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Sharkey's Cuts for Kids

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.

200locations
$200K–$341K
Since 2003
ServicesWestport, CTwww.sharkeyscutsforkids.comDisclaimer

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee
$45,000
Initial Investment
$199,960 – $341,035
Royalty Rate
N/A
Brand Fund
1.00%
Fixed Monthly Fees
$200 – $245

1% to 3% of Gross Sales Ad Fund + $165/mo software fee + $35-$45/mo media player fee

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$329,514
Median Gross Revenue
$317,214.53
Top Quartile Revenue
$501,328.83
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$175,189.65

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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How Sharkey's Cuts for Kids Compares

Key Insights

  • Lower investment than 80% of Beauty & Spa Services franchises
  • Top 10 largest franchise system in Beauty & Spa Services
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Sharkey's Cuts for Kids
Current
$200K – $341K$45KN/A200
SPORTS CLIPS (SINGLE UNIT)$237K – $581K$30K6.0%1,702
SUPERCUTS$186K – $323K$40K6.0%1,701
DaVi Nails and Em Lash Studio$61K – $144K$65KN/A400
DAVI NAILS$57K – $125K$65K0.0%387
PHENIX SALON SUITES$425K – $2.3M$53K0.3%369
Beauty & Spa Services Average
59 franchises
$418K – $803K$49K6.1%–

* 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

Top States
1TX
49
2FL
18
3CA
15
4VA
12
5NC
9
6NY
8
7WA
7
8AZ
7
9OH
6
10GA
6
11PA
6
12MI
5
13MN
5
14CO
5
15SC
4

+19 more states

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SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Sharkey's Cuts for Kids franchisees (2012 – 2025)

Total Loans
72
Average Loan
$173,571
Total Volume
$12.5M
Default Rate
1.4%

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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Franchisee Contacts

202 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases1

One case filed by a former franchisee alleging breach of duty of franchisor's pre-opening obligations, which was settled.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
7
Transfers
15
Sold to Franchisees
1
Projected New
53

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.