American Male salons deliver grooming needs and treatments that are designed specifically for men. These salons are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Nevada, California, Virginia and Illinois. If you are looking to open a salon and have considered one catered exclusively to men and their grooming needs, then perhaps you'd be interested in learning how to open an American Male salon franchise. By becoming the owner of an American Male salon, you would be able to be your own boss and run your own salon, with the support and training of an established company.http://www.americanmale.com/locations.asp

American Male was born when the Raylon Corporation sought to understand the grooming needs of men and established a learning salon to experiment with grooming services. Raylon, a beauty supply distributor, opened the experimental American Male in 1997. Since then, popularity in an exclusively male salon has grown and American Male salons can be found in six states and has franchise opportunities available.http://www.americanmale.com/story.asp

There are several requirements that must be met prior to acquiring an American Male franchise. The first of these would be the financial portion, where there are minimums that must be met in order to be able to afford the start up costs that are involved. These include at least $52,000 in liquid capital and the initial franchise fee of $28,000 with $21,000 for each additional franchise purchased. The approximated costs of starting an American Male franchise are between $170,000 to $312,000. It is important to have financing in place to be able to get your salon running in a timely fashion. Due to the popularity and branding of the American Male name, new franchise owners are also required to spend $2500 on grand opening day advertising. in addition to this initial advertising requirement, 2% of your gross sales will need to be spent in local advertising. All new American Male franchise owners are also required to attend a 10 training session for either yourself or your designated salon manager to become familiar with the American Male processes.http://www.americanmalefranchise.com/franchise_faq.asp

When you are preparing your finances to purchase a franchise, it is important to know what services are provided by the franchise that could aid in having the appropriate funds available. American Male franchises are not able to be directly financed for owners. However, they do have third party options available for potential salon owners. If you would prefer, you can also discuss what options are available to your from local credit union or other financial institution. There are many small business options that would suit your individual financing needs.http://www.franchisegator.com/American-Male-franchise/