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Franchise financing

Financing a Beans & Brews Coffee House franchise

SBA lenders have approved 15 loans against the Beans & Brews Coffee House brand since FY2010, totalling $7.0M. The median approval was $491,000, counted from loans lenders approved rather than projections in a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1220

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

15

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$491,000

Typical range

$50K-$750K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10.3 yr

Charge-off rate

-

Cohort too small

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.

Lenders

Who financed Beans & Brews Coffee House

Geography

Where Beans & Brews Coffee House units were financed

StateLoansShare
Utah8
Texas4
Colorado2
Nevada1

The industry codes most often recorded on Beans & Brews Coffee House loans: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513). Each industry page lists the lenders and other brands in the same line of business.

Approvals by fiscal year

’20
’21
’22
’23
’24
’25
’26

Loan count by fiscal year - a rough proxy for how fast the brand was opening units. Final bar is a partial year.

Loan sizes

  • Under $50K
    7%
  • $50K - $150K
    7%
  • $150K - $350K
    7%
  • $350K - $1M
    80%

Financing a franchise unit

Guidant Financial

Funds business and franchise buyers through 401(k) rollovers (ROBS), SBA loans, and portfolio lending, often combining them in one structure. Rollover structures are common among franchise buyers because they can supply the equity injection an SBA loan requires without taking on a second loan to do it.

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Financing a Beans & Brews Coffee House: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Beans & Brews Coffee House franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Beans & Brews Coffee House franchise is $491,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $50,000 and $750,000. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection. SBA lenders typically want that injection at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.
Which lenders finance Beans & Brews Coffee House franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Beans & Brews Coffee House have been The Huntington National Bank, Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank, Zions Bank, A Division of, Live Oak Banking Company. Many franchise brands also maintain their own preferred-lender lists, and those may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.
How long are Beans & Brews Coffee House SBA loans?
The median term is 10.3 yr. SBA 7(a) terms run up to 10 years for working capital and equipment, and up to 25 years when the loan is secured by real estate - so a longer median usually means the loans included property.

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