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Buy a Sola Salons Franchise

Sola Salons is the largest salon suite franchise in North America, founded in 2004 and built around a real estate rental model rather than a conventional salon. Each franchised location is divided into fully equipped, move-in-ready studios that the franchisee leases to independent beauty professionals: hairstylists, estheticians, nail technicians, massage therapists and others who run their own client books inside the space.

This makes Sola a B2B landlord business rather than a service operation. Franchisees earn recurring rental income from suite tenants, with minimal or no on-site staff, no retail inventory and no cash handling. The network spans more than 740 locations across the United States and Canada and houses over 20,000 beauty professionals.

Sola is owned by Radiance Holdings, the private-equity-backed group that also operates Woodhouse Spa. The brand positions itself as the original and leading name in the salon suite category, and roughly 91% of the system is held by multi-unit owners, which shapes how most locations are built and run.

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Why buy a Sola Salons Franchise?

Buying a Sola Salons franchise means entering an established, nationally recognized brand at the front of the salon suite category, within a beauty sector that has proved resilient across economic cycles. The brand name carries consumer awareness an independent suite operator would struggle to build, giving owners a competitive edge in attracting tenants from day one.

The rental model is the main draw for many buyers: recurring revenue from suite leases, predictable fixed costs when units are occupied, and very light staffing compared with a traditional salon. Because the franchisee’s customers are the beauty professionals rather than the public, success rests on keeping studios filled and tenants retained rather than on day-to-day consumer marketing. Technology such as the SolaGenius management platform supports leasing, booking and operations.

Sola Salons Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2004

    • Franchising Since

      2005

    • New Startup Cost

      $950,214 to $1,748,296

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $60,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $0 – $12,500

      by transferee type ($0 family / $5K existing / $12.5K new)

    • Royalty Fee

      5.5%

      of Gross Revenue or $500/mo min

    • Marketing Fee

      1.5%

      of Gross Revenue

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      744

    • New Units Opened *

      21

    • Units Transferred *

      8

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $447,549

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

Sola Salons – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training is structured as a one-day onboarding course on business essentials followed by two-day sales and operations training, totaling 24 hours of classroom instruction, with guided onboarding and weekly prep calls. Each franchisee works with a dedicated Franchise Business Consultant for ongoing operational support, alongside webinars, eLearning, regional meetings and the biennial Sola Summit. Operations run on Sola's management technology, including SolaGenius. Resale buyers should confirm what transfer onboarding and SolaGenius access the franchisor provides when ownership of an existing location changes.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Sola suits owners who think like operators of a leasing and property business rather than hands-on salon practitioners. No beauty industry background is required; the day-to-day centers on keeping suites occupied, building relationships with independent beauty professionals, managing a largely staff-free site and maintaining a high-quality studio environment. Skills in sales, local relationship-building and tenant retention matter most. Because most of the network is held by multi-unit owners, the model also fits investors comfortable scaling several locations and taking a more management-oriented, semi-absentee role.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Sola Salons ranked #79 overall and #1 in the Salon Suites category on Entrepreneur's 2025 Franchise 500, repeating its #1 salon suite position from 2024 (when it placed #72 overall). It also appeared on the 2024 Franchise Times Top 400 (#196) and on Franchise Business Review's 2024 Top Franchises for Women and Franchise Rock Star lists. The brand is widely recognized as the original and largest name in salon suites. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific location's local reputation, tenant reviews and occupancy.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US and Canada hair salon services market was valued at about $57 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow around 4.7% annually through the mid-2030s (Future Market Insights). Within it, the salon suite segment, where professionals rent private studios rather than work as employees, is among the fastest-growing, with estimates pointing to high single-digit annual growth. Demand is supported by beauty professionals' shift toward independent, booth-rental careers and steady consumer spending on personal care. For resale buyers, local demand depends on the density of beauty professionals and competing suite brands in the territory.

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