Hair & Barbering · Ann Arbor, MI
Hair & Barbering Suites for Lease in Ann Arbor, MI
Keep 100% of your earnings. Own your chair, own your time in Ann Arbor.
- Keep 100% of your revenue — zero commission
- 24/7 access to your private, lockable suite
- All utilities, Wi-Fi & maintenance included
- Luxury finishes & client lounge
Ann Arbor is a year-round hair market, which is rare in Michigan. At 3330 Washtenaw Ave, Cosmo Ann Arbor leases private suites to stylists and barbers, with a walk-around shampoo bowl if you need one and 24/7 access.
Hair and barbering in Ann Arbor
A steady base of medical residents, law and Ross MBA students, faculty and hospital staff keeps chairs busy all year. Football Saturdays, graduation weekends, Art Fair and move-in week in late August add bursts on top.
Clients here know what they want. They look for a colorist who can correct box-dyed hair, or a barber who knows scissor-over-comb from clipper-over-comb. Most find their stylist on Instagram, through colleagues at the hospital or in neighborhood Facebook groups, so your portfolio and your reputation do the selling.
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What a hair or barber suite at Cosmo includes
Every suite is a private, lockable room that you set up for the way you cut, color and style.
- A freestanding walk-around shampoo bowl, included if you need one. If you don’t shampoo, you get something of equal value for your work instead
- Room for two chairs: a styling chair plus a shampoo chair or a second cutting chair
- A design package with a full-length mirror, millwork, a workstation and a luxury light fixture
- Utilities, Wi-Fi and commercial-grade washers and dryers on site for towels and capes
- 24/7 keypad access, with exterior and doorway security cameras
- No extra charge to share your suite with another licensed professional
Hair services that suit a private suite
Long services are where a private suite pays off most. A balayage, a color correction or a full set of extensions can take three hours or more, and your client spends that time in a quiet room with you rather than on a busy salon floor.
Barbers win on rhythm. Fades, line-ups and beard work run on short, frequent visits, and with 24/7 access you can open early for the before-work crowd and stay late for the after-work one.
You pick your own color line, products and retail, and you set your own menu and booking rules.
Licensing for stylists and barbers in Michigan
Hair stylists need a Michigan cosmetologist license from the Board of Cosmetology at LARA. Barbers need a separate Michigan barber license. Each license covers work only in premises licensed for it, so a cosmetology license does not let you work in a barbershop.
Michigan law treats a rented salon suite as part of a cosmetology establishment, and services can only be given in licensed premises that have passed an inspection. Barbers working in a suite need that space licensed as a barbershop. Confirm with LARA how this applies to your suite before you open.
Natural hair cultivation, such as braiding, does not need a license in Michigan.
Building your book in your own chair
- Book the next visit before the client leaves the chair. Color clients and fade clients both come back on a rhythm, and a pre-booked calendar is a steady income.
- Sell the products you use at the bowl and the chair. In your own suite you keep 100% of your service and retail revenue.
- Photograph every finished cut and color in the same good light. Clients study a stylist’s portfolio before they book.
- Ask for a review after a first visit, and give clients a reason to send a friend.
Suite Setup
Typical Suite Setup for Hair & Barbering
Premium styling chair, oversized station, and shampoo bowl
- Barber chair
- Styling chair
- Styling station
- Mirror
- Light fixture
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