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professionals pay at least a 50% commission
on their billings); and they retain 100% of the
profit on product they sell. Their clients love
having their salon professional all to them-
selves in beautifully appointed private suites.
“What attracted us to master franchise this
business in Canada is that once you get the
location up and running and the desired oc-
cupancy level you want, there is not a lot you
need to do to keep it going—it takes about a
day of your time to run it. And as an added bo-
nus, there are no employees to have to man-
age,” says Linda. “In a typical business, the first
year or two after you open is the real crunch
time as you’re trying to drive the public into
the location and attract customers. This model
is a destination business that doesn’t rely on
walk-in traffic—the salon professionals are
your only customers because they bring an al-
ready established business with them. What
makes My Salon Suite unique is that the ma-
jority of the work is done in the six months
before you open. You’re busy finding property,
fitting it up and getting it filled, but once that is
done you don’t have to do much compared to
other businesses.” The salon industry is rela-
tively recession proof and doesn’t experience
