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Colorado · Restaurants & Hotels
SBA loans for restaurants & hotels in Colorado
3,312 loans worth $2.50B approved since FY2010 for accommodation and food services projects located in Colorado.
Loans
3,312
Approved
$2.50B
Median loan
$395,850
+32% vs sector nationally
Median rate
6.75%
Jobs supported
58,847
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 lends to restaurants & hotels in Colorado
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| B:Side Capital | 377 | $373.3M | |
| Bank of Hope | 135 | $190.1M | |
| Hanmi Bank | 73 | $113.7M | |
| Open Bank | 45 | $102.1M | |
| Pikes Peak Regional Development Corporation | 71 | $78.2M | |
| SouthState Bank | 98 | $59.0M | |
| KeyBank | 136 | $58.2M | |
| Mountain West Small Business Finance | 38 | $56.0M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
The median SBA loan approved for restaurants & hotels in Colorado since FY2010 was $395,850. 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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All SBA lending in Colorado
26,935 loans across every sector.
Restaurants & Hotels nationally
137,471 loans across all states.
How SBA 7(a) works
Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.
Common questions
- How many SBA loans go to restaurants & hotels businesses in Colorado?
- 3,312 SBA loans totalling $2,498,565,490 have been approved for accommodation and food services projects in Colorado since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance restaurants & hotels in Colorado?
- The most active by dollars approved are B:Side Capital, Bank of Hope, Hanmi Bank, Open Bank. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
- What is a typical loan size for restaurants & hotels in Colorado?
- The median approval is $395,850, 32% above the national median for this sector ($300,000).
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