IMAGE Studios is the leader in luxury salon suites for health, wellness, and beauty professionals looking to open their own business safely, easily, and affordably. Our salon suite business model is an attractive lifestyle business that’s simple, stable, and scalable. First-time entrepreneurs and experienced business owners alike can benefit from this incredible opportunity.
IMAGE Studios is a salon suite franchise that offers beautiful salon suites for hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, nail artists, lash artists, eyebrow threaders, massage therapists, and other beauty professionals who want to launch their own businesses without the typical upfront investment required for a traditional salon or spa. Our business model is a lot like coworking spaces such as WeWork, Regus, or Office Evolution, but instead of office suites, we built turnkey salon suites.
The weekly rental cost for a salon suite can vary significantly depending on the city and location. In major metropolitan areas like Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Miami, Houston, San Antonio, or Philadelphia, rates can range from $325 to $800 or more per week, depending on the size and location of the suite. In cities such as Denver, St. Louis, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Pittsburgh, Newark, Columbus, Cincinnati, or Beaverton, rates might vary from $275 to $550 or more per week. In smaller markets like Reno or Boise, hair stylists and other beauty professionals can expect to pay anywhere from $225 to $450 or more per week for a salon studio.
As mentioned earlier, location plays a significant role in determining what a beauty professional will pay each week for a salon suite. Prime locations with high foot traffic, such as popular shopping centers in cities with a high cost of living, will generally have higher rental rates.
While larger suites tend to be more expensive than smaller ones, there are cost-effective options available for beauty professionals on a budget. Some professionals opt to rent a larger suite and share the cost with a friend or coworker who works a different schedule. Most beauty professionals will sign a 12 or 24 month lease agreement before they can move into a salon suite.
Compared to other national salon suite brands like Sola, My Salon Suite, Phenix Salon Suites, Salon Lofts, Salon Republic, or Salons by JC, IMAGE Studios stands out by providing the best in design and amenities. Our salon suites are the most luxurious in the country, making us the number one choice for beauty professionals. Our all-inclusive rent rates range from $225 to $800 or more per week, depending on the size and location of the suite. These rates include essential benefits such as a stunning and spacious lobby, high-end design and finishes, luxurious seating and lighting, and even upscale restrooms. We furnish our suites with top-quality furniture and equipment, custom high-quality millwork, built-in color bars and storage areas, built-in hand sinks, and beautiful sliding glass doors. Take a virtual tour of our salon suites to experience the IMAGE difference by clicking here.
Beauty professionals who seek the best choose IMAGE Studios because they want a brand that reflects and enhances their personal brand. They desire to work in a community of ambitious, like-minded professionals. They strive to earn more money and charge higher prices for their services. They value the flexibility of working their own hours and being their own bosses. At IMAGE Studios, we make it possible for them to live their own version of the American Dream.
Entrepreneurs and investors who also seek the best choose IMAGE Studios franchise. If you’re interested in learning more about owning your own IMAGE Studios salon suite franchise, we would love to chat and learn more about your background. Previous entrepreneurial experience is not required to own an IMAGE Studios franchise, but you must have a strong desire to learn and to be part of a system. We are looking for talented entrepreneurs and investors who enjoy working with other entrepreneurs, who like helping others succeed, who are goal-oriented, and who align with our culture and values. We are a driven group of entrepreneurs always seeking like-minded individuals to bring the IMAGE Studios salon suite business model to their local markets.
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If you are looking at buying a salon suite franchise you have most likely spent some time online researching some of the different brands out there. The major brands in the salon suite industry include IMAGE Studios, Sola Salon Studios, My Salon Suite, Phenix Salon Suites, Salon Lofts, and Salons by JC. The salon suite industry has been around for a few years with the first concepts in Dallas, Texas starting around 30 years ago. Over the past decade the industry has grown from approximately 350 salon suite locations to over 3,300 locations today. On average each salon suite location houses anywhere from 25 to 35 salon “suites” or “studios” with 30-50 beauty professional renters or “tenants”, making the number of salon professionals in salon suites grow from 12,250 a decade ago to over 110,000 today.
