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Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Growing network
Scissors Scotch Franchising, LLC (Area Rep) is a new brand in the 'Other' category, with an initial investment ranging from $181,800 to $498,500.
Everything below is free, read straight off Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against other peers. Weighing Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-24746 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing; the fees, litigation and outlet churn Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Other franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a other of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s latest tables show a growing franchised network. Net franchised outlets moved +1 to 1 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)?
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s franchise is offered by Scissors Scotch Franchising, LLC (Area Rep) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Franchises at a similar investment level at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) — who is the franchisor?
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recently filed FDD (2023) names Scissors Scotch Franchising, LLC (Area Rep) as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) franchise cost?
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $181,800 – $498,500. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against other peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $227,750).
How much profit does a Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) franchise make?
Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing.
Are there lawsuits against Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)?
No — Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s most recently filed FDD (2023) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Scissors Scotch (Area Rep) a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Scissors Scotch (Area Rep)'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against other peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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