82 SBA loans have financed Ampm Mini Market- Ar locations since 2006, written by 33 different lenders across 4 states. Half were approved for $1.8M or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 20% went to owners whose business was under two years old.
A lender that has already underwritten this brand knows the unit economics, the build-out costs, and the franchisor. That is worth more to you than a bigger bank starting from scratch.