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Franchise financing
Financing a MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving franchise
SBA lenders have approved 17 loans against the MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving brand since FY2010, totalling $17.6M. The median approval was $1,093,000, counted from loans lenders approved rather than projections in a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#1101
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
17
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$1,093,000
Typical range
$425K-$1.5M
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
15 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 MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak Banking Company | 15 | $16.4M | |
| Byline Bank | 1 | $996K | |
| Amplify CU | 1 | $250K |
Geography
Where MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 4 | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | |
| Texas | 3 | |
| Maine | 2 | |
| California | 1 | |
| Illinois | 1 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | |
| North Carolina | 1 |
The industry codes most often recorded on MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving loans: Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (531130), All Other Consumer Goods Rental (532289), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210). Each industry page lists the lenders and other brands in the same line of business.
Approvals by fiscal year
Loan count by fiscal year - a rough proxy for how fast the brand was opening units. Final bar is a partial year.
Loan sizes
- $150K - $350K6%
- $350K - $1M41%
- $1M - $2M47%
- Over $2M6%
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Financing a MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving franchise is $1,093,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $425,000 and $1,500,000. 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 MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving have been Live Oak Banking Company, Byline Bank, Amplify CU. 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 MI-BOX Mobile Storage & Moving SBA loans?
- The median term is 15 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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