SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MICHIGAN
Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. franchise in Michigan: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. in Michigan have taken 6 SBA loans since 1991 (average $423,050)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 5.6% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 10 franchised outlets in Michigan (fiscal 2025) — about 0.1 per 100k residents.
Loans in MI
6
Resolved
2
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
5.6%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MI. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
2,217
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
21.9
national 26.7
Versus the country
-18%
thinner
Every business in Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.'s industry operating in Michigan — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$644
Michigan, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$659
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-2%
cheaper to staff
What Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.'s industry actually pays workers in Michigan, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal independent of the FDD — a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| System | Loans in MI | Local charge-off | Units in MI |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVPRO | 37 | 4.3% | 72 |
| PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION | 12 | thin | 8 |
| Lawn Doctor | 8 | thin | — |
| MOLLY MAID | 8 | thin | 17 |
| SERVICEMASTER CLEAN | 8 | thin | 26 |
| RESTORATION 1 | 7 | thin | 14 |
| Chem-Dry | 5 | thin | — |
| Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING. compares to the systems a buyer in Michigan would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
A broker is paid by the franchisor to place you. I'm paid by you — and the job is pressure-testing Shine, SHINE WINDOW CARE AND HOLIDAY LIGHTING, SHINE WINDOW CARE, and SHINE HOLIDAY LIGHTING.'s numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.