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

SUPERCUTS franchise in Indiana: what the public record shows

Franchisees of SUPERCUTS in Indiana have taken 6 SBA loans since 1991 (average $244,333)— 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 3.1% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 13 franchised outlets in Indiana (fiscal 2025) — about 0.19 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Indianavs national

Loans in IN

6

Resolved

4

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

3.1%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = IN. 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.

Market density · Indiana vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

1,515

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

21.9

national 26.6

Versus the country

-18%

thinner

Every business in SUPERCUTS's industry operating in Indiana — 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 Indiana · FDD Item 20-6 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
2023191
2024150
2025130
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Indiana4 systems
SystemLoans in INLocal charge-offUnits in IN
Fantastic Sams1250.0%
GREAT CLIPS8thin
Planet Beach7thin
The Lash Lounge5thin

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

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