When you’re comparing franchise opportunities it’s important to think about what you are looking for. Are you looking for a turnkey opportunity? Are you looking for a great business that doesn’t require you to be there 40 hours per week once it’s up and running? Are you looking for something fun and rewarding, like helping other people start their own business?
If so, the salon suite business model is probably for you. It’s important you learn about the industry and who the major brands are, and it’s important that you find a salon suite brand that will align with your culture and values. IMAGE Studios attracts some of the most ambitious and talented franchise owners that run our many locations throughout the country.
It’s easy to see the IMAGE difference! Imagine the impact a space like this will have when you meet with a beauty professional for the first time to give them a tour. You need to have a space that is beautiful and presentable. You need a space that inspires people and gets their creative juices flowing. You need a space that will look and feel like something that belongs in the beauty industry. In the image below you can see how an IMAGE Studios lobby compares to another national competitor. Which lobby do you prefer?
Check out the beautiful hallways and common areas at IMAGE Studios compared to the other salon suite brands. Which one do you prefer?
Now for the most important part – our salon suites. IMAGE Studios builds some of the largest single and double studios for hair stylists, estheticians, nail artists, lash artists, threaders, and makeup artists. Our studios are turnkey – you can sign a lease today with a beauty pro and they can start working within a day or two. IMAGE provides all the cabinetry, station, styling chair, and shampoo backwash unit, and your tenants bring their tools, decorations, and clientele. Together you make an intoxicating formula for success!
In addition to creating some of the most beautiful salon suite spaces in the country, we also provide you with best-in-class support from our corporate team. Our turnkey business model allows you to find the very best locations so you can build your location right and fill it with high quality beauty professionals who are looking for a great place to start their own business safely and easily.
You are about to embark on the greatest chapter of your career by starting your own IMAGE Studios salon suite franchise and it’s extremely important to go with the best salon suite out there. This is why IMAGE Studios has seen explosive growth over the past few years – we’re simple the best there is. For those that want the best – we’re here for you. We’re also looking for the best people to work with who embody our culture and values, who like to work hard and play hard, and who like to help others succeed. If this resonates with you we would love to chat with you about our exclusive opportunity. To find out of you qualify, contact us and our franchise development coordinator will reach out with more information.
The popularity of salon suites has grown significantly among beauty professionals, especially in the last decade. This innovative coworking model allows hairstylists, barbers, estheticians, nail artists, lash artists and other beauty professionals to rent their own private suite within a larger salon complex which gives them with the independence and flexibility to manage their businesses safely, easily, and affordably.
One of the biggest advantages of the salon suite business model is the freedom it offers to the beauty professional. It gives them full control over their schedule, pricing, and services. They can grow their client base and can establish their own unique brand and identity, rather than relying on a salon owner to do it for them. This level of autonomy empowers them to create a much more personalized experience for their clientele.
Additionally, the salon suite model fosters an environment that encourages creative expression and individuality. In traditional salon settings, professionals are often limited to the aesthetic design choices dictated by the salon owner. One of the biggest opportunities salon suites provide beauty professionals with is the opportunity to personalize their own suite in a way that reflects their professional and personal brand. It also gives their clients a much more intimate, one-on-one experience at each and every appointment they have. Professionals know their clients best, and tailoring the business environment to meet their needs can lead to more sustainable and successful business ventures.
The salon suite business model has gained immense popularity among beauty professionals due to the freedom, cost savings, and specialization it offers. If you are a stylist or beauty professional seeking to take control of your career, a salon suite may be the ideal solution for you. It provides an avenue to thrive and flourish in the beauty industry while enjoying the benefits of self-reliance and personalization. If you are an investor, entrepreneur, or someone who is simply tired of working for someone else, opening an IMAGE Studios salon suite franchise is a great way to help other succeed while also building a business that is simple, stable, and scalable.
