Set the Stage
26
SBA Loans
$6.2M
Total Financed
$238K
Avg Loan Size
+100%
YoY Loan Growth
How Set the Stage Compares
- Ranks #16 of 241 Business & Professional Services brands by SBA loan count (#429 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $238K is 5% below the Business & Professional Services median of $250K.
- Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 2.1% average across all Business & Professional Services brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8 | $1.2M |
| FY2025 | 16 | $4.4M |
| FY2026 | 2 | $550K |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Set the Stage Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Set the Stage Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Set the Stage growing or shrinking?
Set the Stage's SBA loan count grew +100% 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 Set the Stage 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 $238K (5% below the typical Business & Professional Services brand's $250K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Set the Stage?
0 of 26 SBA loans to Set the Stage franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 2.1% across all Business & Professional Services brands.
Top SBA Lenders
- United Midwest Savings Bank National Association17
- The Huntington National Bank2
- Eastern Bank2
- CDC Small Business Finance Corp.1
- The First National Bank of McGregor d/b/a TFNB Your Bank for Life1
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset