80 SBA loans have financed Metal Supermarkets locations since 1997, written by 44 different lenders across 28 states. Half were approved for $183K or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 73% 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.