Sola Salons Greenbelt

Sola Salons is a suite-based business in which independent beauty professionals rent their own private studio rather than a chair or booth in a shared room. The Bowie Town Center location sits near Route 301 and Route 50, and the business says it draws visitors from Bowie, Crofton, Lanham and Davidsonville. A sister center, Bowie Town Center Strip, is nearby for shopping.

Four studio sizes are offered: luxury, standard, large and double. Each suite includes full-spectrum lighting, a shampoo bowl and a styling chair, and has a glass door with its own lock and key. The building has 24/7 security. Tenants pay one weekly fee that includes utilities and Wi-Fi. Suite access hours vary by location.

The business says that renting a personal suite costs about the same as renting a chair or booth. Tenants set their own service and product prices, keep all of their profits, and may sell the brands and products they choose, again keeping all of the profit from those sales.

Sola Salons describes itself as part of a community of more than 20,000 independent business owners. Each Sola location is independently owned and operated, so terms and suite availability may differ between sites. Clients should book directly with the professional renting the suite they want.

Each suite is run as an independent business by its tenant, who sets prices, chooses products and keeps the profits, while the building provides the space, utilities and security.