SBA Loans for Commercial Photography
SBA has approved 1,024 7(a) loans worth $130M to Commercial Photography businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 20% versus the prior decade.
- 1,024
- 7(a) loans
- $130M
- Approved dollars
- $127,024
- Average loan size
- #263
- Rank among industries
- -20%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 1.3%
- Active-status distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Commercial Photography is the #263 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,024 such loans worth $130M, averaging $127,024 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 20% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 159 active-status commercial photography loans, 1.3% 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.