SBA Loans for Beauty Salons
SBA has approved 21,566 7(a) loans worth $2.9B to Beauty Salons businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 13% versus the prior decade.
- 21,566
- 7(a) loans
- $2.9B
- Approved dollars
- $132,310
- Average loan size
- #5
- Rank among industries
- -13%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.6%
- Active-loan distress
- 11%
- Franchise-branded
Beauty Salons is the #5 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 21,566 such loans worth $2.9B, averaging $132,310 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 13% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 12.6% 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.