Entrepreneurs and investors who also seek the best choose IMAGE Studios franchise. If you’re interested in learning more about owning your own IMAGE Studios salon suite franchise, we would love to chat and learn more about your background. Previous entrepreneurial experience is not required to own an IMAGE Studios franchise, but you must have a strong desire to learn and to be part of a system. We are looking for talented entrepreneurs and investors who enjoy working with other entrepreneurs, who like helping others succeed, who are goal-oriented, and who align with our culture and values. We are a driven group of entrepreneurs always seeking like-minded individuals to bring the IMAGE Studios salon suite business model to their local markets.
The salon suite industry has been around for many years and continues to grow at a rapid pace. A decade ago (around 2013 at the time of this blog post) there were around 300 salon suite locations across the country. Fast forward ten years to 2023 and there are now over 3,000 locations (a 900% growth rate!) of franchise and independent salon suite locations in operation.
So, where does the salon suite industry go from here? How many beauty professionals are currently in a salon suite? How much development opportunity is still out there? And what does the next ten years have in store for salon suites?
It’s tough to predict future growth and performance of any industry but in order to do that we look at past growth and forecast out into the future to best predict what will happen next in this burgeoning industry.
Let’s take a look at the past: in 2013 there were approximately 300 salon suite locations in operation. On average, a salon suite is 4,500 – 7,000 square feet or more and houses anywhere from 24 to 40 or more individual salon “suites” or “studios” that are leased back to beauty professionals. That equates to around ~11,000 beauty professionals who were working in a salon suite. The total addressable market, or “TAM”, of beauty professionals in 2013 was around 1,100,000 professionals which means only ~1% or so of the industry was operating out of a salon suite.
As of 2023 there are 3,000 salon suites in operation, housing approximately ~95,000 professionals (or 6.7%) of the 1,400,000 beauty professionals in the US. The beauty industry is growing at a healthy 12-13% annually and is an 88 billion dollar industry.
It is estimated that over the next ten years the salon suite industry will continue to grow at a healthy pace with an additional 6,000 locations opened by 2033 (bringing the total number of salon suites in operation to 9,000 or more) with ~272,000 beauty professionals running their own business out of a salon suite. It’s projected that in 2033 the beauty industry will have 2,000,000 or more professionals, which means approximately 13.6% of all beauty professionals working in the industry will be operating out of a salon suite.
IMAGE Studios is poised to take advantage of the tremendous growth that is ahead by opening flagship stores in major markets across the country. We are always looking for confident, capable people who want to realize their dream of becoming an entrepreneur while helping others succeed by opening their own business. IMAGE Studios combines the best of the beauty industry and real estate industry into one turnkey business that is simple, stable, and scalable.
Connect with us today to find out if there’s available territory for development in your area and to learn more about our franchise opportunity. We’re looking for qualified individuals who align with our culture and values, who like to work hard and play hard, who like setting and achieving their goals, and who want to work with an exclusive network of IMAGE Owners who are leading the industry in providing the very best salon suites to beauty professionals across the country.
Experience unparalleled growth and success with IMAGE Studios where we provide a unique opportunity for your beauty business to thrive. Our high-traffic salon suites are the ideal setting for your new business, offering a supportive community of diverse beauty professionals. Joining our ranks will allow you to connect with estheticians, nail artists, makeup artists, massage therapists, eyebrow threaders, permanent makeup artists, and many others, fostering valuable networking opportunities and the potential for client referrals.
While IMAGE Studios is widely recognized for its visually appealing store design, it’s our exceptional community that truly sets us apart. Our professionals are drawn not only by the Instagram-worthy decor but also by the sense of belonging within a supportive and non-competitive environment. At IMAGE Studios, the triumph of one professional is celebrated by all, and rather than being driven by fear, we embrace the concept of sharing clients. This collective mindset is unparalleled in the salon industry, resulting in a thriving community of entrepreneurs.
