SBA Loans for Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
SBA has approved 2,061 7(a) loans worth $633M to Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 10% versus the prior decade.
- 2,061
- 7(a) loans
- $633M
- Approved dollars
- $307,133
- Average loan size
- #155
- Rank among industries
- -10%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 5.1%
- Active-status distress
- 1%
- Franchise-branded
Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers is the #155 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,061 such loans worth $633M, averaging $307,133 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 10% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 389 active-status sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers loans, 5.1% 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.