The Yellow Balloon vs Diesel Barbershop Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of The Yellow Balloon vs Diesel Barbershop including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Yellow Balloon Franchise
Diesel Barbershop Franchise
Investment $55,000 - $103,500$253,000 - $366,000
Franchise Fee $25,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 4%7.5%
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded 19832017
Year Franchised 20002017
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee $2.5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Yellow Balloon Franchise
Diesel Barbershop Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    The Yellow Balloon Franchise
    Diesel Barbershop Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    The Yellow Balloon Franchise
    Diesel Barbershop Franchise
    Training -New Franchisee classroom training On-site training - Diesel Opening Team comes to franchisee's location Online training solutions Annual convention training programs
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperativesOngoing support from Diesel corporate Corporate support team shop visits & reviews
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    The Yellow Balloon Franchise
    Diesel Barbershop Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion No-

    Company Overviews

    About The Yellow Balloon

    Nadia Pidgeon opened her first The Yellow Balloon children's hair salon in 1976 near UCLA and a second location five years later near Universal Studios, serving the children of celebrities, like Warren Beatty, and child stars, like the Olsen Twins. The company began franchising in 2000.
    Each The Yellow Balloon salon caters to kids, featuring mini-arcades and toy boxes, and offering young customers balloons, cookies and popcorn. To commemorate a baby's first haircut, parents are given a framed photo, certificate and lock of hair. Adults can also have their hair cut at The Yellow Balloon.

    About Diesel Barbershop

    Diesel Barbershop, a manly, cool, inviting and very comfortable barbershop for customers to get haircuts, shaves, beard trims, grey hair coloring and shoulder massages is seeking candidates to expand with them across the U.S.  Learn more about opening this unique, modern-day version of the vintage barbershop which serves patrons a complimentary drink as they relax.

    The estimated initial investment associated with opening and commencing operation of an area representative business within a given Development Area pursuant to the franchisor’s form of area representative agreement ranges from $386,250 TO $697,800, including: an area representative fee that ranges between $125,000 to $322,800 that must be paid to franchisor prior to commencing operations of the Area Representative Business; and the estimated initial investment of $253,000 to $366,000 that you will incur with the opening and operation of the initial Shop you open within the Development Area to serve as your “Training Location,” including a $25,000 franchise fee payable to us in connection with that first Shop.