SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Computer and Software Stores

SBA Loans for Computer and Software Stores

SBA has approved 2,772 7(a) loans worth $326M to Computer and Software Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 86% versus the prior decade.

2,772
7(a) loans
$326M
Approved dollars
$117,524
Average loan size
#117
Rank among industries
-86%
Annualized vs prior decade
N/A
Active-status distress
6%
Franchise-branded

Computer and Software Stores is the #117 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,772 such loans worth $326M, averaging $117,524 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 86% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. The active-status computer and software stores sample is below the publication floor for a distress percentage.

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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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