TechZone Airbag Service vs Ice Cold Air Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of TechZone Airbag Service vs Ice Cold Air including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
TechZone Airbag Service Franchise
Ice Cold Air Franchise
Investment $51,500 - $110,400$15,000 - $25,000
Franchise Fee $15,000 - $35,000N/A
Royalty Fee 8.5%+marketing fee 2%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19921999
Year Franchised 19941999
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $5K-


Business Experience Requirements
 
TechZone Airbag Service Franchise
Ice Cold Air Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    TechZone Airbag Service Franchise
    Ice Cold Air Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    TechZone Airbag Service Franchise
    Ice Cold Air Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    TechZone Airbag Service Franchise
    Ice Cold Air Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About TechZone Airbag Service

    In the early '90s, engineer Douglas C. Hansen was working for an aerospace firm developing airbag inflators. He discovered there was a lack of understanding regarding airbag systems'how they worked, how they should be handled and how they should be repaired.

    Propelled by that discovery and recent legislation that required all cars to be equipped with driver and passenger airbags, Hansen and his wife, Victoria, founded Airbag Service. Franchisees work with repair shops and consumers in testing, maintaining and replacing airbags.

    The company has co-branding relationships with Novus and Apple Auto Glass.

    About Ice Cold Air

    Ice Cold Air Franchises are Full-Service auto repair facilities and are the only auto repair franchises that require little or no investment from the Franchisee at startup.
    Ice Cold Air was built on a foundation of a family owned and operated auto repair business and continues with those same values. Our Company History dates back to 1969 when our founder opened a shop in Orlando Florida calibrating speedometers. Quickly the speedometer customers began asking for more services and the business known as Ice Cold Air was born. Specialty auto air conditioning in Florida was a great concept waiting to happen. Over the next 30 years, auto air conditioning came to represent 50% of our total annual service. Operations moved to Clearwater Florida in 1977, and more locations were added to the family. This was a turning point for the company and it was during this time that many of our fun and off-the-wall marketing campaigns were born.