicating stability rare in salons. SBA data bolsters this: 56 loans averaging $237,005, default rate only 7.1%, far below industry averages, meaning banks back Blo's model. For beauty investors eyeing $300K+ entry with $350K+ median sales, this FDD paints a franchise scaling efficiently in a recession-resistant niche, though those extra fees nibble at margins.
Analysis based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. All figures should be independently verified before making investment decisions.
How BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC. Compares
Key Insights
- Lower than average SBA loan default rate in Beauty & Spa Services
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC. Current | $309K – $403K | $45K | 6.0% | 100 |
| SPORTS CLIPS (SINGLE UNIT) | $237K – $581K | $30K | 6.0% | 1,702 |
| SUPERCUTS | $186K – $323K | $40K | 6.0% | 1,701 |
| DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio | $61K – $144K | $65K | N/A | 400 |
| PALM BEACH TAN | $648K – $1.1M | $30K | 6.0% | 397 |
| DAVI NAILS | $57K – $125K | $65K | 0.0% | 387 |
Beauty & Spa Services Average 52 franchises | $413K – $743K | $48K | 6.2% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 52 Beauty & Spa Services franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2024)
Outlets by state across the United States
+18 more states
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC. franchisees (2013 – 2025)
Loans by Year
SBA 7(a) loan activity over time
* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.
56 SBA loans on record
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114 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
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The total initial investment to open a BLO BLOW DRY BAR INC. franchise ranges from $308,500 to $402,620. This includes a franchise fee of $45,000. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.0% of gross sales.
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