Hair salons, nail salons and barbershops in DeLand, Florida can send funding requests through Sableport Capital Group to its funding partners. Volusia County, FL counted 158 beauty salons, 32 nail salons and 10 barber shops with paid employees in 2023. This page covers salon equipment, product stock, working capital and opening or buying a salon.
At a glance
- Beauty salons with employees, Volusia County, FL
158 (County Business Patterns 2023)
- Beauty salons without employees
1,587 (Nonemployer Statistics 2024)
- Nail salons with employees
32 (County Business Patterns 2023)
Small Business Loans for Salons Around DeLand, FL, From Booth Renters to Full Teams
Salon business loans cover equipment and stock. Beauty salons counted 158 employer establishments in Volusia County, FL in 2023, 71.5% with fewer than five employees, plus 32 nail salons and 10 barber shops, 200 in all (our sum; County Business Patterns 2023). Owners working alone are counted in a different program: for 2024, Nonemployer Statistics listed 1,587 beauty salons, 1,035 nail salons and 327 barber shops with no payroll (Nonemployer Statistics 2024).
Those no-payroll counts include booth renters and suite operators working on their own, a different kind of business from a salon with stylists on payroll. Both can send a request; a partner reads each on its own records.
Nail Salon Financing for Pedicure Spas and Ventilation
Nail salons counted 32 employer establishments in Volusia County, FL in 2023, 90.6% with fewer than five employees (County Business Patterns 2023). Pedicure spas with plumbing, manicure tables, ventilation and dust collection, and UV lamps are the financed purchases. Pedicure spas need plumbing work, so the installation cost belongs in the quote.
Ask whether the funder finances installation and plumbing along with the equipment, or only the equipment itself.
Beauty Salon Loans for Stylists Opening a Second Chair Row
Illustration only, invented figures: a salon fits out 6 stations at $2,400 each, $14,400, adds three shampoo bowls for $5,400 and four dryers for $2,600, $22,400 in all (our arithmetic). Financed over 48 months at an invented 11% annual rate, that comes to about $579 a month (our arithmetic).
A stylist hired for each new chair is what pays for it, so a partner reads the booking history and how full the existing chairs are.
Salon Equipment Financing for Salons and Barbershops
- Styling stations and mirrors.
- Hydraulic and all-purpose chairs.
- Shampoo bowls and backwash units.
- Hood dryers and processors.
- Barber chairs, clipper stations and sterilizers.
The equipment financing page compares loans and leases; a lease suits items replaced on a cycle, a loan suits items kept.
Salon Financing Options for Volusia County, FL Barbers and Stylists
Three structures cover salon needs. Equipment financing for stations, chairs and bowls. A working capital loan or line for product stock and the weeks after an opening. A term loan for buying an existing salon, with its fixtures, client list and lease.
Illustration only, invented figures: a salon stocks $7,500 of color, care and retail product ahead of a busy month. A working capital loan or a draw on a line covers the order, paid back as appointments and retail sales come in.
Barbershop Business Loans: What a Shop Owner Weighs
Barber shops counted 10 employer establishments in Volusia County, FL in 2023, all with fewer than five employees, while Nonemployer Statistics counted 327 barber shops without paid employees for 2024 (County Business Patterns 2023; Nonemployer Statistics 2024). A small shop's request rests heavily on the owner's own records: personal credit, the business account and the return.
Chairs and clipper stations are modest purchases; a remodel or a second shop is larger. Match the product to the size and life of the purchase.
Hair Salon Equipment Financing Options Compared
A dealer program can bundle stations, chairs and installation into one agreement, sometimes with promotional terms. An equipment funder can finance the same package and let the salon buy from several suppliers. A term loan can cover the equipment plus the remodel around it. Compare all three in total dollars over the same term, including any buyout.
The merchant cash advance page explains why an advance against card sales is not a loan, for owners comparing that option.
Buying or Opening a Salon Suite in Volusia County, FL
A salon changing hands comes with stations, a client list, a lease and sometimes stylists who rent chairs. A buyer reads the seller's deposits and returns, the chair-rental agreements and how many clients followed the last stylist who left. A partner reads the same file and the buyer's own experience behind the chair.
- The seller's returns and twelve months of statements.
- Chair-rental or booth agreements in force.
- The lease and its remaining term.
- A list of equipment with ages and any leases on it.
Opening a new suite in a shared salon building is smaller: a few stations and some product, which a short equipment loan or a working capital sum can cover.
By Sableport Capital Group · Updated