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Franchise Financing
SBA and conventional financing for franchisees.
$50k – $5M10 – 25 years45 – 90 days
- SBA Franchise Directory approved concepts
- New-unit build-out and resale acquisition
- Multi-unit portfolio expansion
What is franchise financing?
Franchise financing is a specialty within SBA 7(a) and conventional lending. Approved concepts on the SBA Franchise Directory get a streamlined path; unlisted concepts need extra diligence on the franchise agreement.
Multi-unit operators are the most valuable segment, they add units on a predictable cadence and stay with the lender who funded the first deal.
Product mechanics
Key numbers your BDO team should know before the first call.
- Loan range
- $50k – $5M
- Typical term
- 10 – 25 years
- Indicative rates
- Prime + 2.75% – 4.75% (indicative)
- Funding speed
- 45 – 90 days
- Typical borrower
- First-time and multi-unit franchisees.
- Why brokers want these
- Franchisees repeat every 12–24 months as they add units.
Common use cases
- New-unit opening (build-out and equipment)
- Resale acquisition of an existing franchise
- Multi-unit expansion
- Refinance and partner buyout
Typical borrower qualifications
- Approved franchise concept (or reviewable FDD)
- Sponsor FICO 680+
- 10% – 20% equity injection
Why brokers buy from us
Why growth & acquisition brokers buy franchise financing leads from us
What makes this feed different from generic aggregator flow.
SBA Directory approval status pre-checked, no wasted underwriter time on unlisted concepts
Multi-unit operator flag captured, the highest-LTV segment routed first
Prior franchise experience disclosed to route new-unit vs resale files differently
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How franchise financing compares to adjacent products
Help your team route enquiries to the right product on day one.
vs SBA Loans
SBA 7(a) is the delivery mechanism for most franchise financing; this feed pre-tags franchise-specific data.
View SBA Loansvs Business Acquisition Loans
Franchise resale is a subset of acquisition financing with additional FDD diligence.
View Business Acquisition Loansvs Equipment Financing
Equipment finance handles specific equipment purchases within a franchise build-out; franchise financing bundles the full deal.
View Equipment FinancingOur lead generation process
How we generate franchise financing leads
Every enquiry is captured, consented and vetted before it reaches your CRM.
Source channels
- Franchisor portal referral partnerships (funding-page placements)
- Franchise-discovery site partnerships (Franchise Direct, Entrepreneur Franchise 500)
- SEO for '[brand] franchise financing' and 'franchise SBA loan' content
- Franchise-broker referral partnerships (existing franchise brokers who don't finance)
Data captured on each lead
- Franchise brand and current unit count (0 / 1 / 2+ / multi-brand)
- New-unit vs resale acquisition vs partner buyout vs refi
- Loan amount, use of funds and target open date
- Sponsor FICO, liquidity and prior franchise experience
- Territory / geography of new unit
Vetting workflow
- SBA Franchise Directory check, approved-concept flag applied
- Sponsor FICO 680+ and 10% equity injection gate
- Multi-unit operator flag (higher-value segment tagged)
- TCPA + CAN-SPAM consent
What a lead looks like
Verified enquiry
$50k · Franchise Financing
LLC · US-based · phone-verified decision-maker · TCPA consent on file
- Franchise brand and current unit count (0 / 1 / 2+ / multi-brand)
- ✓
- New-unit vs resale acquisition vs partner buyout vs refi
- ✓
- Loan amount, use of funds and target open date
- ✓
- Sponsor FICO, liquidity and prior franchise experience
- ✓
Who this suits & how we qualify
Best fit for
SBA Preferred Lenders, franchise-focused banks, and multi-unit specialists.
Qualification standard
- SBA Franchise Directory check, approved-concept flag applied
- Sponsor FICO 680+ and 10% equity injection gate
- Multi-unit operator flag (higher-value segment tagged)
Turnaround
Fresh, consent-captured enquiries delivered to your CRM inside your agreed response window.
Broker FAQs
Common questions from buyers of franchise financing leads.
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Other growth & acquisition lead flows we supply.
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