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+2.576% units YoYHQ-led decisions

Sola Franchise

Personal services

Sola Franchise franchises 677 of its 744 personal-services studios from a Colorado HQ that mandates Rent Manager Property Management Software under a national account, billed as a monthly sublicense fee. Franchised outlets grew 2.576% year over year, and Item 19 discloses an 85.1% average December 2025 occupancy across 653 franchised locations. With all 23 mapped operators running a single studio each, software decisions trace straight back to HQ.

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Total units
744
677 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+2.576%
vs prior filing
AUV
$448K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
5.5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$950K–$1.75M
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 (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 7% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 5.5%, Ad fund 1.5%. Total 7% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5.5%Ad fund 1.5%

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.

Rent ManagerRent Manager
Mandatory
Industry softwareItem 11

month-to-month sublicense to use property management software under our national account for the software that we will make available to you. You are currently required to use the Rent Manager Propert

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 7 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?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must maintain its accounting using the Property Management Software (or other software as specified in the Manual) and using the account types as specified by Franchisor from time to time.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that the Franchisor may access at any time all Business Records with respect to Customers of, and related to, the Franchise including, without limitation, all databases (whether in print, electronic or other form), including all names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses…

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must submit to Franchisor current financial statements and other reports as Franchisor may reasonably request to evaluate or compile research data on any operational aspect of the Franchise.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must obtain initial design services from Franchisor or its affiliate.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

We have formed and periodically meet with a council of Sola franchisees, the Sola Franchise Advisory Board (“SFAB”)”to provide us with general input.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We reserve the right to increase the fees at any time or require you to use alternative software as specified in the Manual.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

According to our financial statements, in our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, neither we nor any of our affiliates received revenue in connection with required purchases or leases of products and services by franchisees.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates may receive rebates from suppliers and vendors based on your purchases of products and services, promotional allowances, volume discounts and other programs.

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?

2

Item 8

and will represent from 2% to 5% of your ongoing expenses.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

See Note 6. Supplier/Vendor Inspection $2,500 plus the actual Upon invoice Payable when you ask us to approve a new Fee costs we incur in supplier or vendor and prior to our inspecting and testing conducting any investigation, inspection your proposed supplier and testing of such supplier or vendor and or vendor

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If Franchisor has not specified or “pre-approved” a supplier for a particular item, Franchisee may seek Franchisor’s approval of a supplier selected by Franchisee.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The Franchisee acknowledges as between the Franchisor and the Franchisee, the Franchisor has the sole rights to, and interest in, all numbers, addresses, domain names, locators, directories and listings used by Franchisee to promote the System.

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must comply with any privacy policies, data protection polices, and breach response policies that Franchisor periodically may establish.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee permits Franchisor or its authorized agent or representative to enter the Premises during normal business hours and to reasonably inspect the operations of the franchised Business.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may periodically update and revise the Manual.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must operate the Franchise only from a location that Franchisor has accepted.

Marketing

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 11

In addition to your annual local marketing and promotion requirement, you must market and promote your Business for three (3) months prior to opening and during the first two (2) months after opening your Business.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to spend a minimum of three thousand six hundred dollars ($3,600) on local advertising, marketing, and promotion on an annual basis in your Protected Territory.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If a Marketing Cooperative exists, or Franchisor establishes a Marketing Cooperative, in a geographic area encompassing Franchisee’s Franchise, Franchisee must join such Marketing Cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee will purchase furniture, fixtures and equipment, beauty supplies required for the operation of the Business and obtain salon design services from suppliers designated or approved by Franchisor.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase digital signage and music for your locations from a supplier we have approved.

