SBA Loans for Barber Shops
SBA has approved 2,601 7(a) loans worth $363M to Barber Shops businesses, and annual approvals have grown 3% versus the prior decade.
- 2,601
- 7(a) loans
- $363M
- Approved dollars
- $139,408
- Average loan size
- #128
- Rank among industries
- +3%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.2%
- Active-status distress
- 31%
- Franchise-branded
Barber Shops is the #128 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,601 such loans worth $363M, averaging $139,408 each. Annual approval volume has grown 3% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 685 active-status barber shops loans, 4.2% are 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. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.