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The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise — is it worth it?

Beauty & personal care · FDD-based assessment · registered 2025

High risk Significant turnover

SMARTSTYLE is a beauty and personal care franchise with an initial investment ranging from $182,440 to $324,140.

Everything below is free, read straight off The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s registered filing. The $99 report is the part a single FDD can't give you: the fee and churn detail, and where every number lands against beauty & personal care peers.

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Total initial investment
$182,440 – $324,140
Top quartile for beauty & personal care · median $429,500
Initial franchise fee
$12,500
FDD Item 5
Royalty
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
1 case
in Item 3
Outlet network
1,234 units
-239 last year
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Figures above are as disclosed in The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-33414 — check it yourself. The Item 19 figures, where each number ranks against peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) 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 The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many beauty & personal care franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Salon, beauty & personal care franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) closures & failure rate

Before you sign, The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) 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 The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a beauty & personal care 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. The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s latest tables show significant franchisee turnover. The actual closure and termination counts, and how The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s churn ranks against beauty & personal care peers, are in the full report.

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Beauty & personal care franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) 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.

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The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise — frequently asked

How much does a The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise cost?

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $182,440 – $324,140, with an initial franchise fee of $12,500. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against beauty & personal care peers.

How much profit does a The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise make?

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) 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 The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.

Are there lawsuits against The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)?

The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s most recently filed FDD (2025) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.

Is The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) a good franchise to buy?

Nobody can answer that from The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE)'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against beauty & personal care peers, which is what the full report is for. Our read on this filing is high risk, stated free above. For $99 you get the figures driving that read, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD — and how unusual that is for the category), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.

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A The Barbers, Hairstyling for Men Women, Inc.(SMARTSTYLE) franchise is a $182,440 – $324,140 decision you make once, on a ten-year agreement, usually with a personal guarantee behind it. For $99 you get an independent read of the document that decides it: what the absent Item 19 earnings imply, and how unusual that absence is for the category, every figure ranked against beauty & personal care peers, the litigation split into franchisee and corporate matters, the churn behind the outlet count — and the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign. If it tells you nothing new, reply within 14 days and we'll refund it.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.