SBA Loans for Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
SBA has approved 3,176 7(a) loans worth $375M to Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 70% versus the prior decade.
- 3,176
- 7(a) loans
- $375M
- Approved dollars
- $118,182
- Average loan size
- #107
- Rank among industries
- -70%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.2%
- Active-status distress
- 10%
- Franchise-branded
Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores is the #107 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,176 such loans worth $375M, averaging $118,182 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 70% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 131 active-status hobby, toy, and game stores loans, 12.2% 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.