(FranchisePick.com)  You don’t have to be a barber (or a hair stylist) to own a V’s Barbershop franchise, as is evident in this franchise sales video.
 

The V’s Barbershop franchise is all about bringing back the old-time barber shop experience.  I’m not sure where they grew up, but the barber shop experience I remember didn’t involve pool tables and flat screen TVs.  I guess a decor package consisting mostly of wobbly wooden chairs and dog-eared, year-old Sports Afield magazines wouldn’t make for good video.
What do you think of the V’s Barbershop franchise?  Would it be successful in your town?
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(FranchisePick.Com)  At first blush it might seem odd for a tropical tanning chain to be based, of all places, in Omaha, Nebraska.
At second blush, it makes sense.  After all, the tropics don’t need tanning salons.  They’ve got… the tropics.
The Midwest has got cornfields… and Tanworld.
Astronomy not being one of my stronger suits, I hadn’t heard of Tanworld until recently when I learned that franchise industry exec Bob McQuillan had  relocated to Omaha from New Jersey (He left New Jersey?!  was my reaction.  Why would ANYONE leave New Jersey?!).  I like Bob because he is one of those franchise exec/franchisee hybrids …read more

When I toured the franchise headquarters of Hollywood Tans, I immediately awarded them two mental “hoorays!” The first “hooray!” for the unmatched turnkey nature of their franchise concept, and the second for having the good sense not to name their concept after their hometown. “Mt. Laurel Tans,” or even “New Jersey Tans” just doesn’t have the same ring, does it?Regular visits to the tanning salon are now routine for the 28 million who tan indoors each year. In the $5 billion tanning market, Hollywood Tans is recognized for their upscale image, state-of-the-art technology, spray or bake options and attractive, membership-based …read more