This business model offers individual beauty and wellness professionals the opportunity to operate their own businesses within a shared facility. Practitioners such as hairstylists, estheticians, massage therapists, and nail technicians lease individual suites, thereby gaining autonomy and control over their services and branding. This arrangement contrasts with traditional salon employment, where professionals work under the salon owner’s direction and often receive a percentage of their earnings.
The rise of this operational structure provides numerous advantages, including lower startup costs compared to establishing a freestanding salon. Professionals retain more of their revenue, set their own schedules, and cultivate their unique business identity. Historically, this option evolved as a response to the limitations of conventional salon employment and the increasing desire for entrepreneurial independence within the beauty sector, leading to greater business ownership and flexibility.