SBA Loans for Vending Machine Operators
SBA has approved 3,775 7(a) loans worth $632M to Vending Machine Operators businesses, and annual approvals have grown 52% versus the prior decade.
- 3,775
- 7(a) loans
- $632M
- Approved dollars
- $167,295
- Average loan size
- #86
- Rank among industries
- +52%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 4.4%
- Active-status distress
- 13%
- Franchise-branded
Vending Machine Operators is the #86 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 3,775 such loans worth $632M, averaging $167,295 each. Annual approval volume has grown 52% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 563 active-status vending machine operators loans, 4.4% 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.