Milex Complete Auto Care

Founded: 1978 Franchising since: 1979

4444 W. 147th St. Midlothian, Illinois 60445

Phone: (800)581-8468/ (708)389-5922

Franchisor has 35 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	35	0	0	0
2008	35	0	0	0
2007	36	0	0	0
2006	37	0	0	0
2005	25	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Through area development program

Total investment: $144.2K-189.3K Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $300K
Cash liquidity requirement: $60K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week
• At franchisee's location: 3 weeks

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#402 (2008); #327 (2007); #374 (2006); #464 (2005);