228 SBA loans have financed Plato's Closet locations since 2001, written by 92 different lenders across 40 states. Half were approved for $180K or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 55% 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.