In comparison to competing brands like My Salon Suite and others in the salon suite industry, IMAGE Studios boasts the highest level of professional diversity. While most brands predominantly cater to hair stylists, with approximately 80% of their tenant base consisting of this profession, we take pride in attracting a much broader array of beauty professionals. Within our salon suites across the country, hair stylists and barbers make up only 50-55% of our total tenant base, while the remaining 45-50% is composed of estheticians, nail and lash artists, medical esthetics professionals, permanent makeup artists, and various other beauty specialists. This diversity among our tenants is of utmost importance as it creates interconnected communities of beauty professionals who actively refer clients to one another. In contrast, a salon suite primarily occupied by hair professionals makes it challenging to foster a culture and community that encourages cross-referrals. By simply establishing your business at IMAGE Studios, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your clientele by joining a community of like-minded beauty specialists who offer complementary services.
Choose IMAGE Studios for an unparalleled environment where your business can flourish, supported by a diverse network of professionals and abundant opportunities for growth and collaboration.
In this blog post we’ve put together a comparison to help you understand the key differences between IMAGE Studios and My Salon Suites.
Design: IMAGE Studios is proud to be the luxury leader in the salon suite industry, having spent years evolving our design and layouts to provide the maximum satisfaction to both our beauty professionals and their clients. The result is high demand for top-tier salon suites by beauty professionals who are looking to grow and expand their business. When you want the best, you choose the best.
Real Estate: IMAGE Studios works with seasoned real estate professionals in various regions around the country to ensure that you get the very best support during your site selection process. IMAGE Studios is located in some of the very best retail centers around the country, allowing us to charge top market rates for premium salon suites.
Size: In this industry, size matters, and IMAGE Studios provides luxurious salon suites for hair stylists, barbers, estheticians, lash and nail artists, medical esthetics professionals, and more. IMAGE builds large and spacious salon suites that appeal to a broader range of professionals, which further helps to diversify your rental revenue stream.
Industry Professional Diversity: IMAGE Studios has the greatest amount of professional diversity compared to My Salon Suite and other brands in the salon suite industry. While most brands average around 80% hair stylists as their tenant base, and 20% estheticians, nail and lash artists, IMAGE Studios is much more diverse – across the country our salon suites attract a much broader array of beauty professionals, with hair stylists and barbers comprising of 50-55% of our total tenant base, and estheticians, nail and lash artists, along with medical esthetics professionals, permanent makeup artists, and other beauty professionals making up 45-50%. This tenant diversity is incredibly important and creates communities of beauty professionals that tend to be more networked and connected to each other because they can refer clients back and forth. When a salon suite is mostly hair professionals it makes it much harder to create a community and culture that encourages people to refer clients back and forth to each other. By simply opening a business at IMAGE Studios, a beauty professional has an opportunity to grow their business further by joining a community of other beauty specialists offering complimentary services.
Amenities: Let’s not forget about amenities! At IMAGE Studios you get the most amenities for your money compared to My Salon Suite, Phenix Salon Suites, or Salons by JC. IMAGE Studios salon suites are the most luxurious salon suites in the country, which is why we’re the number one choice for beauty professionals. Our all-inclusive rent rates can vary anywhere from $250 to $800 per week or more depending on size and location, and includes important benefits such as a spacious lobby, high-end design and finishes, luxury seating and lighting, even upscale restrooms. Take a peek inside your salon suite and you’ll see that we’ve spared no expense to bring you the very best furniture and equipment like a luxury shampoo station, custom high quality millwork, built in color bar, built in hand sinks, and beautiful sliding glass doors. Click here to take a virtual tour of our salon suites to see for yourself the IMAGE difference.
Awards & Recognition: IMAGE Studios has been recognized as an INC 5000 company due to its exponential growth over the past few years. IMAGE Studios was also recognized as an “INC Best Workplaces” company in 2022 along with several other prestigious awards from other industry publications.
