Project Lean Nation
17
SBA Loans
$3.7M
Total Financed
$218K
Avg Loan Size
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YoY Loan Growth
How Project Lean Nation Compares
- Ranks #137 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#598 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $218K is 48% below the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
- With only 17 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Restaurants & Food brands overall see a 1.3% charge-off rate across 11,372 loans.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $237K |
| FY2024 | 1 | $235K |
| FY2025 | 7 | $1.5M |
| FY2026 | 8 | $1.8M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Project Lean Nation Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Project Lean Nation Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Project Lean Nation growing or shrinking?
Project Lean Nation doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2025 and FY2026 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #137 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.
How much does it cost to open a Project Lean Nation 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 $218K (48% 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 Project Lean Nation?
Project Lean Nation only has 17 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Restaurants & Food brands overall see a 1.3% charge-off rate across 11,372 loans.
Top SBA Lenders
- The Huntington National Bank10
- First Bank of the Lake2
- SouthState Bank, National Association2
- Pinnacle Bank1
- Georgia's Own Credit Union1
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset