How much do lenders finance for a Color Me Mine franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Color Me Mine franchise is $124,450, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $336,600. 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 Color Me Mine franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Color Me Mine have been Wells Fargo Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Bank. 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 Color Me Mine 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 Color Me Mine franchise

SBA lenders have approved 38 loans against the Color Me Mine brand since FY2010, totalling $6.4M. The median approval was $124,450. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#600

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$124,450

Typical range

$30K-$337K

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 Color Me Mine

Lender	Loans	Approved
Wells Fargo Bank	6	$1.8M
The Huntington National Bank	8	$1.5M
Bank of America	2	$390K
JPMorgan Chase Bank	2	$330K
Lendistry SBLC, LLC	1	$300K
Sunrise Banks	2	$260K
Woodforest National Bank	2	$249K
KeyBank	2	$247K

Geography

Where Color Me Mine units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Texas	8
California	6
Illinois	4
Minnesota	4
Pennsylvania	3
Arizona	2
Washington	2
New York	2

Approvals by fiscal year

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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
26%
$50K - $150K
26%
$150K - $350K
39%
$350K - $1M
8%

Financing a Color Me Mine: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Color Me Mine franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Color Me Mine franchise is $124,450, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $336,600. 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 Color Me Mine franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Color Me Mine have been Wells Fargo Bank, The Huntington National Bank, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase Bank. 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 Color Me Mine 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.

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