SBA Loans for Bowling Centers
SBA has approved 1,912 7(a) loans worth $1.1B to Bowling Centers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 38% versus the prior decade.
- 1,912
- 7(a) loans
- $1.1B
- Approved dollars
- $588,058
- Average loan size
- #170
- Rank among industries
- -38%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.6%
- Active-status distress
Bowling Centers is the #170 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,912 such loans worth $1.1B, averaging $588,058 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 38% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 285 active-status bowling centers loans, 4.6% 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.