Great Clips, by the numbers
Every figure below comes from real financed deals — what buyers paid, where, and how the loans performed.
SBA Franchise Directory: listed ✓ (identifier S0743)
45 deals since 2020 · typical deal $300K · 3.23% failure rate
45
Deals since 2020
$300K
Typical deal
11
Deals since FY2025
3.23%
Failure rate (FY20–23)
3.23% of Great Clips's FY2020–23 deals failed — well above typical. Price that risk into your offer and your reserves.
What buyers pay for Great Clips
Most Great Clips deals financed between $176K and $954K. Above $954K, you're paying more than 75% of buyers did — make the seller earn it.
- Monthly payment (10-yr)
- $4,175
- Down payment (10%)
- $33K
- Cash to close (all-in)
- $45K
Estimates at today's rates and standard 7(a) terms. Not a loan offer.
Could you get the loan?
Three answers. No documents, no credit pull.
Credit score
Available cash (you'll need ~$45K)
Experience
Recent financings
- Bay Clips, Inc. in Virginia Beach, VA — $3.9M (2026) · FWBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)