SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK
GLASS DOCTOR franchise in New York: what the public record shows
Franchisees of GLASS DOCTOR in New York have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $427,800)— 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 32.4% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 6 franchised outlets in New York (fiscal 2025) — about 0.03 per 100k residents.
Loans in NY
5
Resolved
1
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
32.4%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NY. 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
13,427
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
67.6
national 39.6
Versus the country
+71%
denser
Every business in GLASS DOCTOR's industry operating in New York — 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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| System | Loans in NY | Local charge-off | Units in NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 21 | 8.3% | — |
| Snap-On Tools | 17 | 30.8% | — |
| True Value Hardware | 13 | thin | — |
| PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT | 11 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how GLASS DOCTOR compares to the systems a buyer in New York would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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