SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

SBA Loans for Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)

SBA has approved 2,366 7(a) loans worth $1.3B to Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 27% versus the prior decade.

2,366
7(a) loans
$1.3B
Approved dollars
$542,833
Average loan size
#138
Rank among industries
-27%
Annualized vs prior decade
6.9%
Active-status distress
16%
Franchise-branded

Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) is the #138 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,366 such loans worth $1.3B, averaging $542,833 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 27% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 965 active-status commercial printing (except screen and books) loans, 6.9% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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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.

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