Brand Strength: IMAGE Studios prides itself on having created an extremely strong brand that is guided by our core values of Creativity, Freedom & Success. Our brand resonates with top tier professionals who want to open their business in a salon suite that best reflects their own personal brand. To attract the best, you have to be the best, and IMAGE is proud to have such a strong brand in the beauty industry.
Culture: Our philosophy has always been on creating strong culture at each IMAGE Studios across the country. Culture is one of the intangible assets that creates customer loyalty and customer satisfaction. With an NPS score of 98% amongst our beauty professionals, it’s clear that IMAGE is exactly what beauty professionals are looking for.
Management Team: When you buy a franchise, you are buying the systems, processes, and rights to the brand and it’s intellectual property. But what you’re also buying is the strength and caliber of the franchisors management team. We’ve spent years building an incredible brand, and equally as much time assembling the very best team that is here to help you every step of the way in your path to business ownership. Click here to view our management team.
Summary: So what’s the best buy? Are you thinking about opening an IMAGE Studios franchise? The beauty industry is booming, and salon suites are leading the way with incredible growth. Now is the perfect opportunity to align with the IMAGE brand so you can bring your own salon suite to a location near you. To view more information on our incredible franchise opportunity, check out our franchise website to learn more about the IMAGE difference. You can also download our free franchise report on our homepage. If you’re ready to dive in, contact us today to begin our discovery process. We look forward to working with you!
IMAGE Studios® is the most exciting studio salon concept in the country.
IMAGE Studios® was designed for industry professionals like you, making it possible to have your own salon and be your own boss. Our concept is simple: we provide an incredible space and atmosphere – you bring your passion, talent, and clientele. Together we create an intoxicating formula for success.
Come and take a tour of our gorgeous space today, and lease your future!
Meet Mathew Landis – salon owner, entrepreneur, coach, interview by April Benincosa, Utah franchisee for Image Studios 360. April has four locations under her management in Utah, serving over 130 salon professionals. Image Studios 360 provides modern, luxurious salon studios at affordable rates. We believe in our core values of CREATIVITY FREEDOM & SUCCESS and our goal is to elevate the beauty industry to new heights with our education, support, and platform that enables people to easily open their own salon without the risk or investment it takes to open a traditional salon. We’re a beauty incubator that helps people reach new heights through salon ownership. Find out more at www.imagestudios360.com.ccess.
Image Studios 360 empowers people like you to take the leap into salon ownership – realize your dreams by joining the IMAGE team today!
Create the Space you have always wanted!
Image Studios 360 was designed for industry professionals like you, making it possible to have your own salon and be your own boss. Our concept is simple: we provide an incredible space and atmosphere – you bring your passion, talent, and clientele. Together we create an intoxicating formula for success.
IMAGE Studios® empowers people like you to take the leap into salon ownership – realize your dreams by joining the IMAGE team today!
Enjoy the Success You Deserve
Let’s face it – we’ve all worked our asses off in this industry for many years, and now it’s time to enjoy the success you deserve by enjoying the freedom of owning your own salon. The traditional salon business model is a dying breed (and a difficult one to survive with), while the Image Studios 360 business model paves an affordable and safe way to open your own salon without all the risk. Isn’t it time?
Image Studios 360 is proud to announce the opening of its seventh Utah salon in Holladay, Utah. This salon opened in December 2017 and is located 20 minutes east of the Salt Lake City International Airport off of Holladay Boulevard. This new franchise location is home to 26 salon studios that are custom built for hair stylists, nail techs, estheticians, lash technicians, massage therapists, and makeup artists.
Our franchisee Jodie Jorgensen is available to assist with leasing inquiries and can be reached (801) 896-7172. Click here for more photos and information about this location.
