Salon Suites

Salon Professional Education Company

Fargo, ND · Founded 2004 · SPEL

SPEC offers franchises for the establishment and operation of B&W Schools that train students in hairstyling, cosmetology, esthetics, barbering, nails, and massage services.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.SPECfranchise.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

units (2025)

—

year over year

Units by Year

2022

2023

2024

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$1,052,420 – $2,073,674

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$49,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Not recorded

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

6% of Gross Revenues

Leadership

Samuel Shimer
CEO
Jodi Brown
CFO
Anthony Civitano
COO
Jill Krahn
Co-CEO/EVP-Franchise Sales/Secretary/Manager
Heather Kelts
Chief Franchise Operating Officer
Becky Bloechle
Vice President, Enrollment Management
Kerri Schultz
Vice President, Education
Christopher Baran
Manager
Lee Baran
Manager

On File

FDD years

2026 2024 2023 2022

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Franchisee records

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

17 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFSalon Professional Education Company FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tab PDFSalon Professional Education Company FDD 2024Opens in a new tab PDFSalon Professional Education Company FDD 2023Opens in a new tab PDFSalon Professional Education Company FDD 2022Opens in a new tab

Units by Year

The Investment

Leadership

On File

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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