Cost Cutters Family Hair Care vs Cookie Cutters Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cost Cutters Family Hair Care vs Cookie Cutters including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Franchise	Cookie Cutters Franchise
Investment	$148,930 - $316,700	$132,000 - $339,500
Franchise Fee	$39,500	$40,000
Royalty Fee	6%	5%
Advertising Fee	4%	1%
Year Founded	1982	1994
Year Franchised	1982	1996
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Franchise	Cookie Cutters Franchise
Experience	General business experience Marketing skills Retail/service industry experience useful	-
Financing Options
	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Franchise	Cookie Cutters Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	-/Yes
Inventory	No/Yes	-/Yes
Receivables	No/No	-/Yes
Payroll	No/No	-/Yes
Training & Support
	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Franchise	Cookie Cutters Franchise
Training	On-the-job training: 46.5 hours Classroom training: 24 hours Additional training: As needed	On-The-Job Training: As needed Classroom Training: 4-5 days
Support	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO	Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 95% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (20% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 4
Expansion Plans
	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Franchise	Cookie Cutters Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	Yes
International Expansion	No	No

Company Overviews

About Cost Cutters Family Hair Care

In 1963, Joe Francis opened the first The Barbers Hairstyling for Men salon in Minnesota. Five years later, the salons began styling women's hair. In 1982, Francis diversified even more, founding family salon Cost Cutters. Twelve Cost Cutters centers opened that first year, and six years later, the 300th salon opened. Today, Cost Cutters is owned by Regis Corporation, a Minneapolis-based company that also owns a host of other hair salons, including City Looks, Regis Salons, Supercuts and We Care Hair.

Veteran Incentives  $2,500 rebate on first-store franchise fee

#244 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

About Cookie Cutters

Cookie Cutters have been operating children’s hair salons since 1994 with franchised outlets since 1996. This experience is designed to help our franchisees operate children’s salons without prior experience in the hair industry. We train our operators completely using our confidential operations guide that was developed through the years using input from all our network of operators and employees. Your entire staff will be trained before opening to ensure quality in operations and customer service. Experiencing a Cookie Cutters Haircuts for Kids hair cut is an interactive experience. Our stylists are trained to guide the child and their family through the experience whether it is a first haircut, or an experienced styling. Our unique store design with an in-store playground and games sets us apart from other hair salons.

Veteran Incentives  $1,500 off franchise fee