245 SBA loans have financed Gold's Gym locations since 1990, written by 125 different lenders across 36 states. Half were approved for $461K or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 37% 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.