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Scissors & Scotch Franchising
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing at Scissors & Scotch Franchising is controlled at the headquarters level by the Co-Founders and Managing Members, including Erik Anderson, Tanner Wiles, and Sean Finley. The franchise mandates FranConnect by FranConnect for its operational technology stack. The addressable market is currently limited, with only 1 mapped operator across approximately 1 located unit, concentrated in Wisconsin.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing — the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
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 the corpus 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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Live signals
Total units
0
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
—
per unit
Investment range
$182K–$499K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at Scissors & Scotch
Scissors & Scotch Franchising presents a nascent opportunity for software vendors. The franchise, part of S & S Franchise Holdings, LLC, operates in the personal services sector with its headquarters in Kansas. The disclosed operator footprint is minimal: 1 mapped operator across approximately 1 located unit, with no multi-unit operators on file. The single unit is located in Wisconsin. Total unit counts, franchised versus company-owned splits, and year-over-year unit growth are not disclosed in the most recent FDD. For a vendor, this means the immediate addressable market is extremely small, but the presence of a mandated technology stack signals a centralized, HQ-driven approach to software procurement that could scale if the franchise grows.
Who controls software purchasing
Decision-making authority rests with the Co-Founders and Managing Members named in Item 1 of the 2023 FDD: Erik Anderson, Tanner Wiles, and Sean Finley. Operational leadership includes Kyle Raney, Vice President of Operations and Support, and Brandi Busboom, Director of Grooming Operations. Given the mandate of FranConnect, any software pitch should be directed at this HQ team, as they control the technology standards that franchisees must follow. The single-unit operator footprint reinforces that there is no multi-unit operator class with independent purchasing power.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2023 FDD explicitly mandates FranConnect by FranConnect. No other POS, scheduling, or operational systems are named as required or recommended. This creates a clear integration or displacement target for vendors offering complementary or alternative solutions. If you sell software that competes with or integrates into FranConnect, your path runs directly through the HQ leadership team.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement rules under Item 8 are not disclosed in the available extract. However, the renewal process outlined in Item 17 provides a potential window for technology evaluation. The initial franchise term is 10 years. To renew, franchisees must give between 6 and 12 months' notice, repair and update equipment and premises, and execute the then-current Franchise Agreement. That agreement may contain materially different terms, including new fees or increased marketing expenditures. This renewal trigger could force franchisees to adopt new software mandated by HQ, creating a predictable, if infrequent, sales cycle tied to the original agreement dates.
How to read the Scissors & Scotch FDD
The 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for understanding the legal and operational constraints on technology adoption within this system. The embedded PDF viewer below contains the full filing. Key items for software vendors include Item 1 (the business and its leadership), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), Item 11 (the mandated FranConnect system), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions that can force technology refreshes). Review these sections to map the buying center and compliance requirements before engaging the HQ team. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, talk to FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
Scissors & Scotch Franchising, answered from the filing
The Co-Founders and Managing Members—Erik Anderson, Tanner Wiles, and Sean Finley—are the key decision-makers. Operational leadership includes Kyle Raney, VP of Operations and Support, and Brandi Busboom, Director of Grooming Operations.
The 2023 FDD mandates FranConnect by FranConnect. No other specific POS or operational systems are named as required or recommended in the disclosure.
The exact total unit count is not disclosed. The operator footprint shows 1 mapped operator across approximately 1 located unit, with a presence in Wisconsin.
The procurement model is not detailed in the provided FDD extract. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, contains no extractable signal.
Franchise agreements have a 10-year initial term. Renewals require 6-12 months' notice, during which franchisees must sign the then-current agreement, potentially triggering new technology or fee requirements.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2023. You can review the embedded PDF viewer below for the full disclosure details.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations — 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1
Top states by locations
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Ownership
The portfolio behind Scissors & Scotch Franchising
parent_company of S & S Franchise Holdings, LLC.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.