A haircut experience that is a fun adventure for young customers
Snip-its Haircuts for Kids franchise for sale in Minneapolis, Minnesota
List Price: $35,000 USD
Key Facts
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Business Operates From
A retail location
Location Is
Leased
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1–3 MonthsTransition
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Part-timeOwner
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About this Business
Snip-its, one of the nation’s leading children’s hair salon franchises, has been a trusted name in the industry since 1995. Known for creating a haircut experience that is a fun adventure for young customers, Snip-its has built a loyal, growing customer base of parents who value its safe, sensory-friendly, and engaging approach to cutting children’s hair.
With stylists trained to work with children with autism and other sensory sensitivities, Snip-its has been a pioneer in creating an inclusive environment. Beyond haircuts, Snip-its offers additional services like shampooing, braiding, kid-friendly spa treatments, and a proprietary haircare product line, providing multiple revenue streams for franchisees.
This proven franchise is ready to expand into the Minneapolis-Saint Paul market, offering an exciting opportunity to join a brand with nearly 30 years of success and millions of satisfied customers.
Growth opportunities
As a pioneer in the space, Snip-its is perfectly positioned to capture demand, leveraging its stellar reputation and unique offerings. The Minneapolis-Saint Paul area offers significant potential, with a large family demographic and strong demand for kid-focused services. Franchisees can maximize their profit potential by tapping into this market and utilizing Snip-its’ proven business model, which includes revenue streams from haircuts, spa services, and a proprietary product line.
Owner's Day-to-Day Involvement
New owners can expect to work full-time in their location for the first 6 to 12 months to establish operations and build their team. Once the business is running smoothly, owners can reduce their involvement to 5–20 hours per week, depending on the level of staffing.
Additional Info
Snip-its’ leadership team is dedicated to franchisee success, providing support and resources to help owners maximize profit potential while delivering top-quality services.
Why I Love My Franchise
Children adore our salon for its exciting atmosphere, while parents appreciate the expertise of our kid-focused stylists. At Snip-its, we prioritize making children feel special and ensuring a memorable experience, making us the go-to destination for kids’ haircuts. Discover why families return to Snip-its time and time again!
About Snip-its Haircuts for Kids
Snip-its Haircuts for Kids is a children’s hair salon franchise founded in 1995, built around turning a routine haircut into a positive adventure for young customers. Each location features proprietary cartoon characters that guide children through a themed “Haircut Adventure,” a purpose-built kid-friendly salon environment, and the brand’s “Magic Box” prize chute that rewards children at the end of every visit.
The model generates revenue through multiple streams: haircuts, a proprietary haircare product line, add-on services including shampooing, braiding, ear piercing and spa treatments, birthday party packages, and retail toy and accessory sales. Salons are brick-and-mortar, typically in retail-center settings, staffed by stylists trained to work specifically with children, including those with sensory sensitivities.
In October 2025, Snip-its was acquired by the ownership group behind Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids, forming a combined children’s salon platform of around 160 locations across the US and Canada. Snip-its continues to operate independently under its own brand name, with shared operational systems and vendor relationships now available to franchisees across both brands.
Franchisee Support
Snip-its provides in-person initial training covering the operating model, marketing execution, stylist recruitment and customer experience standards. Franchisees receive access to a point-of-sale and online scheduling system for day-to-day salon management. Ongoing support includes marketing planning, community engagement strategy and access to a support team for operational questions. Stylists receive ongoing skills training to develop their careers within the brand. Resale buyers should confirm with the franchisor what onboarding and transfer training is available to incoming owners and what system access carries over with the purchase.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Snip-its is an IFA member and an established brand in the children’s salon category. Following the October 2025 acquisition by Cookie Cutters’ ownership group, Snip-its now sits within a franchise system led by operators with a documented Entrepreneur Franchise 500 track record: Cookie Cutters has appeared in the list for eight consecutive years, with Best in Category recognition in 2024 and 2025. For resale buyers, the brand’s local reputation in each market, online reviews and family referral patterns are the most immediate credibility signals to evaluate alongside this broader system recognition.
Industry / Market
The US children’s hair salon segment is a recurring, essential service: every child needs regular haircuts throughout childhood, supporting multi-year customer relationships and repeat visits. The franchise cites industry research attributing more than $5 billion in annual revenue to the children’s salon category in the US. Demand is driven by the steady under-12 population, dual-income household spending patterns, and growing interest in child-specialist and sensory-inclusive environments. The recurring nature of the business gives established locations a stable customer base, a key factor for resale buyers.
Ideal Owner
Snip-its is suited to people-focused operators comfortable building and managing a team of skilled stylists and salon managers. Prior hair care experience is not required; the model is built around operational execution, staff development and local community engagement rather than hands-on technical work. Strong leadership, team-building ability and genuine interest in creating positive experiences for children and families are the most important traits. The brand positions multi-unit growth as a realistic path, making it well suited to operators with ambitions beyond a single location.