The Little Gym
116
SBA Loans
$47.0M
Total Financed
$405K
Avg Loan Size
+44%
YoY Loan Growth
How The Little Gym Compares
- Ranks #8 of 302 Fitness & Recreation brands by SBA loan count (#53 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $405K is 16% above the Fitness & Recreation median of $350K.
- Its 0.9% charge-off rate compares to a 2.0% average across all Fitness & Recreation brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 3 | $243K |
| FY2021 | 4 | $1.1M |
| FY2022 | 10 | $3.4M |
| FY2023 | 19 | $8.3M |
| FY2024 | 25 | $11.2M |
| FY2025 | 36 | $13.4M |
| FY2026 | 19 | $9.3M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where The Little Gym Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed The Little Gym Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The Little Gym growing or shrinking?
The Little Gym's SBA loan count grew +44% year-over-year, suggesting rising financed expansion. This reflects SBA-backed financing activity, not necessarily total unit count -- see the methodology page for what this does and doesn't measure.
How much does it cost to open a The Little Gym 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 $405K (16% 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 Little Gym?
1 of 116 SBA loans to The Little Gym franchisees (0.9%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 2.0% across all Fitness & Recreation brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- The Huntington National Bank44
- First Commonwealth Bank14
- Five Star Bank10
- TowneBank8
- SouthState Bank, National Association6
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset