SBA Loans for Photography Studios, Portrait
SBA has approved 3,286 7(a) loans worth $290M to Photography Studios, Portrait businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 7% versus the prior decade.
- 3,286
- 7(a) loans
- $290M
- Approved dollars
- $88,283
- Average loan size
- #102
- Rank among industries
- -7%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.7%
- Active-status distress
- 3%
- Franchise-branded
Photography Studios, Portrait is the #102 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,286 such loans worth $290M, averaging $88,283 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 7% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 364 active-status photography studios, portrait loans, 4.7% 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.