Sola Salons

Sola Salons is a suite-based business that rents private studios to independent beauty and wellness professionals rather than running a traditional salon with staff. The Fredericksburg location sits at Central Park, in Suite K at 1889 Carl D. Silver Parkway, and the site notes it is near DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse, Pottery Barn Outlet and CosmoProf.

Each suite has its own signature glass door with an individual lock and key, and renters receive a key of their own. Renters set their own work hours, choose the brands and products they sell, and set their own service and product prices, keeping all profits from both. Suites come with full-spectrum lighting, a shampoo bowl and a styling chair, and the location has 24/7 security.

Renters pay one weekly fee that covers all utilities and Wi-Fi. The company says a personal suite can cost about the same as renting a chair or booth. Access hours vary by location, so anyone planning to work there should confirm the hours for this suite directly.

The salon rents out studio suites to a mix of professionals: nail artists, waxing specialists, massage practitioners, tattoo artists, makeup artists, barbers, lash artists, permanent makeup artists, hair extension specialists, hairstylists, skin care professionals, laser hair removal providers, health and wellness practitioners and brow artists. Medical spa suites are also among the suite types on offer.

The company describes its mission as inspiring and supporting independent beauty professionals, and says it has more than 20 years of experience working with them. It also says it has more than 750 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Each Sola Salon Studios franchise location is independently owned and operated, and each professional or business within a location is independently owned and operated too.

The business is built around independence: professionals run their own suites, set their own prices and hours, and keep their own profits.

Private, self-contained studio suites, each with its own locked door, in a retail area at Central Park.