How much do lenders finance for a Kale Me Crazy franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Kale Me Crazy franchise is $290,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $150,000 and $445,000. 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 Kale Me Crazy franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Kale Me Crazy have been Ameris Bank, Byline Bank, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, The Huntington National 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 Kale Me Crazy 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.

Franchise financing

Financing a Kale Me Crazy franchise

SBA lenders have approved 11 loans against the Kale Me Crazy brand since FY2010, totalling $3.4M. The median approval was $290,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1486

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$290,000

Typical range

$150K-$445K

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 Kale Me Crazy

Lender	Loans	Approved
Ameris Bank	3	$873K
Byline Bank	1	$589K
First National Bank of Pennsylvania	2	$470K
The Huntington National Bank	1	$350K
JPMorgan Chase Bank	1	$333K
Metro City Bank	1	$260K
Pinnacle Bank	1	$256K
Stearns Bank	1	$240K

Geography

Where Kale Me Crazy units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Georgia	6
North Carolina	2
Alabama	1
Florida	1
Texas	1

Approvals by fiscal year

’15

’17

’18

’19

’20

’24

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
9%
$150K - $350K
55%
$350K - $1M
36%

Financing a Kale Me Crazy: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Kale Me Crazy franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Kale Me Crazy franchise is $290,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $150,000 and $445,000. 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 Kale Me Crazy franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Kale Me Crazy have been Ameris Bank, Byline Bank, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, The Huntington National 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 Kale Me Crazy 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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