Initial Success
In an interview back in 2009 I told the reporter that “I’m going to be very aggressive with my opening strategy,” and my team and I have lived up to that promise. We launched our first Great Clips salon franchise location in Oshawa, Ontario in November of 2008 and I have never looked back. With a strong business plan and solid business background I could convince the banks to back my new venture. You are putting more than your credit on the line. The bank is making a bet on me, Stephen Kassinger, and that is a lot of pressure for any entrepreneur. We have since transformed that solid business foundation into a great success.
In many communities across Ontario, Great Clips salons are now the first choice for families to get a great haircut at a low price. That initial Oshawa franchise was followed by openings in Whitby, Bowmanville, and Ajax. No matter how the economy happens to be performing we all need haircuts after all. Great Clips salons have now become household names in every Ontario community in which we have launched.
