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The Bar Method

Fitness & RecreationSBA loans FY2020–FY2026

17

SBA Loans

$6.1M

Total Financed

$359K

Avg Loan Size

—

YoY Loan Growth

How The Bar Method Compares

  • Ranks #63 of 302 Fitness & Recreation brands by SBA loan count (#585 of 3,543 overall).
  • Its average loan of $359K is 3% above the Fitness & Recreation median of $350K.
  • With only 17 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Fitness & Recreation brands overall see a 2.0% charge-off rate across 5,280 loans.

SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearLoansTotal Financed
FY20205$2.2M
FY20212$710K
FY20222$287K
FY20232$396K
FY20241$692K
FY20254$1.5M
FY20261$350K

FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.

Where The Bar Method Is Getting SBA-Financed

California5 loans · $1.6MTexas4 loans · $1.3MFlorida3 loans · $658KAlabama2 loans · $396KNew York2 loans · $1.5MWashington1 loan · $600K

Recent SBA-Financed The Bar Method Locations

Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.

Barre Belles Walnut Creek, LLCWALNUT CREEK, CA
$350,0002026-02-09
NBK Barre LLCBROOKLYN, NY
$802,6002025-09-24
BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE BARRE, INC.NORTH PALM BEACH, FL
$304,0002025-05-20
BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE BARRE, INC.Palm Beach Gardens, FL
$304,0002025-01-22
BREATHE, STRETCH, SHAKE BARRE, INC.Palm Beach Gardens, FL
$50,0002025-01-22
Lindsay Glenn LLCBROOKLYN, NY
$691,5002024-03-21
Barre on the Plains, LLCAuburn, AL
$25,0002023-05-09
Barre on the Plains, LLCAuburn, AL
$371,0002023-05-09
Hella Barre LLCOakland, CA
$25,0002022-09-23
Hella Barre LLCOakland, CA
$261,9002022-09-23
The Firm Practice LLCDALLAS, TX
$245,0002021-03-30
The Little Method LLCSouthlake, TX
$465,0002021-02-22
Barre Northwest, LLCSeattle, WA
$600,0002020-09-03
A Method to My Fitness LLCSANTA CLARITA, CA
$538,3002020-07-08
Princess Assassin LLCCONCORD, CA
$442,3002020-04-24
Goodyra Productions, LLCHOUSTON, TX
$261,9002020-02-07
DOBarre LLCPLANO, TX
$371,5002020-01-24

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Bar Method growing or shrinking?

The Bar Method doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2025 and FY2026 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #63 of 302 Fitness & Recreation brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.

How much does it cost to open a The Bar Method 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 $359K (3% above the typical Fitness & Recreation brand's $350K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.

What's the SBA loan default rate for The Bar Method?

The Bar Method only has 17 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Fitness & Recreation brands overall see a 2.0% charge-off rate across 5,280 loans.

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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset