SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WISCONSIN
WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Franchisees of WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD in Wisconsin have taken 5 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $319,600). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD has too few seasoned resolved loans nationally for a national ratio.
Loans in WI
5
Charged off (all years)
0 of 1
Loss ratio in WI
—
Loss ratio nationally
—
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
2,130
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
35.7
national 39.6
Versus the country
-10%
thinner
Every business in WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD's industry operating in Wisconsin — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,217
Wisconsin, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-3%
cheaper to staff
What WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD's industry actually pays workers in Wisconsin, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is 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.
| System | Loans in WI | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in WI | Units in WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Blinds | 23 | 0 of 9 | — | — |
| CERTA PROPAINTERS | 6 | 0 of 4 | — | 2 |
| Culligan | 6 | 0 of 6 | — | 27 |
Other systems in WINDOW WORLD, WORLD OF WINDOWS, COMFORTWORLD's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Wisconsin. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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