SBA Loans for Machine Shops
SBA has approved 5,105 7(a) loans worth $2.3B to Machine Shops businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 27% versus the prior decade.
- 5,105
- 7(a) loans
- $2.3B
- Approved dollars
- $454,062
- Average loan size
- #64
- Rank among industries
- -27%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 8.2%
- Active-status distress
Machine Shops is the #64 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 5,105 such loans worth $2.3B, averaging $454,062 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 27% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 935 active-status machine shops loans, 8.2% 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.