SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OHIO
Once Upon a Child franchise in Ohio: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Once Upon a Child in Ohio have taken 16 SBA loans since 1991 (average $131,406), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 10.0% were charged off — versus 3.5% for Once Upon a Child nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in OH
16
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
10.0%
National charge-off
3.5%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OH. 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.
| System | Loans in OH | Local charge-off | Units in OH |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL | 100 | 6.5% | 141 |
| Play It Again Sports (Retail Sports) | 40 | 6.9% | — |
| Convenient Food Mart | 23 | 19.0% | — |
| FLOWERAMA | 22 | 27.8% | — |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 11 | thin | — |
| Iga Food Stores | 11 | thin | — |
| Grow Biz International | 8 | thin | — |
| Naturals2Go | 7 | thin | — |
| Candy Bouquet | 6 | thin | — |
| Cartridge World | 6 | thin | — |
| Embroide Me.Com | 6 | thin | — |
| Deck the Walls | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Once Upon a Child compares to the systems a buyer in Ohio would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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