How much do lenders finance for a Blimpie franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Blimpie franchise is $166,800, with the middle 80% of loans between $70,000 and $1,050,000. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection, which SBA lenders typically require at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.

Which lenders finance Blimpie franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Blimpie have been New Millennium Bank, East West Bank, Stearns Bank, Capital Matrix, Inc.. Many franchise brands also maintain their own lists of preferred lenders, which may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.

How long are Blimpie SBA loans?

The median term is 10 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.

Franchise financing

Financing a Blimpie franchise

SBA lenders have approved 13 loans against the Blimpie brand since FY2010, totalling $3.7M. The median approval was $166,800. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1292

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$166,800

Typical range

$70K-$1.1M

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10 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 Blimpie

Lender	Loans	Approved
New Millennium Bank	1	$1.1M
East West Bank	1	$1.1M
Stearns Bank	2	$336K
Capital Matrix, Inc.	1	$269K
Liberty Bank	1	$200K
Carolina Business Capital, Inc.	1	$178K
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	1	$167K
Bank of the Sierra	2	$140K

Geography

Where Blimpie units were financed

State	Loans	Share
California	3
Idaho	2
North Carolina	1
Connecticut	1
Utah	1
New Jersey	1
South Carolina	1
Nebraska	1

Approvals by fiscal year

’10

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’14

’15

’16

’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

$50K - $150K
46%
$150K - $350K
38%
$1M - $2M
15%

Financing a Blimpie: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Blimpie franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Blimpie franchise is $166,800, with the middle 80% of loans between $70,000 and $1,050,000. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection, which SBA lenders typically require at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.
Which lenders finance Blimpie franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Blimpie have been New Millennium Bank, East West Bank, Stearns Bank, Capital Matrix, Inc.. Many franchise brands also maintain their own lists of preferred lenders, which may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.
How long are Blimpie SBA loans?: The median term is 10 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.

Compare other brands

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