7 Hairstyling Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Hairstyling Business

A hairdresser maintains and styles clients’ hair. Hairdressing is a busy professional on the streets and does not require a hefty budget to start. To start a hairdressing business, you can rent cheaper shop premises on the streets or operate as a mobile hairdressing business.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a hairstyling business:

1. Urban Betty ($6.6M/year)

Chelle Neff, founder of Urban Betty, started her business by opening her own brick and mortar salon after five years of being in her own salon suite. She gradually expanded her team and transitioned from contractors to all commission-based employees. Eight years later, Urban Betty has two locations and over 50 employees, generating $3.3 million in revenue.

How much they make: $6.6M/year
How much did it cost to start: $69.9K
Current team size: 64

How I Went From Hairstylist To Running My Own $3.3M Salon Business

This case study follows the founder of Urban Betty, who started her salon business with only one contractor, and now has two locations with over 50 employees, growing from 1.5 million to 3.4 million in revenue from 2014-2018, and investing around 2% of its gross income every year in Yelp, Google, and Facebook Ads.

About

Chelle started Urban Betty over 19 years ago

Revenue

Chelle grew the business to $550K/month

Costs

It cost Chelle $69939 to start the business

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Learn more about starting a hairstyling business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a hairstyling business?
-> Pros and cons of a hairstyling business

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-> Examples of established hairstyling business

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7. Urban Betty

Urban Betty hair salon in Central Austin, TX provides haircuts and hair treatments for men and women looking for the best salon experience available.

How much they make: $6.6M/year
Where they're located: Austin, Texas, USA
How much did it cost to start: $69.9K
Current team size: 64