FranchiseRanked

Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement

OtherSBA loans FY2021–FY2025

6

SBA Loans

$587K

Total Financed

$98K

Avg Loan Size

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YoY Loan Growth

How Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement Compares

  • Ranks #40 of 146 Other brands by SBA loan count (#1,267 of 3,543 overall).
  • Its average loan of $98K is 68% below the Other median of $306K.
  • With only 6 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Other brands overall see a 2.1% charge-off rate across 1,541 loans.

SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearLoansTotal Financed
FY20211$72K
FY20222$365K
FY20242$93K
FY20251$57K

FY2025 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.

Where Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement Is Getting SBA-Financed

Recent SBA-Financed Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement Locations

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

REMEMBERED IMAGE LTDNILES, IL
$56,9002024-10-29
REMEMBERED IMAGE LTDNILES, IL
$30,0002024-03-06
REMEMBERED IMAGE LTDNILES, IL
$63,1002024-03-06
Madison WentworthShreveport, LA
$182,3002022-06-01
Madison WentworthShreveport, LA
$182,3002022-06-01
Britts Merle NormanJOHNSON CITY, TN
$72,2002021-07-19

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement growing or shrinking?

Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2024 and FY2025 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #40 of 146 Other brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.

How much does it cost to open a Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement 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 $98K (68% below the typical Other brand's $306K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.

What's the SBA loan default rate for Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement?

Merle Norman - Cosmetics Studio Agreement only has 6 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Other brands overall see a 2.1% charge-off rate across 1,541 loans.