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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · MINNESOTA

Fantastic Sams franchise in Minnesota: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Fantastic Sams in Minnesota have taken 66 SBA loans since 1991 (average $209,723), and of the 50 loans whose story has ended, 6.0% were charged off — versus 22.1% for Fantastic Sams nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Minnesotavs national

Loans in MN

66

Resolved

50

Local charge-off

6.0%

National charge-off

22.1%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MN. 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.

Market density · Minnesota vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

1,569

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

27.1

national 26.6

Versus the country

+2%

denser

Every business in Fantastic Sams's industry operating in Minnesota — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Minnesota5 systems
SystemLoans in MNLocal charge-offUnits in MN
GREAT CLIPS150.0%
European Wax Centers-Galleria120.0%
Planet Beach1140.0%
Amazing Lash Studio5thin6
Deka Lash5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Fantastic Sams compares to the systems a buyer in Minnesota would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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