Franchise Entrepreneur magazine, Canada's premiere franchise publication, features Great Clips salon owner, John Kellett, on the cover and offers more coverage about our newest True North franchisee on page 27.

It makes sense that FE picked John to grace their banner position: He's a hugely successful computer software executive, and the type of savvy businessman and entrepreneur that franchisors are clamoring to attract.

Like many of our franchise owners, John was drawn to Great Clips because we gave him the opportunity to keep his day job, own an equity business, manage it from a home office, and implement a 3-5 year transition strategy from software VIP to business owner/CEO. John recently opened his first salon in Toronto and plans to open two more in the next three months.

Of our 2700 North American salons, we have 60 in Canada. Canada is wide-open territory for us, but we don't feel like pioneers. We now have 68 training centers throughout the U.S. and Canada, including our new 1,350-square foot training facility that we recently opened outside of Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario. We also have experienced personnel in the field, and dedicated professionals at our home office committed to the success of our franchise owners.

Franchise Entrepreneur, we salute your cover choice for the July/August edition.