SBA Loans for Sign Manufacturing
SBA has approved 2,773 7(a) loans worth $805M to Sign Manufacturing businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 10% versus the prior decade.
- 2,773
- 7(a) loans
- $805M
- Approved dollars
- $290,230
- Average loan size
- #116
- Rank among industries
- -10%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.6%
- Active-status distress
- 17%
- Franchise-branded
Sign Manufacturing is the #116 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,773 such loans worth $805M, averaging $290,230 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 10% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 551 active-status sign manufacturing loans, 5.6% 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.