143 SBA loans have financed SportClips locations since 2011, written by 33 different lenders across 31 states. Half were approved for $262K or less, the mix is almost entirely 7(a), and 50% 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.