Special Strong
5
SBA Loans
$515K
Total Financed
$103K
Avg Loan Size
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YoY Loan Growth
How Special Strong Compares
- Ranks #147 of 302 Fitness & Recreation brands by SBA loan count (#1,469 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $103K is 71% below the Fitness & Recreation median of $350K.
- With only 5 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Fitness & Recreation brands overall see a 2.0% charge-off rate across 5,280 loans.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4 | $415K |
| FY2026 | 1 | $100K |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Special Strong Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Special Strong Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Special Strong growing or shrinking?
Special Strong doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2025 and FY2026 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #147 of 302 Fitness & Recreation brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.
How much does it cost to open a Special Strong 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 $103K (71% below 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 Special Strong?
Special Strong only has 5 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Fitness & Recreation brands overall see a 2.0% charge-off rate across 5,280 loans.
Top SBA Lenders
- Hanover Community Bank2
- Zions Bank, A Division of2
- Lexicon Bank1
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset