The Grounds Guys
169
SBA Loans
$29.9M
Total Financed
$177K
Avg Loan Size
-55%
YoY Loan Growth
How The Grounds Guys Compares
- Ranks #2 of 169 Cleaning & Property Services brands by SBA loan count (#33 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $177K is 18% above the Cleaning & Property Services median of $150K.
- Its 11.8% charge-off rate compares to a 3.1% average across all Cleaning & Property Services brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 27 | $4.0M |
| FY2021 | 38 | $5.7M |
| FY2022 | 20 | $3.4M |
| FY2023 | 29 | $5.5M |
| FY2024 | 29 | $4.8M |
| FY2025 | 13 | $4.0M |
| FY2026 | 13 | $2.5M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where The Grounds Guys Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed The Grounds Guys Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Grounds Guys growing or shrinking?
The Grounds Guys's SBA loan count fell 55% 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 The Grounds Guys 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 $177K (18% above the typical Cleaning & Property Services brand's $150K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for The Grounds Guys?
20 of 169 SBA loans to The Grounds Guys franchisees (11.8%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 3.1% across all Cleaning & Property Services brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- United Midwest Savings Bank National Association159
- Glacier Bank2
- Citizens Bank1
- The Huntington National Bank1
- First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company1
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset