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Great Clips Insider: Franchisee News
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Great Clips at 40: Adapting to new realities
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Are you a “typical” franchisee?
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Looking for a smart investment, this franchisee took Warren Buffet’s advice
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Do you WORDLE?
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July 20, 2022
A simple way to create a culture of trust
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Can listening to employees save Starbucks?
June 23, 2022
Great Clips influencers go #Hats Off for March Madness
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Leading Like Ted Lasso
April 19, 2022
The key signs of a great franchise opportunity
March 15, 2022
Find out what your employees want—what they REALLY want
January 4, 2022
The key to recruiting and retaining staff: Show a little R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
December 2, 2021
Say yes. Then figure out how.
November 23, 2021
This franchisee knows what Army soldiers and salon stylists have in common
November 8, 2021
Meet a rookie franchisee who’s not even out of college
September 27, 2021
For this franchisee, a haircut proved that giving and receiving is one and the same
September 12, 2021
Best Advice I’ve Heard: 4 Franchisees Tell All
August 26, 2021
5 Pet Peeves of Zoom Meetings
July 7, 2021
Virtual meetings are here to stay. Here’s how to make the best of them.
June 29, 2021
How This 31-Year-Old’s Dream Came True When He Became a Great Clips Franchisee
April 8, 2021
One Franchisor’s Surviving-to-Thriving Story
February 20, 2021
Entrepreneur ranks Great Clips #1
February 9, 2021
The Best Advice We Got: Lessons Learned by Rookie Franchisees
February 8, 2021
Why Right Now May Be the Right Time to Become a Franchisee
December 28, 2020
Can a Company Culture Thrive—or Even Survive—During a Pandemic?
November 12, 2020
Building a Company Culture: It’s Not All Fun and Games
October 23, 2020
Why This Franchise Executive Believes Strategic Plans Are Anything but Boring
January 23, 2020
Meet a Franchisee Who Helps Employees Build a Career, Not Just a Job
December 27, 2019
The 1 Thing Successful Franchisees Focus on to Grow Their Business
December 13, 2019
I Want to Be a Franchisee: Training and Onboarding a Salon Team
November 20, 2019
I Want to Be a Franchisee: Teaching a Franchisee How to Be a Great Franchisee
November 13, 2019
Rookie Franchisee Makes Big Impact as Salon Owner in Ontario Market
October 4, 2019
End-of-summer rituals: Back-to-school haircuts, first day of school, and remembering summer jobs
September 10, 2019
What kind of boss are you—too kind or too candid?
August 26, 2019
How to Deliver Feedback So It Sticks
August 21, 2019
Women Count Here
August 7, 2019
3 Ways to Manage Your Boss
August 5, 2019
Managing: It Goes Both Ways
August 1, 2019
Opening your first franchise location? Here are 3 ways to keep your sanity!
July 12, 2019
I Want to Be a Franchisee: Building Out Your First Storefront
June 26, 2019
Want your employees to hit home runs? Act like this winning baseball manager.
June 21, 2019
I Want to Be a Franchisee: Finding the best location for a walk-in salon
May 30, 2019
I Want to be a Franchisee: How the Best Franchisors Onboard New Franchisees
April 25, 2019
Franchising, Coffee, & Google
March 7, 2019
When a Franchise Investment Becomes a Successful Family Business
March 6, 2019
How to promote a new business to local media
February 18, 2019
I Want to be a Franchisee Part 3
January 4, 2019
I want to be a Franchisee Part 2
December 20, 2018
I want to be a Franchisee Part 1
December 5, 2018
Hall of Fame Franchisees
November 23, 2018
When a haircut is more is more than a haircut
November 9, 2018
What makes a great franchisee?
October 23, 2018
How Successful Franchisees Make It Happen
October 14, 2018
What swoops, poops, scoops, and disrupts the group?
October 10, 2018
A Good Franchisee Can't Act Like a Seagull Manager
September 20, 2018
Who 'Ya Gonna Call When Your Franchise Is In Trouble?
September 6, 2018
Why We All Long To Be Like Mister Rogers
August 23, 2018
What I learned from my first job: Don't shake the milk
August 8, 2018
How Franchisees Learn How to Run a Hair Salon
July 26, 2018
4 lessons I learned from my summer job on a berry farm
July 20, 2018
Customers like it when we dress up
July 13, 2018
Does your office dress code alienate prospective employees?
July 5, 2018
Are Franchisors Too Picky When Picking Future Franchisees?
June 28, 2018
A franchisees story: This Salon Owner has Stylin' Skills
June 19, 2018
Giving is good for the giver
June 12, 2018
Women Warriors Attracted to the Franchisee Lifestyle
June 7, 2018
From science teacher to hair salon owner, second-generation franchisee Matt Shepherd
June 5, 2018
Who are these familiar faces? Canadian franchisees, of course
June 1, 2018
Oh, Canada! Bringing walk-in hair salons to a growing market
May 25, 2018
Franchisee Matchmaking: How Franchisors Attract the Best and Brightest
May 17, 2018
Leadership Authenticity
May 11, 2018
Fitting In
May 4, 2018
Looking beyond the headlines of the retail industry
April 16, 2018
Quick to hire, slow to fire
March 13, 2018
Second-generation family businesses fail 70% of the time. How did these two franchisees overcome those odds?
February 16, 2018
Check Lists
January 30, 2018
Married couple navigates different work styles to grow their salon business
January 23, 2018
Great Clips Recognized as a Top Franchise!
January 12, 2018
Rhoda Olsen "Retiring"
January 12, 2018
Getting Rich
January 5, 2018
Walk in Their Shoes
December 29, 2017
Social Media Reputation
November 17, 2017
The Currency of Trust
November 3, 2017
Employee satisfaction = Business Results
September 28, 2017
When we have to say no - Part 2
August 24, 2017
When we have to say no — Part 1
August 11, 2017
My Game of Thrones Leadership Style
July 17, 2017
Standing in the Hall of Fame
June 7, 2017
Strong co-ops Part 3: Motivating and retaining your rock stars
April 14, 2017
The Peak End Rule
March 24, 2017
How we use technology to make our customers' lives better
February 16, 2017
What do a healthy business and a healthy body have in common?
February 3, 2017
Tywin, Joffrey, Ned and Daenerys—providing management lessons for business leaders beyond the Seven Kingdoms
January 20, 2017
What do franchising and “Game of Thrones” have in common? More than you’d think.
January 6, 2017
Advice from the experts: How not to blow it with customers
December 12, 2016
What to say to an unhappy customer? "I'm sorry."
December 2, 2016
What I learned about being a manager from my toddler
November 22, 2016
Celebrating 12 Years of Growth
November 7, 2016
Here’s what works for me
November 3, 2016
Great together is great for business
November 2, 2016
Control equals success for all
June 14, 2016
How having, or not having, control affects your life
June 14, 2016
Strong franchisee co-ops Part 1: “We have to walk alike and talk alike to make money!”
June 7, 2016
Strong franchisee co-ops Part 2: Recruiting marketwide for the greater good
June 7, 2016
A stylist’s dilemma: To talk or keep quiet?
May 23, 2016
A franchisee’s story: The secret to my success
May 23, 2016
The importance of 'first followers'
April 26, 2016
We're here to help from the ground up
February 18, 2016
The traits of a great franchisee
February 4, 2016
Practice kindness this holiday season
December 16, 2015
And the winner of the Miss Congeniality Award for golfing goes to...
November 15, 2015
Making a difference on Veterans Day: “Thanks for caring.”
November 10, 2015
The greatest business challenges for franchised companies in 2015
September 28, 2015
Franchisee council receives a visit by The Greatest Generation
September 26, 2015
A franchisee’s story: How I make a difference
September 23, 2015
Focusing on product and people leads to success
August 26, 2015
Being kind can be great for business
August 6, 2015
The cost of kindness
August 3, 2015
Working with your spouse—who’s the boss?—pt. 2
July 9, 2015
Working with your spouse—who’s the boss?
July 8, 2015
What to look for in great employees
June 15, 2015
Who needs “metabolic winter?” Not me—I live in Minnesota!
June 1, 2015
Don’t turn your employees into robots—they’ll drive customers into a valley of despair!
May 31, 2015
How to handle customer complaints
May 20, 2015
Powerful franchise leader praises Great Clips
May 20, 2015
Franchisees talk, and we listen
May 13, 2015
Does your job make you happy
May 11, 2015
The Most Important Things I’ve Learned From Being a Franchisee: Bryan Bitticks (Part 2)
April 29, 2015
The Most Important Things I’ve Learned From Being a Franchisee: Bryan Bitticks
April 28, 2015
The sexy side of customer service
April 8, 2015
Two leadership lessons from The Walking Dead
February 23, 2015
Four leadership lessons from Mister Rogers
February 17, 2015
The 1% solution: Little improvements yield big results
February 10, 2015
Inside Franchising: Are You Running a Healthy Business?
January 26, 2015
Coffee can help you be better at work
January 26, 2015
The traits of a successful hair stylist
November 24, 2014
Great Clips ranks in the top 100 of U.S. franchise systems
November 12, 2014
3 Keys to a Successful Company Culture: Performance, Teamwork, Respect
October 21, 2014
Communicate With Your Customers
October 7, 2014
A Franchisee's Life: 5 Ways to Get Your Staff Excited About Community Projects
September 29, 2014
A Franchisee’s Life: Having the financial resources to make a difference
August 27, 2014
Keep your values front and center
August 11, 2014
Our culture makes us proud, happy to come to work—and more competitive
August 6, 2014
Prospective franchisee looking for more family time
July 23, 2014
Exclusive Agent of the Year is Grateful to work with Great Clips
July 8, 2014
Bad bosses buy donuts, not development opportunities
June 26, 2014
Myths that lead to a busy and unfulfilling life
June 11, 2014
Great Clips leaves a lasting impression at RECon
June 10, 2014
Put your computer to sleep before bedtime
May 13, 2014
Best Practices: Recruiting the best, being the best
May 10, 2014
Be selective when hiring and swift when letting someone go
April 23, 2014
Is Franchising Right for You?
April 15, 2014
Passing the torch to the next generation of leaders
March 26, 2014
Great Clips ranked as a fastest growing franchise by Entrepreneur
March 13, 2014
Franchisee finds success by following brand guidelines
March 11, 2014
Technology and industry growth highlighted at IFA’s annual convention
March 6, 2014
Online Check-In reaches another milestone!
December 18, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 13—How to Manage a Manager-run Business (pt. 1)
November 2, 2013
Great Clips franchisees recognized for making a difference in their local communities
October 23, 2013
Great Clips continues to lead the industry
October 17, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 11—Using technology to attract and keep customers
October 1, 2013
Exclusive Agent Matt Martinez feels fortunate to work with Great Clips franchisees
September 24, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 10—Helping franchisees track their business with technology
September 23, 2013
Cincinnati franchisees use savvy networking skills to build their Great Clips business
September 12, 2013
Great Clips Franchisees Enjoy Their Lifestyle
August 26, 2013
Franchise Disclosure Document—What does Great Clips do with Item 19?
August 22, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 9—Navigating the legal contracts
August 14, 2013
What is the Role of a Great Clips Franchisee?
July 31, 2013
What is a Franchise Disclosure Document and Why is it Important?
July 26, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 8—Communications pt. 2: Engaging Your Communities
July 22, 2013
I want to be a Franchisee: Step 8—Communications pt. 1: Talk Amongst Yourselves
July 11, 2013
Why I Joined Great Clips — Amer from Georgia
July 2, 2013
Beth’s Reading List
June 28, 2013
Online Check-In™: From Zero to 10 Million in Two Years
June 24, 2013
Former Great Clips NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler Dies in Crash
June 13, 2013
When Should You Quit Your Job?
June 13, 2013
Great Clips Sets Another Guinness World Record!
June 10, 2013
Kim Vosika Shares What It’s Like to be a Great Clips Franchisee
June 8, 2013
Why I Joined Great Clips — Toni from Honolulu
June 6, 2013
Franchise Industry Lingo: Franchisee vs. Franchisor
June 5, 2013
Great Clips Creates a Buzz at Annual Real Estate Convention
May 31, 2013
Beth’s Reading List
May 26, 2013
We're recruiting in some of the best places to live
May 23, 2013
Securing Financing for your Franchise
May 23, 2013
Why I Joined Great Clips — Danny Friend
May 22, 2013
Hot Topics in Franchising
May 7, 2013
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