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Bye Bye Bad Hair Days: Great Clips teams up with NSYNC’s Joey Fatone for back-to-school

Beth Nilssen August 30, 2024

Picking a franchise business: What to do when you don’t know what to do

Beth Nilssen May 23, 2024

5 things to do before talking to a franchisor

Beth Nilssen April 4, 2024

Great Clips CEO Steve Hockett takes helm of top franchising association

Beth Nilssen March 28, 2024

March Madness® Mayhem: The Wright way to enjoy the NCAA tournament

Beth Nilssen March 22, 2024

Looking for a good retail location? Try “the mom factor”

Beth Nilssen February 22, 2024

How a routine haircut led this retiree out of retirement

Beth Nilssen February 1, 2024

3 reasons this entrepreneur chose Great Clips over another franchise

Beth Nilssen January 25, 2024

Rinse and repeat: We’re #1!

Beth Nilssen January 22, 2024

Navigating franchise financing: Insights from a seasoned lender

Beth Nilssen December 14, 2023

Why customers choose Great Clips beyond price and service

Beth Nilssen September 8, 2023

Moving beyond mistakes: The surprising impact of constructive feedback

Beth Nilssen June 15, 2023

When’s the last time you laughed at work?

Beth Nilssen June 8, 2023

How these franchisees took the guesswork out of paid social advertising

Beth Nilssen March 23, 2023

Lessons from a 9-year-old on how to FAIL to succeed

Beth Nilssen February 9, 2023

Great Clips Insider: Franchisee News

Beth Nilssen December 22, 2022

Great Clips at 40: Adapting to new realities

Beth Nilssen November 22, 2022

How Great Clips goes “all in” to celebrate its franchisees

Beth Nilssen November 17, 2022

Former Army captain impressed with this “battle-tested” franchise hair salon brand

Beth Nilssen November 8, 2022

Does your franchisor have BRAND COLLABORATION power?

Beth Nilssen October 13, 2022

Great Clips at 40: A strong franchisor that listens to its franchisees

Beth Nilssen September 22, 2022

Are you a “typical” franchisee?

Beth Nilssen September 15, 2022

Show some love for your favorite franchise

Beth Nilssen September 1, 2022

Looking for a smart investment, this franchisee took Warren Buffet’s advice

Beth Nilssen August 18, 2022

Do you WORDLE?

Beth Nilssen August 9, 2022

Check out this checklist for investing in the right franchise

Beth Nilssen July 20, 2022

A simple way to create a culture of trust

Beth Nilssen June 29, 2022

Can listening to employees save Starbucks?

Beth Nilssen June 23, 2022

Great Clips influencers go #Hats Off for March Madness

Beth Nilssen May 11, 2022

Leading Like Ted Lasso

Beth Nilssen April 19, 2022

The key signs of a great franchise opportunity

Beth Nilssen March 15, 2022

Find out what your employees want—what they REALLY want

Beth Nilssen January 4, 2022

The key to recruiting and retaining staff: Show a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Beth Nilssen December 2, 2021

Say yes. Then figure out how.

Beth Nilssen November 23, 2021

This franchisee knows what Army soldiers and salon stylists have in common

Beth Nilssen November 8, 2021

Meet a rookie franchisee who’s not even out of college

Beth Nilssen September 27, 2021

For this franchisee, a haircut proved that giving and receiving is one and the same

Beth Nilssen September 12, 2021

Best Advice I’ve Heard: 4 Franchisees Tell All

Beth Nilssen August 26, 2021

5 Pet Peeves of Zoom Meetings

Beth Nilssen July 7, 2021

Virtual meetings are here to stay. Here’s how to make the best of them.

Beth Nilssen June 29, 2021

How This 31-Year-Old’s Dream Came True When He Became a Great Clips Franchisee

Beth Nilssen April 8, 2021

One Franchisor’s Surviving-to-Thriving Story

Beth Nilssen February 20, 2021

Entrepreneur ranks Great Clips #1

Beth Nilssen February 9, 2021

The Best Advice We Got: Lessons Learned by Rookie Franchisees

Beth Nilssen February 8, 2021

Why Right Now May Be the Right Time to Become a Franchisee

Beth Nilssen December 28, 2020

Can a Company Culture Thrive—or Even Survive—During a Pandemic?

