The Hair Company

What The Hair Company does

The Hair Company is a privately held, single-location full-service hair salon founded by Theresa Kelly in Newmarket, Ontario, more than 20 years ago. The business operates from 227 Main Street South and serves individual consumers (men and women) with a comprehensive range of in-person services including cut and styling, single-process colour, creative colour techniques (balayage and highlights), bleach and tone, hair treatments, hair extensions, makeup application, barbering, and keratin smoothing (KeraSilk). Pricing is structured by stylist experience tier — Graduate, Stylist, Master Stylist, and Creative/Salon Director — across both cuts ($55-$120) and colour services ($70-$220), with add-on blow-dry ($35-$65) and higher-ticket creative services ($175-$400).

The Hair Company also operates The Hair Company Academy, a regulated career college co-located at 227B Main Street South offering full-time hairstyling, barbering, and makeup programs, plus refresher workshops for working professionals. The academy functions as both a separate education revenue stream and a talent pipeline for the salon, with academy instructors (Kathryn Watt, Lauren Monnelly, Tyler Dymond) crossing between teaching and salon work. The legal entity is 2040299 Ontario Inc., operating both the salon (O/A The Hair Company) and the academy (O/A The Hair Company Academy), and the company is fully founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and local, with no enterprise or B2B channel. Customer acquisition is driven by physical storefront presence on Main Street, word-of-mouth, and organic social media (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest), plus an email mailing list. Appointments are booked online through the Milanoweb third-party platform or by phone. The company does not have a mobile app, API, or disclosed proprietary technology, and there is no AI/ML component to the offering. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time service transactions; there is no subscription, membership, or retainer pricing disclosed.

Name

The Hair Company

Legal name

2040299 Ontario Inc.

Website

https://thehaircompany.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Hair Company is a single-location, full-service hair salon in Newmarket, Ontario, founded by Theresa Kelly over 20 years ago, serving individual consumers with cuts, colour, treatments, extensions, makeup, and barbering, and also operating an affiliated career academy for hairstyling and barbering training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hair Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Cosmetology and Barber Schools (611511)

akta.pro primary industry

Unisex/Family Hair Salons (HSALAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Haircutting & Styling Services (HSALAAAD), Hair Coloring & Highlights Services (HSALAAAE), Barber Shop + Salon Hybrid Services (Unisex) (HSALABAF), Hair Styling & Cutting (EDAOALAB)

Keywords

• Hair salon services
• Hair coloring
• Hair extensions
• Keratin treatments
• Hairstyling academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hair Services Revenue: The Hair Company generates revenue through one-time service transactions for haircuts, styling, coloring, hair treatments, hair extensions, and makeup application. Services are priced by stylist level (Graduate, Stylist, Master Stylist, Creative/Salon Director) with price ranges from $55 to $220 depending on service type and stylist experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Hair Company is a full-service hair salon in Newmarket, Ontario providing cut and styling, single-process and creative colour (balayage, highlights), bleach and tone, hair treatments, hair extensions, KeraSilk keratin smoothing, makeup application, and barbering services. Services are priced by stylist experience tier. The business also operates The Hair Company Academy, an affiliated career college offering full-time hairstyling, barbering, and makeup programs alongside refresher classes for professionals.

Product overview

The Hair Company is a full-service hair salon in Newmarket, Ontario offering a comprehensive range of hair care services. The core offering consists of cut and styling services, colour services (including creative techniques like balayage and highlights), hair treatments, hair extensions, makeup application, barbering, and keratin smoothing treatments. The company also operates The Hair Company Academy, a full-time education program teaching hairstyling, barbering, and makeup skills, which is integrated with the salon for real-world student experience. Services are priced by stylist experience level, ranging from graduate to master/creative directors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cut & Style Professional hair cutting and styling services performed by stylists at multiple experience levels, with pricing ranging from Graduate Stylist ($55) to Salon Director ($120). For individual salon clients.
• Colour Services Hair colouring services including single-process colour, priced from Colour Graduate ($70) to Master Colourist ($110). For individual salon clients.
• Creative Colour - Balayage Hand-painted highlighting technique creating natural, sun-kissed dimensional colour at a starting price of $300. For individual salon clients seeking balayage colour.
• Creative Colour - Highlights Full head highlights ($200-250) and half head highlights ($175-200) for dimensional colour effects. For individual salon clients.
• Bleach and Tone Lightening service with toner, pricing from $95 (Graduate) to $220 (Colour Director). For individual salon clients.
• Hair Treatment Various hair treatment services for hair health and restoration. For individual salon clients.
• Hair Extensions Professional hair extension services for added length and volume. For individual salon clients.
• KeraSilk Keratin Smoothing Service Long-lasting keratin smoothing treatment providing smooth, shiny, soft hair lasting up to 3-5 months. Price range $250-400. For individual salon clients.
• Make Up Application Professional makeup application services by trained artists. For individual salon clients.
• Barbering Men's hair cutting and grooming services. For individual salon clients.
• Blowdry Professional blow-dry service included with colour services or available standalone at $35-65. For individual salon clients.
• The Hair Company Academy Full-time hairstyling, barbering and makeup training program with refresher classes and workshops for professionals, operated alongside the salon to provide students with real-world experience. Located at 227B Main Street South, Newmarket, Ontario.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aveda Institute: Network of cosmetology and barbering schools. Directly comparable to The Hair Company Academy for the education component of the business, with similar curriculum focus on hairstyling, barbering, and makeup.
• Chatters Salon: Canadian chain of full-service hair salons offering cuts, colour, and treatments across multiple locations. Directly comparable to The Hair Company on service mix and Canadian consumer market, with the key difference being Chatters' multi-site scale.
• Fantastic Sams: Franchise-based full-service hair salon chain offering cuts, colour, and styling. Comparable as a direct competitor targeting the same broad consumer hair-services market with a similar full-service menu.
• First Choice Haircutters: Large Canadian hair salon chain offering cuts, colour, and styling services. Comparable as a direct competitor for walk-in and appointment-based hair services in the Ontario consumer market.
• Marvel Beauty Schools: Canadian chain of beauty and hairstyling schools. Comparable to The Hair Company Academy for the training-program business, with similar program structure and Canadian market focus.

Broad incumbents

• Regis Corporation: Parent company of major North American salon brands (Supercuts, SmartStyle, Cost Cutters). Comparable as a large incumbent in the salon services space against which a small operator like The Hair Company competes for share of stylist talent and consumer mindshare.
• Toni&Guy: Global premium hair salon brand with education academies. Closely comparable to The Hair Company's combined salon-plus-academy model and premium positioning, though operating at far greater scale internationally.
• Supercuts: Large US/Canada walk-in haircut chain owned by Regis. Comparable as a high-volume, lower-priced competitor for cut and basic styling services in the same North American consumer segment.
• Great Clips: North America's largest hair salon franchise, focused primarily on cut services. Comparable as a major scaled competitor in the everyday haircut segment, though much larger and more franchise-driven than The Hair Company.

Emerging players

• Sport Clips: US-based franchise specializing in men's and boys' hair care. Comparable because The Hair Company offers barbering services alongside unisex styling, and faces overlapping male-grooming demand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HAIRCOMPANY5427
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheHairCompanySalon
• Instagraminstagram.com/thehaircompanysalon
• Pinterestpinterest.ca/salon0289
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hair-company

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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