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NAICS 459420 · Retail

SBA loans for gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers

544 SBA loans worth $159.7M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #321 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$102,750

-43% vs all industries

Typical range

$25K-$719K

Middle 80%

Median rate

10.25%

7(a) initial note rate

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

Most active in this industry

Geography

Where these loans were made

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78% of the SBA loans approved in gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers since FY2010 were under $350,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.

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Approvals by fiscal year

’22
’23
’24
’25
’26

Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

Loan sizes

  • Under $50K
    23%
  • $50K - $150K
    34%
  • $150K - $350K
    21%
  • $350K - $1M
    15%
  • $1M - $2M
    5%
  • Over $2M
    3%

Franchise brands in Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers

Franchise brandLoansApprovedShare
Edible Arrangements5$2.7M
Bricks & Minifigs3$511K
Crown Trophy2$342K
Magnolia Soap and Bath1$150K
Color Me Mine1$280K

Brands with the most SBA loans recorded under this NAICS code, among brands with at least 10 loans in the file.

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Other retail industries

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Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers business?
The median SBA approval in NAICS 459420 is $102,750, with the middle 80% of loans between $25,000 and $718,700. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers?
By dollars approved: U.S. Bank, Newtek Bank, The Huntington National Bank, California Statewide Certified Development Corporation, Northeast Bank. A lender's experience in your NAICS code matters - underwriters who have seen a hundred deals like yours ask better questions and move faster.

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