BookerMindbody
nses: Payroll (Manager/Front Desk) $11,500 $7,500 Payroll (Technicians) $37,244 $21,800 COGS $3,825 $3,408 Supplies $6,014 $4,015 Bank Charges $3,729 $2,875 Computer and Software (Booker, AI, Insights
From the filings
Paint Nail Bar
Personal servicesPaint Nail Bar's 2024 FDD covers 26 personal-services locations — 23 franchised, 3 company-owned — headquartered in Florida, with a 6% royalty and a 10-year initial term. Booker by Mindbody is already in use across the system, per Item 19. The FDD makes a financial performance representation, and unit count fell 14.8% year over year.
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Total units
26
23 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-14.815%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$53K
per unit
Investment range
$270K–$756K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2024)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must use suppliers that we designate in the Manuals or otherwise in writing from time to time for accounting and payroll services (such services shall not include tax preparation), and such suppliers may include one or more of our affiliates.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited access to all information and data in your Computer System, including but not limited to the Salon’s databases, spreadsheets, financial, word processing, communications, email and calendaring information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
within 30 days after the end of each fiscal period (monthly and/or quarterly as designated by us in the Manuals or otherwise in writing), a profit and loss statement for the Salon for the immediately preceding fiscal period and year-to-date and a balance sheet as of the end of such fiscal period
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
We will be the sole supplier of certain proprietary products.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We may periodically modify System Standards, which may accommodate regional or local variations as we determine, and any such modifications may obligate you to invest additional capital in the Salon (“Capital Modifications”) and/or incur higher operating costs; provided, however, that such modifications will not…
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
3Item 8
The required purchases from us, or our designee, constitutes about 14% of the cost to establish a Salon and about 3% of the cost to operate a Salon.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may charge a reasonable fee for evaluating alternative suppliers, products or services, plus the actual cost of travel and living expenses of our personnel and any fees we pay to third parties in furtherance of the evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want us to approve a new supplier, product or service that you propose, you agree to submit to us sufficient written information about the proposed new supplier, product or service to enable us to approve or reject either the supplier or the particular item or service.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
authorize the transfer of such numbers and directory listings to us or at our direction
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to present to your customers such evaluation forms that we periodically prescribe and to participate and/or request your customers to participate in any surveys performed by us or on our behalf.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right at any time during your business hours, and without prior notice to you, to inspect and audit, or cause to be inspected and audited, your (if you are a Business Entity) and the Salon’s business, bookkeeping and accounting records, sales and income tax records and returns and other records.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
The Manuals may be modified, updated and revised periodically to reflect changes in System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must identify a potential suitable Site that meets our then-current criteria for PAINT Nail Bar® Salon within 90 days of date of your Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
At least 90 days before you intend to open, we (or a supplier we designate) and you will prepare a proposed opening marketing program that requires spending at least the minimum amount that we specify.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
After the end of the Initial Marketing Period, the Local Marketing Spending Requirement during each calendar month is the amount of 0.5% of the Salon’s Gross Revenue during the previous calendar month.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If an association of PAINT Nail Bar® Salon franchise owners is established in a geographic area in which your Salon is located (the “Co-op”), you must join and actively participate in it.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Unless we specify otherwise, you agree to purchase from us, our affiliate, or our Designated Suppliers, all Operating Assets and Salon Materials.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must buy all fixtures, equipment, signs and furnishings (“Operating Assets”) and other products and services that we specify for the Salon’s development only from suppliers that we designate or approve, which might include or be limited to us, our affiliates or our designated vendors.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to use Alyssa Gay Consulting, 1432 First Street, Suite A, Sarasota, Florida 34236, Alyssa@alyssagay.com, telephone number 941-295-9325 for all of your social media services; Susan Manna, National Accounts Senior Advisor, Southstate Bank, smanna@southstatebank.com, telephone number…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require you to pay the Royalty and any or all other fees owed to us by electronic funds transfer on the Payment Day or such other day we designate for other fees.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
honoring and issuing gift certificates, coupons and gift cards, rewards and loyalty programs all as we specify from time to time
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent, unlimited access to all information and data in your Computer System, including but not limited to the Salon’s databases, spreadsheets, financial, word processing, communications, email and calendaring information.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
We may charge reasonable fees for these programs, and you will be responsible for your and your employees’ wages and travel and living expenses.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Paint Nail Bar
Paint Nail Bar's 2024 FDD covers 26 personal-services locations — 23 franchised, 3 company-owned — headquartered in Florida. The royalty is 6% on a 10-year initial term, and the FDD makes a financial performance representation. Unit count fell 14.8% year over year.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Founders Mark J. Schlossberg and Michele C. Schlossberg. With 23 of 26 locations franchised, day-to-day software choice sits largely with individual franchisees, operating inside HQ's approved-supplier terms.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Booker by Mindbody is already in use, per Item 19 — the incumbent booking system across the network. Nothing in the filing makes it, or any other system, a requirement.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: the Initial Inventory Package, certain ongoing inventory items, private-label nail care products from affiliate PbP, and a jewelry line from affiliate PP must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate. Franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval elsewhere. The initial term is 10 years, with up to 2 additional 5-year renewal periods for franchisees in good standing.
How to read the Paint Nail Bar FDD
The Paint Nail Bar FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2024. The embedded PDF viewer below carries Items 2, 8, 17 and 19 in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product.
Questions vendors ask
Paint Nail Bar, answered from the filing
Item 2 names Founders Mark J. Schlossberg and Michele C. Schlossberg. With 23 of 26 locations franchised, day-to-day software choice sits largely with individual franchisees inside HQ's approved-supplier terms.
Booker by Mindbody is already in use, per Item 19 — the incumbent booking system across the network. Nothing in the filing makes it, or any other system, a requirement.
Paint Nail Bar operates 26 locations — 23 franchised, 3 company-owned — with unit count down 14.8% year over year, per the 2024 FDD.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: the Initial Inventory Package, ongoing inventory items, private-label nail care products from affiliate PbP, and a jewelry line from affiliate PP must come from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval.
The initial term is 10 years, with up to 2 additional 5-year renewal periods for franchisees in good standing — a defined cadence for revisiting vendor contracts as the system's unit count contracts.
The Paint Nail Bar FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2024. The embedded PDF viewer below carries Items 2, 8, 17 and 19 in full.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
63 operators run 67 mapped locations. 4 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit59
2–9 units4
Top states by locations
| FL | 19 |
|---|---|
| TX | 10 |
| VA | 5 |
| MI | 4 |
| KY | 4 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.