Miracle Auto Painting vs Ziebart Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Miracle Auto Painting vs Ziebart including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Miracle Auto Painting Franchise	Ziebart Franchise
Investment	$216,000 - $273,000	$297,800 - $469,100
Franchise Fee	$35,000	$30,000
Royalty Fee	5%	5%-8%
Advertising Fee	-	5%
Year Founded	1953	1954
Year Franchised	1964	1963
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Term Of Agreement	10 years	10 years
Renewal Fee	$1.5K	$3.9K
Business Experience Requirements
	Miracle Auto Painting Franchise	Ziebart Franchise
Experience	General business experience Some type of automotive experience	General business experience
Financing Options
	Miracle Auto Painting Franchise	Ziebart Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	No/No
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	No/Yes
Equipment	No/Yes	Yes/Yes
Inventory	Yes/No	No/Yes
Receivables	No/No	Yes/No
Payroll	No/No	No/No
Training & Support
	Miracle Auto Painting Franchise	Ziebart Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: 228 hours Classroom Training: 104 hours
Support	Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Expansion Plans
	Miracle Auto Painting Franchise	Ziebart Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	No
International Expansion	No	Yes

Company Overviews

About Miracle Auto Painting

The Miracle reputation for Quality at Moderate Cost was firmly established in the San Francisco Bay Area in these early years. In late 1954 about 90% of Miracle's work was retail--a big swing from the early days. Firm believers in keeping the name, moderate prices and the quick turnaround before the public, Miracle stores spent up to 18% of gross sales to enhance the word-of-mouth awareness, the quality work and resonable prices engendered. The San Mateo, California flagship location opened in 1965 and the success of Miracle Auto Painting as a chain was well established. During these years came the standardization of the Operations Manual, accounting and other business management procedures which had proven themselves over the preceeding several years. Longer term advertising and marketing plans were designed and implemented and franchising began.

About Ziebart

Ziebart International was founded in 1954 by Kurt Ziebart. A German mechanic, Ziebart developed a process to stop corrosion and opened the first Ziebart store in Detroit. The private company began franchising in 1963 and has more than 600 locations in 55 countries. In 1989, Ziebart acquired Tidy Car, a franchise company offering similar services, and sold franchises under the name of Ziebart Tidy Car until 1999, when the name changed to Ziebart.

The company has co-branding relationships with Speedy Auto Glass and Rhino Linings USA.