SBA Loans for Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing
SBA has approved 1,561 7(a) loans worth $437M to Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 18% versus the prior decade.
- 1,561
- 7(a) loans
- $437M
- Approved dollars
- $279,998
- Average loan size
- #204
- Rank among industries
- -18%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 7.2%
- Active-loan distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing is the #204 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,561 such loans worth $437M, averaging $279,998 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 18% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 7.2% of the active book is 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. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.