SBA Loans for Advertising Agencies
SBA has approved 4,551 7(a) loans worth $1.1B to Advertising Agencies businesses, and annual approvals have grown 12% versus the prior decade.
- 4,551
- 7(a) loans
- $1.1B
- Approved dollars
- $239,694
- Average loan size
- #70
- Rank among industries
- +12%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 14.4%
- Active-loan distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Advertising Agencies is the #70 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 4,551 such loans worth $1.1B, averaging $239,694 each. Annual approval volume has grown 12% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 14.4% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.