Image Studios 360
2233 East Murray Blvd
Holladay, UT 84117
Image Studios 360 Founder Jason Olsen with Lenka Ginsburg
Image Studios 360 is proud to announce the opening of its first Florida salon in Royal Palm Beach, Florida. This salon opened in November 2017 and is located in the Southern Palm Crossing retail center which is 55 minutes north of Fort Lauderdale and just a few minutes from Mara Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. This new franchise location is home to 24 salon studios that are custom built for hair stylists, nail techs, estheticians, lash technicians, massage therapists, and makeup artists.
Our franchisee Lenka Ginsburg is available to assist with leasing inquiries and can be reached (561) 515-4364. Click here for more photos and information about this location.
Image Studios 360
11041 Southern Blvd
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411
Image Studios 360 Owner April Benincosa and Becky Pratt, Robert Moody, and Jessie Matchjace believe in community and paying it forward. It can be so easy to just donate money and be disconnected to the issues, but when you give of your time and talents, you can remember that real beauty is within.
Image Studios 360 is kicking off quarterly events to help their community with a cut-a-thon at the Road Home today, April 26 from 10am-3pm. You can stop by the Road Home and donate clothing, beauty products or feminine hygiene products.
Their next project is for an inner city school where they will go give little ones a hair cut and style for picture day. If you want to donate or come join, follow them on Facebook or Instagram for updates.
Meet Chelsea Jamet – A stylist that loves being her own boss and has been in the business for over 15 years! Since her start at Image Studios 2 years ago her business has grown into a space of beauty and hair.
So Chelsea, why did you choose Image Studios? – I love being my own boss! Being able to work my own schedule with my clients schedule helps them get a great look all the time. I love having my own space to be creative in a driven environment. Most other business owners can be problems to deal with but I love the creative freedom I have with my business at Image Studios.
Well said! So when did you know this was the career for you? – When I was young I remember going with my mom to get her hair done and watching the stylists every move. I was fascinated with her technique and knew that was the career for me. I even would practice on my dolls!
Then in high school I would cut all my friends hair in my basement, thinking back now though I can’t believe they trusted me! But I guess I was doing good because there were never any catastrophes!
That is hilarious! What would you say is your favorite part about your job? – The people. Ask any of my clients I am a talker and a great listener. I love working directly with people and I love that in my field of work I can just listen and turn some ones crummy day into a great one! My clients are now family to me.
Lastly, what is your beauty philosophy? – Take care of yourself inside and out. I enjoy helping people express their outer beauty and I really think that correlates to a wonderful inner beauty as well.
Love that. Chelsea what is the best way for people to reach you? – Call me at 801-380-3757 or come into my salon and we can chat and make an appointment!
Meet D Sandoval – A barber who walked into his first barber school class and immediately knew this was the job for him! Years later he owns his own barber business with Image Studios and has a growing business he loves!
So D, how long have you been in the barber business? – After barber school I have been cutting for about 2 years.
And what motivated you to get into this business? – On my first day of walking into The Barber School I immediately pictured myself doing this. It is a fun career that I get to meet new people in every day!
That’s exciting! So what keeps you passionate about your job now? – The thing that keeps me passionate about my career is the connections I get to have with people. I get to meet so many interesting people and hear about their lives. I also enjoy that amazing moment when they look in the mirror and love their haircut. Knowing that they are walking out of my shop feeling more confident is the best feeling.
Well said D. What else do we need to know about you? – That every single haircut I do I have my own level of standards. I do not settle for less and I want each haircut to be perfect.
Thanks D! What is the best way for people to contact you? – Best way to book with me is at 801-634-5658 but you can also contact me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
Image Studios 360 is proud to announce the opening of its seventh Utah salon in Holladay, Utah. This salon opened in December 2017 and is located 20 minutes east of the Salt Lake City International Airport off of Holladay Boulevard. This new franchise location is home to 26 salon studios that are custom built for hair stylists, nail techs, estheticians, lash technicians, massage therapists, and makeup artists.
Meet D Sandoval – A barber who walked into his first barber school class and immediately knew this was the job for him! Years later he owns his own barber business with Image Studios and has a growing business he loves!
