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Franchise financing

Financing a Surcheros Fresh Grill franchise

SBA lenders have approved 16 loans against the Surcheros Fresh Grill brand since FY2010, totalling $18.8M. The median approval was $1,016,550. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1149

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

16

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$1,016,550

Typical range

$650K-$2.1M

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10.7 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 Surcheros Fresh Grill

LenderLoansApprovedShare
Pineland Bank10$12.0M
Primesouth Bank2$2.9M
Exchange Bank1$2.1M
Douglas National Bank2$1.4M
Affinity Bank1$553K

Geography

Where Surcheros Fresh Grill units were financed

StateLoansShare
Georgia11
Florida4
South Carolina1

Approvals by fiscal year

18
19
20
21
24
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

  • $350K - $1M
    50%
  • $1M - $2M
    38%
  • Over $2M
    13%

Financing a Surcheros Fresh Grill: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Surcheros Fresh Grill franchise?
The median SBA loan approved for a Surcheros Fresh Grill franchise is $1,016,550, with the middle 80% of loans between $650,000 and $2,055,000. 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 Surcheros Fresh Grill franchises?
By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Surcheros Fresh Grill have been Pineland Bank, Primesouth Bank, Exchange Bank, Douglas 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 Surcheros Fresh Grill SBA loans?
The median term is 10.7 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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