SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · RHODE ISLAND
Blimpie franchise in Rhode Island: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Blimpie in Rhode Island have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $73,285)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 29.8% is the better guide.
Loans in RI
7
Resolved
6
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
29.8%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = RI. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
2,555
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
229.7
national 179.9
Versus the country
+28%
denser
Every business in Blimpie's industry operating in Rhode Island — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in RI | Local charge-off | Units in RI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Dew Donuts | 18 | 20.0% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 10 | thin | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 8 | thin | — |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | 6 | thin | — |
| Sonic Drive-In | 6 | thin | — |
| Quiznos | 5 | thin | — |
| Saladworks | 5 | thin | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 5 | thin | 7 |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Blimpie compares to the systems a buyer in Rhode Island would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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