SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MASSACHUSETTS
CERTA PROPAINTERS franchise in Massachusetts: what the public record shows
Franchisees of CERTA PROPAINTERS in Massachusetts have taken 15 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $306,863). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. CERTA PROPAINTERS's national ratio is 1.0× (not clearly different from 1.0×). Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 13 franchised outlets in Massachusetts (fiscal 2025) — about 0.18 per 100k residents.
Loans in MA
15
Charged off (all years)
2 of 11
Loss ratio in MA
—
Loss ratio nationally (not clear)
1.0×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MA. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.
Businesses in this industry
4,989
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
69.9
national 39.6
Versus the country
+77%
denser
Every business in CERTA PROPAINTERS's industry operating in Massachusetts — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$1,481
Massachusetts, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+18%
costlier to staff
What CERTA PROPAINTERS's industry actually pays workers in Massachusetts, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| System | Loans in MA | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in MA | Units in MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Blinds | 10 | 2 of 3 | — | — |
| FCI | 8 | — | — | 7 |
| MOSQUITO JOE | 8 | — | — | 19 |
| Mr. Electric | 6 | 2 of 3 | — | — |
| 1-800-GOT-JUNK? | 5 | 1 of 4 | — | — |
Other systems in CERTA PROPAINTERS's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Massachusetts. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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