Sharkey's Cuts for Kids

Item 7 lays out the initial investment from $197,415 to $336,240, covering buildout for those kid-enticing setups like video games and movie screens. The $45,000 franchise fee gets you into a brand franchising since 2003 from Westport, CT, with training and marketing support. Ongoing fees escalate: royalties start at $1,000/month (months 4-12), hit $1,500 (13-24), $1,625 (25-36), then $1,750 after month 37, plus 1% brand fund (capped at 3%) and $165 monthly software—totaling mid-four figures yearly for a mature unit.

No Item 19 means no disclosed revenues or profits, a red flag for transparency in beauty services where margins vary wildly. Still, 170 franchise locations (2 corporate) show scale, with 63 projected new units signaling expansion appetite amid 8 transfers. SBA stats shine: 72 loans averaging $173,571 with just 1.4% default rate, suggesting viable financing and low risk. One settled arbitration over pre-opening issues (refunded fees) is minor, but weigh the no-earnings disclosure against growth momentum before clipping your capital.