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Franchise agreement

All payments must be made by any method Franchisor reasonably specifies, including check, cash, certified check, money order, credit or debit card, automatic pre-authorized payment plan, electronic funds transfer, or payment in advance.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You must subscribe to sales or lead management software and integrated texting platform by way of a sublicense for the software that we will make available to you through our master account.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If Franchisee or Franchisee’s employees attend these additional training conferences (“Additional Training Conferences”), Franchisee may be required to pay a fee based upon the direct costs to Franchisor of retaining speakers and other direct expenses associated with the conference.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor reserves the right to hold and require Franchisee to attend a periodic conference to discuss on-going changes in the industry, sales techniques, personnel training, bookkeeping, accounting, inventory control, performance standards, and advertising programs.

The filing answers no to 2 questions
  • Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
  • Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?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.

Sales LeaderGrowth 500 999

HQ committee: CEO/President + VP Ops + IT/CIO + Franchise + procurement involved.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Sola Franchise Sola Franchise runs 744 units, 677 of them franchised, with franchised outlets up 2.576% year over year. Item 19 discloses a financial performance representation across separately reported cohorts, including an 85.1% average December 2025 occupancy across 653 franchised locations. A 5.5% royalty and a 10-year initial term give a vendor a stable renewal clock to plan around.

Who controls software purchasing CEO Ben Jones, CFO Robert Michael Bell Jr., Chief Development Officer B. Keith Sizemore, COO and Brand President Daryl Hurst, and SVP of Marketing Annie Winship run Sola Franchise from its Colorado HQ. With all 23 mapped operators running a single studio each, and a monthly Technology Fee billed by HQ for the required platforms, software decisions run through headquarters, not individual studio owners. Sola Franchise is part of Radiance Holdings.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Rent Manager Property Management Software is mandated: franchisees must use it under a national account, and the filing's own words require a commercial lease management sublicense and a sales/lead management and texting platform sublicense, both provided through the franchisor's master account. A monthly Technology Fee covers these systems and the required learning management software, and franchisees will not be required to upgrade hardware or software more often than once a year, at a maximum cost of $1,000.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: design services must come from Sola's in-house design team, and cabinetry, interior studio doors, interior signage, and digital signage and music each have one or two approved suppliers, representing about 24% of a new studio's setup cost and 2% to 5% of ongoing expenses. Franchisees in good standing can renew for one additional 10-year term by signing a new agreement, staying current on payments, completing required refurbishments, and paying the renewal fee - territory boundaries stay the same and the renewal royalty cannot exceed what similarly situated renewing franchisees pay.

How to read the Sola Franchise FDD The embedded PDF viewer below carries Sola Franchise's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of franchise systems like this one.

Questions vendors ask

Sola Franchise, answered from the filing

CEO Ben Jones and COO/Brand President Daryl Hurst run Sola Franchise from its Colorado HQ, which bills a monthly Technology Fee for its required software platforms plus a separate Rent Manager sublicense fee - with all 23 mapped operators running a single studio, HQ, not the field, is the buying center.
Rent Manager Property Management Software is mandated under a national account. The filing also requires a commercial lease management sublicense and a sales/lead management and integrated texting platform sublicense, both provided through Sola's master account, plus a monthly Technology Fee covering these systems.
Sola Franchise runs 744 units nationwide, 677 of them franchised, though all 23 mapped operators each run a single studio - concentrated in TX, NY, CA, WI and UT - inside the personal-services segment.
Sola Franchise runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8: design services must come from its in-house design team, and cabinetry, interior doors, signage, and digital signage/music each have one or two approved suppliers, together about 24% of a new studio's setup cost - franchisees may still propose alternative suppliers for approval.
Sola Franchise's Item 17 lets franchisees in good standing renew for one additional 10-year term after completing required refurbishments and paying the renewal fee - that refurbishment and renewal cycle, layered onto the monthly Technology Fee, is the natural point to revisit the Rent Manager stack.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries Sola Franchise's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document in full - use it to confirm the Rent Manager and Technology Fee terms referenced above.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

23 operators run 23 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit23

Top states by locations

TX6
NY3
CA3
WI2
UT2

Ownership

The portfolio behind Sola Franchise

unknown of radiance holdings.

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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.