SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NORTH CAROLINA
MR. APPLIANCE franchise in North Carolina: what the public record shows
Franchisees of MR. APPLIANCE in North Carolina have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $165,000). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. MR. APPLIANCE's national ratio is 3.1×. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 16 franchised outlets in North Carolina (fiscal 2025) — about 0.14 per 100k residents.
Loans in NC
6
Charged off (all years)
2 of 4
Loss ratio in NC
—
Loss ratio nationally
3.1×
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NC. 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
3,630
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
32.9
national 39.6
Versus the country
-17%
thinner
Every business in MR. APPLIANCE's industry operating in North Carolina — 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
$1,237
North Carolina, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$1,252
same industry, all states
Versus the country
-1%
cheaper to staff
What MR. APPLIANCE's industry actually pays workers in North Carolina, 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 | 17 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| System | Loans in NC | Charged off (all years) | Loss ratio in NC | Units in NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grounds Guys | 14 | 2 of 3 | — | — |
| Budget Blinds | 11 | 1 of 8 | — | — |
| Mr. Electric | 9 | 0 of 5 | — | — |
| Mr. Handyman | 8 | 1 of 2 | — | — |
| 360 Painting | 7 | 1 of 5 | — | 12 |
| ACE HANDYMAN SERVICES | 6 | 0 of 2 | — | 15 |
| FCI | 6 | 1 of 3 | — | 11 |
| MIGHTY DOG ROOFING | 6 | — | — | — |
| SAM THE CONCRETE MAN | 6 | — | — | — |
| Bin There Dump That | 5 | 0 of 2 | — | — |
| MONSTER TREE SERVICE | 5 | 0 of 4 | — | 12 |
Other systems in MR. APPLIANCE's sector whose franchisees borrowed in North Carolina. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.
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