Ivy Beauty Bar Inc.

What Ivy Beauty Bar Inc. does

Ivy Beauty Bar Inc. is a privately held, family-run beauty salon incorporated in Ontario, Canada and headquartered at 545 McNeely Ave, Carleton Place. Founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company operates a single physical storefront serving local individual consumers with personal grooming and aesthetic services. Its service portfolio spans four core categories: Natural Nail Services (manicures, pedicures, polish applications), Nail Enhancement Services (dip powder and Solar Gel extensions), Waxing Services (full body hair removal), and Lash & Brow Services (Classic, Hybrid, and Volume eyelash extensions, lifts, tints). A differentiated Cosmetic Injectables vertical, offering Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers (Ravenesse), and Hyperhidrosis treatments, is administered by registered nurse Annie Du and requires consultation with nurse practitioner Kate Spellen. Pricing is per-service in CAD, with nail services ranging from ~$25 to ~$65, lash extensions from $80 to $165, and injectables from $9/unit (Dysport) up to $900 (Hyperhidrosis).

The business operates with no proprietary technology platform; it uses standard beauty industry equipment and relies on the third-party Fresha booking platform for online appointment scheduling alongside phone and walk-in bookings. The company does not maintain a mobile app, has no API or integration partners disclosed, and shows no AI/ML capabilities. Hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday 10AM-7PM and Saturday 9AM-6PM, with Sunday and Monday closures, effectively limiting revenue capacity to approximately four operating days per week at a single location.

Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional: customers pay per service at point of sale via DEBIT, VISA, MASTER CARD, CASH, or E-TRANSFER (no American Express; tips are cash only). There is no subscription, membership, or recurring contract model. Marketing is limited to organic social channels (Facebook and Instagram @ivybeautybar) and Google Places, with no paid acquisition or partnerships disclosed. A price increase effective May 1, 2025 tied to tariffs and minimum wage indicates modest pricing power. The company is bootstrapped, with no funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent entity disclosed, and is owner-operated with a small named clinical staff.

Name

Ivy Beauty Bar Inc.

Legal name

IVY Beauty Bar Inc.

Website

https://ivybeautybar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ivy Beauty Bar Inc. is a family-run, single-location beauty salon in Carleton Place, Ontario offering nail care, waxing, eyelash extensions, and cosmetic injectables to local individual consumers via appointment-based services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beauty Salon Services

NAICS

Beauty Salons (812112), Nail Salons (812113), Hair, Nail, and Skin Care Services (81211)

akta.pro primary industry

Basic Manicures & Pedicures (HSALACAA)

Keywords

• Beauty salon services
• Nail care services
• Cosmetic injectables
• Eyelash extensions
• Body waxing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carleton Place

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Beauty Services Revenue: The company generates revenue through one-time service transactions. Customers pay per service at point of sale. Services include nail treatments (manicures, pedicures, dip powder, solar gel), waxing, lash extensions, and cosmetic injectables. There is no visible subscription or recurring revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Family-run beauty salon operating a single Carleton Place, Ontario location, delivering appointment-based nail services (manicures, pedicures, dip powder, solar gel), full-body waxing, eyelash extensions (classic, hybrid, volume), and cosmetic injectables (Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers) administered by a registered nurse. Bookings are managed through the Fresha online platform.

Product overview

Ivy Beauty Bar is a family-run beauty salon in Carleton Place, Ontario, founded in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company offers a unified suite of beauty services organized into four core categories: Natural Nail Services (manicures, pedicures, polish applications), Nail Enhancement Services (dip powder and Solar Gel extensions), Waxing Services (full body hair removal), and Lash & Brow Services (eyelash extensions in Classic/Hybrid/Volume, lifts, tints). A specialized Cosmetic Injectables division provides Botox, Dysport, dermal fillers, and Hyperhidrosis treatments administered by a registered nurse. Additional Nail Add-On Services such as shellac upgrades, nail designs, and paraffin treatments complement the core offerings. All services are bookable through the salon's online booking system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Natural Nail Services Standard manicure and pedicure services for individual clients seeking routine nail care and grooming.
• Nail Enhancement Services Dip powder and solar gel nail enhancement applications for individual clients seeking longer-lasting or decorated nail finishes.
• Waxing Services Full-body hair removal waxing services for individual clients seeking personal grooming.
• Lash and Brow Services Eyelash extension services including classic, hybrid, and volume lash applications for individual clients seeking enhanced lash aesthetics.
• Cosmetic Injectables Medically-supervised Botox, Dysport, and dermal filler injectable treatments administered by a registered nurse for individual clients seeking facial aesthetic services.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Waxing the City: Specialty waxing franchise offering full-body and facial waxing with proprietary Comfort Wax. Direct comparable to Ivy's full-body waxing menu and a benchmark for specialty-wax unit economics.
• Massage Envy: Largest U.S. franchised provider of massage, skin care, and stretch therapy with a membership model. Comparable in multi-service positioning and illustrates the scale Ivy could pursue if it added a membership layer.
• European Wax Center: Largest U.S. specialty waxing franchise with a membership-based recurring-revenue model. Directly comparable to Ivy's waxing service line and illustrates how a single-service focus can scale via subscription.
• Spavia Day Spa: U.S. day spa franchise offering massage, facials, body treatments, and skin care. Comparable to Ivy in multi-service positioning and the strategy of bundling beauty services under a single location and brand.
• Amazing Lash Studio: Largest U.S. eyelash extension franchise with membership-driven recurring revenue. Direct comparable to Ivy's lash extension and tint service line, and a useful benchmark for the specialty-lash economics Ivy's lash business targets.
• The Ten Spot: Canadian beauty bar franchise offering nails, lashes, brows, facials, and waxing in a multi-service format. Most direct concept comparable to Ivy Beauty Bar's one-stop beauty destination positioning, with broader geographic scale across Canada.
• Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa: North American franchise offering massage, facials, and hair removal services with member-based recurring revenue. Comparable in multi-service breadth and the strategy of cross-selling between lower-cost and higher-value treatments.

Regional players

• Blo Blow Dry Bar: North American blow-dry bar franchise focused on a single specialty service. Adjacent comparable in demonstrating the bar-format, single-specialty approach to beauty services that has scaled across multiple U.S. and Canadian markets.

Others

• GlossGenius: Software and payments platform purpose-built for beauty and wellness businesses. Comparable as a technology enabler competing with Ivy's current Fresha-based booking stack, and a relevant vendor/ecosystem participant.
• Sola Salon Studios: Largest U.S. salon-suites rental operator providing independent stylists with their own studio space. Comparable as an alternative operating model in the same beauty-services space that Ivy's owner-operators could adopt or compete against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ivybeautybar
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivybeautybar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivy-beauty-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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