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

SERVPRO (UNIT) franchise in Missouri: what the public record shows

Franchisees of SERVPRO (UNIT) in Missouri have taken 16 SBA loans since 1991 (average $238,650), and of the 14 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 6.4% for SERVPRO (UNIT) nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 50 franchised outlets in Missouri (fiscal 2025) — about 0.8 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Missourivs national

Loans in MO

16

Resolved

14

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

6.4%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MO. 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 · Missouri vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

1,397

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

22.4

national 26.7

Versus the country

-16%

thinner

Every business in SERVPRO (UNIT)'s industry operating in Missouri — 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.

Franchised outlets in Missouri · FDD Item 20+5 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
2023450
2024450
2025500
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Missouri1 systems
SystemLoans in MOLocal charge-offUnits in MO
Chem-Dry9thin

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

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