Great American Cookies
32
SBA Loans
$12.8M
Total Financed
$400K
Avg Loan Size
-50%
YoY Loan Growth
How Great American Cookies Compares
- Ranks #75 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#353 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $400K is 5% below the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
- Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 4 | $1.9M |
| FY2021 | 2 | $602K |
| FY2022 | 9 | $3.6M |
| FY2023 | 5 | $1.9M |
| FY2024 | 6 | $2.0M |
| FY2025 | 3 | $1.8M |
| FY2026 | 3 | $921K |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Great American Cookies Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Great American Cookies Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Great American Cookies growing or shrinking?
Great American Cookies's SBA loan count fell 50% year-over-year. A decline in SBA financing doesn't necessarily mean the brand is shrinking -- franchisees may be using other financing, or SBA lending patterns may have shifted broadly.
How much does it cost to open a Great American Cookies franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $400K (5% below the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Great American Cookies?
0 of 32 SBA loans to Great American Cookies franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- The Huntington National Bank4
- Renasant Bank3
- United Community Bank2
- FirstBank2
- PlainsCapital Bank2
Get the Franchise SBA Financing Model -- an editable amortization, P&L, and breakeven calculator. $19.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset