A Multi-Unit Franchise Opportunity in Premium Men's
Grooming.
Men are investing more in how they look and feel than ever before,
and Boardroom Salon for Men is built for the premium end of that
shift. This is not another barbershop chasing low-margin cuts. It
is an upscale, club-like grooming destination for professional men
aged 25 to 60, delivering haircuts, color, shaves, facials,
massage, waxing, and premium grooming products in a setting that
turns a routine into an experience worth returning to. Franchising
since 2007, the concept is proven, the category is outpacing
mass-market hair care, and there is real white space for a genuine
premium men's brand.
Why Now
Boardroom has quietly done the hard part already: it has built and
operated the model at scale, and it is now reopening franchise
growth with its economics fully on the table. The franchised base
grew from six to nine salons in 2025, its first franchise-side
growth in years, with a signed agreement pending opening and
projected new openings in Georgia and Pennsylvania. That means a
sophisticated operator can enter early, ahead of the crowd, on a
brand that is already working rather than one still finding its
footing.
The Proof: Real, Disclosed Economics.
Most emerging brands ask you to take revenue on faith. Boardroom
shows you profitability. Among the franchised salons that reported
a full year of operations in 2025, as disclosed in Item 19 of the
2026 FDD:
Cash revenue ranged from roughly $701,000 to $1.40 million per
salon
Top-performing salons produced $1.3 to $1.4 million in cash
revenue
Adjusted gross EBITDA margins of 30% to 39%
Franchise-adjusted net EBITDA of roughly $138,000 to $384,000, or
18% to 27% of cash revenue, after royalties, national and local
advertising, and technology fees
Just as telling: across the last three years, not a single
Boardroom franchisee has been terminated, walked away, or closed
(Item 20). Owners stay because the model works.
The Model: A Portfolio, Not a Storefront
Boardroom is built for operators who think in units. The core
offering is a three-unit development agreement within a protected
Development Area, so you are building a footprint, not buying a
job.
Investment, single salon: $574,900 to $795,150 (includes a $50,000
initial franchise fee)
Investment, three-unit development agreement: $1,694,700 to
$2,355,450
Operating structure: executive-owner / semi-absentee. A
franchisor-approved, fully trained General Manager runs day-to-day
operations while you run the business. For multi-unit owners, each
salon operates under a full-time, on-site GM.
Boardroom does not offer in-house financing, which makes this a fit
for self-funded and SBA-ready operators, and keeps the candidate
pool serious.
The Backing
You are not building alone. Boardroom was recapitalized under a new
holding company in 2018, and its affiliate owns and operates 35
company-owned salons across Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. That gives corporate real skin in
the game, deep operating data from dozens of units, and a support
infrastructure you inherit rather than invent.
Who We're Looking For
Proven multi-unit operators and experienced business owners,
ideally from adjacent appointment-based service and retail
categories (fitness, waxing and med-spa, hospitality)
Capitalized and financing-ready, comfortable with a three-unit
commitment
Active owners, not passive investors. Boardroom's model rewards
engaged ownership and oversight of a strong GM.