Own a salon, run a franchise, or join the corporate program.
Pedi N Nails is one operating platform with three legitimate paths: pure SaaS for independent owners, a licensed franchise with HQ marketing & supply leverage, or a corporate-owned flagship operated directly by Pedi.
Pick the model that fits how you want to operate.
Pedi N Nails is one platform with three legitimate paths to ownership. Each path changes what HQ does for you, what HQ sees of your business, and which parts of the app you control.
| Dimension | SaaSIndependent SaaSPedi N Nails as software + leadgen — owner runs their own brand. | FranchiseFranchise / LicensedOperator owns the salon under Pedi N Nails brand — HQ enforces standards. | CorporateCorporate-OwnedPedi N Nails owns and operates directly — flagship & training studio. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who owns the salon | Independent salon owner. Acts as full admin of their business. | Franchisee owner-operator. Admin of their location but bound by brand SOPs. | No independent owner. On-site Salon Manager is a Pedi employee reporting to HQ Ops. |
| HQ relationship | Vendor only. HQ sees subscription billing + anonymous aggregate benchmarks. No access to customers, staff, revenue, or operations. | Active oversight. HQ sees full ops, audits brand compliance, runs co-marketing, monitors royalty reporting, supplies inventory, can quality-gate menus & pricing bands. | Direct P&L ownership. HQ Finance, Marketing, Ops Admin have full read/write. Manager runs day-to-day inside HQ-set guardrails. |
| Up-front capital | Owner-funded buildout. Pedi may broker; does not own. | Operator-funded with Pedi build-out support and standardized vendor list. | Pedi/Lusora-funded. 100% on the balance sheet. |
| Revenue to Pedi HQ | Flat SaaS subscription. No royalty, no service-revenue share. | Royalty (e.g. 6% gross) + 2% brand marketing fund + supply margin. | 100% service revenue + membership + retail to Pedi. |
| HQ stake | 0% equity. 0% revenue share. Software ARR only. | Brand equity. Royalty stream. Optional minority equity per deal. | 100% equity + 100% revenue. |
| Brand & menu lock | Owner-defined | HQ-enforced | HQ-enforced |
Same role, different sovereignty.
A user with the salon_owner role gets a different control surface depending on the salon's operating model. The matrix below is the source of truth that drives both UI affordances and server-side enforcement.
| Capability | SaaS | Franchise | Corporate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set own pricing | |||
| Edit service menu freely | |||
| Customize brand identity (logo, voice) | |||
| Run own local marketing | |||
| Bound by HQ marketing plays | |||
| Choose own suppliers | |||
| Must use HQ supply chain | |||
| Hire / fire staff directly | |||
| View full P&L | |||
| Withdraw funds at will |
Visibility is contractual, not technical.
Independent SaaS owners get true privacy: HQ sees only subscription status and anonymized aggregates for industry benchmarking. Franchise and corporate operators trade visibility for HQ leverage — marketing, supply, brand authority.
| HQ can see… | SaaS | Franchise | Corporate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription billing | Visible | Visible | Visible |
| Anonymized industry benchmarks | Visible | Visible | Visible |
| Full revenue & P&L | Hidden | Visible | Visible |
| Individual customers | Hidden | Visible | Visible |
| Staff records & schedules | Hidden | Visible | Visible |
| Impersonate / support sign-in | Hidden | Visible | Visible |
| Brand-compliance audit | Hidden | Visible | Visible |
| Royalty reporting | Hidden | Visible | Hidden |
A complete operator package.
$185k – $320k initial. 6% royalty, 2% marketing.
Brand standards + design package + supplier network.
2-week founder onboarding + ongoing technician programs.
Local launch marketing, Google setup, opening team.
Booking, payments, payroll, CRM, AI receptionist.
Protected radius based on market density.
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