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Ohio · Restaurants & Hotels
SBA loans for restaurants & hotels in Ohio
6,878 loans worth $3.03B approved since FY2010 for accommodation and food services projects located in Ohio.
Loans
6,878
Approved
$3.03B
Median loan
$114,750
-62% vs sector nationally
Median rate
6.25%
Jobs supported
98,042
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 Ohio
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Huntington National Bank | 3,610 | $643.5M | |
| GBank | 67 | $203.7M | |
| Alloy Development Co., Inc. | 111 | $145.9M | |
| Shoreham Bank | 50 | $142.2M | |
| First Western SBLC, LLC | 65 | $129.0M | |
| Growth Capital Corp. | 128 | $96.0M | |
| KeyBank | 256 | $75.0M | |
| United Midwest Savings Bank | 30 | $63.9M |
Detail
Which industries inside the sector
An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size
The median SBA loan approved for restaurants & hotels in Ohio since FY2010 was $114,750. 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 Ohio
55,627 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 Ohio?
- 6,878 SBA loans totalling $3,030,133,200 have been approved for accommodation and food services projects in Ohio since FY2010.
- Which lenders finance restaurants & hotels in Ohio?
- The most active by dollars approved are The Huntington National Bank, GBank, Alloy Development Co., Inc., Shoreham 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 Ohio?
- The median approval is $114,750, 62% below the national median for this sector ($300,000).
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