SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · FLORIDA
PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchise in Florida: what the public record shows
Franchisees of PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT in Florida have taken 13 SBA loans since 1991 (average $342,976)— 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 8.3% is the better guide.
Loans in FL
13
Resolved
3
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
8.3%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = FL. 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
10,280
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
44
national 39.6
Versus the country
+11%
denser
Every business in PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT's industry operating in Florida — 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.
| System | Loans in FL | Local charge-off | Units in FL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ace Hardware | 47 | 11.5% | — |
| MIGHTY DOG ROOFING | 20 | thin | — |
| SAM THE CONCRETE MAN | 12 | thin | — |
| Mr. Electric | 10 | thin | — |
| Mr. Handyman | 10 | thin | — |
| ACE HANDYMAN SERVICES | 9 | thin | 43 |
| Bumble Bee Blinds | 9 | thin | 22 |
| GLASS DOCTOR | 9 | thin | 14 |
| Closets By Design | 8 | thin | — |
| Five Star Painting | 8 | thin | — |
| Mosquito Shield | 8 | thin | — |
| Five Star Bath Solutions | 7 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT compares to the systems a buyer in Florida would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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