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Franchise financing

Financing a Seva Beauty franchise

SBA lenders have approved 37 loans against the Seva Beauty brand since FY2010, totalling $5.5M. The median approval was $143,500. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#615

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

37

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$143,500

Typical range

$100K-$150K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10.3 yr

Charge-off rate

10.3%

29 resolved FY10-19 loans

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 Seva Beauty

LenderLoansApprovedShare
Stearns Bank28$3.8M
Celtic Bank Corporation5$750K
Wells Fargo Bank1$614K
Nizari Progressive FCU1$165K
KeyBank1$125K
Frost Bank1$30K

Geography

Where Seva Beauty units were financed

Approvals by fiscal year

13
15
16
17

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
    3%
  • $50K - $150K
    59%
  • $150K - $350K
    35%
  • $350K - $1M
    3%

Financing a Seva Beauty: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Seva Beauty franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Seva Beauty franchise is $143,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $100,000 and $150,000. 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 Seva Beauty franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Seva Beauty have been Stearns Bank, Celtic Bank Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Nizari Progressive FCU. 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 Seva Beauty 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.
Do Seva Beauty SBA loans get charged off often?
10.3% of Seva Beauty loans approved between FY2010 and FY2019 that have reached a terminal status were charged off, against 7.6% across all SBA lending. Franchise-level charge-off rates reflect the era a brand expanded in as much as the concept itself - brands that grew hardest into the 2010s carry more seasoned, and more resolved, loans.

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