SBA Loans for Software Publishers
SBA has approved 1,341 7(a) loans worth $401M to Software Publishers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 8% versus the prior decade.
- 1,341
- 7(a) loans
- $401M
- Approved dollars
- $298,853
- Average loan size
- #226
- Rank among industries
- -8%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.6%
- Active-status distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Software Publishers is the #226 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,341 such loans worth $401M, averaging $298,853 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 8% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 284 active-status software publishers loans, 10.6% 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.