How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a book publishers business?

The median SBA approval in NAICS 513130 is $74,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $15,000 and $500,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.

Which lenders are most active in book publishers?

By dollars approved: Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, Lendistry SBLC, LLC, Newtek Bank, SouthState 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.

NAICS 513130 · Information

SBA loans for book publishers

75 SBA loans worth $19.7M have been approved in this industry since FY2010 - the #759 most-financed NAICS code in the country.

Median loan

$74,000

-59% vs all industries

Typical range

$15K-$500K

Middle 80%

Median rate

10.74%

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

Lender	Loans	Approved
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC	1	$4.8M
Bath Savings Institution	1	$3.0M
Lendistry SBLC, LLC	5	$2.0M
Newtek Bank	10	$1.7M
SouthState Bank	2	$1.2M
InBank	1	$1.1M
Readycap Lending, LLC	4	$954K
Northeast Bank	7	$677K
First Business Bank	1	$500K
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank	1	$500K

Geography

Where these loans were made

State	Loans	Share
Texas	9
California	7
New York	7
Oregon	5
Georgia	5
Minnesota	5
Florida	3
Michigan	3

Approvals by fiscal year

’22

’23

’24

’25

’26

Loan count. Final bar is a partial fiscal year.

Loan sizes

Under $50K
37%
$50K - $150K
28%
$150K - $350K
21%
$350K - $1M
7%
$1M - $2M
4%
Over $2M
3%

Nearby

Other information industries

See the sector

Motion Picture and Video Production1,972 · $85,000 Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services1,626 · $157,250 Software Publishers791 · $100,000 All Other Telecommunications552 · $181,000 All Other Information Services418 · $139,200 Motion Picture Theaters381 · $487,900 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals371 · $63,200 Sound Recording Studios352 · $125,000

Common questions

How much do SBA lenders typically lend to a book publishers business?: The median SBA approval in NAICS 513130 is $74,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $15,000 and $500,000. Across all industries the median is $180,000.
Which lenders are most active in book publishers?: By dollars approved: Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, Bath Savings Institution, Lendistry SBLC, LLC, Newtek Bank, SouthState 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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