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In These Shoes

If we mutually agree Great Clips is a good fit and you sign a franchise agreement(s), here is a very basic outline of what you can expect leading up to and following your first salon opening:

Pre-Opening

• Attend Building Your Legacy training in Minneapolis, complete online Great Clips University (GCU) courses.
• Look for real estate.
• Design/build site with Great Clips’ Facilities & Purchasing group and your local general contractor.
• Recruit & interview staff.

Grand Opening

• Focus on heavy marketing and executing the Grand Opening plan.
• Be present in salon as much as possible to get a feel for employees, customers and flow of action.

Post Grand Opening

• Start growing your multi-unit organization! Seek future sites, meet regularly with your manager(s), and always recruit staff.

Longer Term Franchisee Opportunities

• Continue to grow your organization to the size you desire.
• MARC: Marketing and Advisory Review Council made of up of elected franchisees.
• Taking leadership role in local franchisee-run co-ops.
• Participate in task forces.
• And much more.