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Sharkey's Cuts for Kids
Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids is a franchising company that offers hair salons designed to attract children and families, providing haircuts and styling services in a fun, family-friendly environment with features like decorative chairs, video games, televisions, movies, and optional birthday party events. The business operates under a comprehensive system including standardized design, operations, training, and marketing to ensure uniformity across locations. Their target market is primarily children of all ages and their families seeking enjoyable hair care experiences.
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Franchise Costs
1% to 3% of Gross Sales Ad Fund + $165/mo software fee + $35-$45/mo media player fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: Data reflects full-year 2025 performance based on reported revenues from 159 franchised Sharkey's Cuts for Kids locations open and operating for at least a full twelve months as of December 31, 2025. This sample includes 96 units operating 7 days per week and 59 units operating 6 days per week. The primary metrics for average, median, and quartile revenues are based on the 7-days-per-week group.
* Financial performance data for 2025 from franchised Sharkey's Cuts for Kids locations. The data is divided into units open 7 days per week and units open 6 days per week. The primary metrics (average, median, top, and bottom quartile revenue) are based on the 7-days-per-week operating schedule, as it generally represents higher potential revenue. 7-Days-per-Week Data (96 units, 24 units per quartile): - Average Gross Revenue: $329,514 (extracted from 'Sharkey's Top 100% performers earned $329,514 (7 days)' on page 10. This was verified by calculating a weighted average from the quartile averages: (24*$501,328.83 + 24*$361,157.03 + 24*$280,382.60 + 24*$175,189.65) / 96 = $329,514.53). - Revenue Top Quartile: $501,328.83 (Average Unit Revenue of Top Quartile Performers 7 Days, from Table 1-A, page 2). - Revenue Bottom Quartile: $175,189.65 (Average Unit Revenue of Bottom Quartile Performers 7 Days, from Table 1-D, page 5). - Median Gross Revenue: $317,214.53 (Calculated as the average of the 48th and 49th values in the sorted descending 7-day revenue data: ($320,155.64 from Lowest Unit Revenue of Second Quartile, Table 1-B, page 3 + $314,273.42 from Highest Unit Revenue of Third Quartile, Table 1-C, page 4) / 2). 6-Days-per-Week Data (59 units: 15 units in Top, Second, Third Quartiles, 14 units in Bottom Quartile): - Average Gross Revenue: $197,482 (extracted from 'Sharkey's Top 100% performers earned $197,482 (6 days)' on page 10). - Top Quartile Average: $299,058.93 (from Table 2-A, page 6). - Bottom Quartile Average: $113,711.14 (from Table 2-D, page 9). No information on gross profit, net income, net profit, EBITDA, or any expenses was provided.
Extracted Item 19 Section
Avg. Revenue: $329,514
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Key Insights
- Lower investment than 80% of Beauty & Spa Services franchises
- Top 10 largest franchise system in Beauty & Spa Services
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sharkey's Cuts for Kids Current | $200K – $341K | $45K | N/A | 200 |
| 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 |
| DAVI NAILS | $57K – $125K | $65K | 0.0% | 387 |
| PHENIX SALON SUITES | $425K – $2.3M | $53K | 0.3% | 369 |
Beauty & Spa Services Average 59 franchises | $418K – $803K | $49K | 6.1% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 59 Beauty & Spa Services franchises by location count.
Locations & Growth
Outlet Growth Over Time
Total outlets at end of each year
Geographic Distribution (2025)
Outlets by state across the United States
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Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Sharkey's Cuts for Kids franchisees (2012 – 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.
72 SBA loans on record
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202 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
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Litigation (Item 3)
One case filed by a former franchisee alleging breach of duty of franchisor's pre-opening obligations, which was settled.
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 Sharkey's Cuts for Kids franchise ranges from $199,960 to $341,035. This includes a franchise fee of $45,000.
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