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How to Buy a Franchise

Ready to own your business? Franchising offers entrepreneurship with an established brand safety net. Franchises have proven business models with 90%+ success rates vs. independent startups.

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How to Buy a Franchise

Ready to own your business? Franchising offers entrepreneurship with an established brand safety net. Franchises have proven business models with 90%+ success rates vs. independent startups.

Use Our Franchise Loan Calculator

Unlock your entrepreneurial dreams with your own franchise. Our franchise loan calculator can help simplify financing and take the first step toward owning your business.

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Use Our Franchise Loan Calculator

Unlock your entrepreneurial dreams with your own franchise. Our franchise loan calculator can help simplify financing and take the first step toward owning your business.

Free ePub: How to Buy a Franchise

Learn how to buy a franchise by researching opportunities, evaluating costs, and securing financing. Follow proven systems with built-in brand support and success.

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Free ePub: How to Buy a Franchise

Learn how to buy a franchise by researching opportunities, evaluating costs, and securing financing. Follow proven systems with built-in brand support and success.

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Most Common Franchised Industries

Franchises are a great gateway for entrepreneurs to start their own businesses.

SBA Loans for Specific Industries

Look at how to start and finance a business in more than 20 industries.

Should You Buy a Franchise?

Learn the pros and cons of owning a franchise along with the most important questions.

SBA Business Franchise Loans

Find out more about getting an SBA franchise loan and how they can be used.

Business Franchise Financing

Learn more about buying and funding a franchise at a much more in depth level.

Business Franchise Loan Usages

Business franchise loans are used for dozens of purposes like working capital and expansion.

Franchise Loan Case Studies

Check out some of our franchise business loan case studies. We are always here to answer your franchise questions.

SBA Loan Case Study

Tint World

Car enthuisiast Dan BIllings, got a $585,000 SBA 7a loan to setup a Tint World franchise. Learn from his amazing story and how he was able to become breakeven in the first year of ownership.

Loan

$585K – 7a Franchise Business Loan

Loan Usage

Franchise Expenses, TI/Construction, Working Capital

Industry

Automotive

SBA Loan Case Study

Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming Franchise

Dog lover Kasia Anderson, closed a $345,000 7a SBA loan to follow her dream of owning a dog grooming business. The funds were used to set up a franchise of Woof Gang Bakery and build out the property.

Loan

$345K – 7a Franchise Business Loan

Loan Usage

Franchise Expenses, TI/Construction, Working Capital

Industry

Pet Care

SBA Loan Case Study

Lifetime Green Coatings Franchise

Lifetime Green Coatings provides low VOC, green epoxy floor coatings for offices, warehouses and homes. They wanted funding for franchise licensing, working capital and equipment. In under 30 days, they did a $400,000 7a loan with First Bank of the Lake.

Loan

$400K – 7a Franchise Business Loan

Loan Usage

Purchase of Equipment, Working Capital, Franchise Fees

Industry

Construction

The Numbers

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Small Businesses Helped 2020-2024

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SBA 7a Loan Requirements

Finding the right funding solutions for your small business can be challenging. SBA 7a loans offer low interest rates and fixed-rate or variable-rate options.

SBA 504 Loan Requirements

What are 504 loans? This guide will provide you with an overview on how to get a 504 loan, SBA 504 loan down payment requirements and finding the right SBA 504 loan lenders for your small business needs.

How to Get an SBA Franchise Loan

Are you an entrepreneur looking to start a franchise but need funding to get started? Securing a Small Business Administration loan might be the perfect solution.

SBA Industry Loans

We’re One of the Top SBA Franchise Lenders in the US

We made $600MM in SBA loans in the last year alone

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