Beth Nilssen November 12, 2020

Building a Company Culture: It’s Not All Fun and Games

Beth Nilssen October 23, 2020

Why This Franchise Executive Believes Strategic Plans Are Anything but Boring

Beth Nilssen January 23, 2020

Meet a Franchisee Who Helps Employees Build a Career, Not Just a Job

Beth Nilssen December 27, 2019

The 1 Thing Successful Franchisees Focus on to Grow Their Business

Beth Nilssen December 13, 2019

I Want to Be a Franchisee: Training and Onboarding a Salon Team

Beth Nilssen November 20, 2019

I Want to Be a Franchisee: Teaching a Franchisee How to Be a Great Franchisee

Beth Nilssen November 13, 2019

Rookie Franchisee Makes Big Impact as Salon Owner in Ontario Market

Beth Nilssen October 4, 2019

End-of-summer rituals: Back-to-school haircuts, first day of school, and remembering summer jobs

Beth Nilssen September 10, 2019

What kind of boss are you—too kind or too candid?

Beth Nilssen August 26, 2019

How to Deliver Feedback So It Sticks

Beth Nilssen August 21, 2019

Women Count Here

Beth Nilssen August 7, 2019

3 Ways to Manage Your Boss

Beth Nilssen August 5, 2019

Managing: It Goes Both Ways

Beth Nilssen August 1, 2019

Opening your first franchise location? Here are 3 ways to keep your sanity!

Beth Nilssen July 12, 2019

I Want to Be a Franchisee: Building Out Your First Storefront

Beth Nilssen June 26, 2019

Want your employees to hit home runs? Act like this winning baseball manager.

Beth Nilssen June 21, 2019

I Want to Be a Franchisee: Finding the best location for a walk-in salon

Beth Nilssen May 30, 2019

I Want to be a Franchisee: How the Best Franchisors Onboard New Franchisees

Beth Nilssen April 25, 2019

Franchising, Coffee, & Google

Beth Nilssen March 7, 2019

When a Franchise Investment Becomes a Successful Family Business

Beth Nilssen March 6, 2019

How to promote a new business to local media

Beth Nilssen February 18, 2019

I Want to be a Franchisee Part 3

Beth Nilssen January 4, 2019

I want to be a Franchisee Part 2

Beth Nilssen December 20, 2018

I want to be a Franchisee Part 1

Beth Nilssen December 5, 2018

Hall of Fame Franchisees

Beth Nilssen November 23, 2018

When a haircut is more is more than a haircut

Beth Nilssen November 9, 2018

What makes a great franchisee?

Beth Nilssen October 23, 2018

How Successful Franchisees Make It Happen

Beth Nilssen October 14, 2018

What swoops, poops, scoops, and disrupts the group?

Beth Nilssen October 10, 2018

A Good Franchisee Can't Act Like a Seagull Manager

Beth Nilssen September 20, 2018

Who 'Ya Gonna Call When Your Franchise Is In Trouble?

Beth Nilssen September 6, 2018

Why We All Long To Be Like Mister Rogers

Beth Nilssen August 23, 2018

What I learned from my first job: Don't shake the milk

Beth Nilssen August 8, 2018

How Franchisees Learn How to Run a Hair Salon

Beth Nilssen July 26, 2018

4 lessons I learned from my summer job on a berry farm

Beth Nilssen July 20, 2018

Customers like it when we dress up

Beth Nilssen July 13, 2018

Does your office dress code alienate prospective employees?

Beth Nilssen July 5, 2018

Are Franchisors Too Picky When Picking Future Franchisees?

Beth Nilssen June 28, 2018

A franchisees story: This Salon Owner has Stylin' Skills

Beth Nilssen June 19, 2018

Giving is good for the giver

Beth Nilssen June 12, 2018

Women Warriors Attracted to the Franchisee Lifestyle

Beth Nilssen June 7, 2018

From science teacher to hair salon owner, second-generation franchisee Matt Shepherd

Beth Nilssen June 5, 2018

Who are these familiar faces? Canadian franchisees, of course

Beth Nilssen June 1, 2018

Oh, Canada! Bringing walk-in hair salons to a growing market

Beth Nilssen May 25, 2018

Franchisee Matchmaking: How Franchisors Attract the Best and Brightest

Beth Nilssen May 17, 2018

Leadership Authenticity

Beth Nilssen May 11, 2018

Fitting In

Beth Nilssen May 4, 2018

Looking beyond the headlines of the retail industry

Beth Nilssen April 16, 2018

Quick to hire, slow to fire

Beth Nilssen March 13, 2018

Second-generation family businesses fail 70% of the time. How did these two franchisees overcome those odds?

Beth Nilssen February 16, 2018

Check Lists

Beth Nilssen January 30, 2018

Married couple navigates different work styles to grow their salon business

Beth Nilssen January 23, 2018

Great Clips Recognized as a Top Franchise!

Beth Nilssen January 12, 2018

Rhoda Olsen "Retiring"

Beth Nilssen January 12, 2018

Getting Rich

Beth Nilssen January 5, 2018

Walk in Their Shoes

Beth Nilssen December 29, 2017

Social Media Reputation

Beth Nilssen November 17, 2017

The Currency of Trust

Beth Nilssen November 3, 2017
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