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

X-GOLF franchise in Missouri: what the public record shows

Franchisees of X-GOLF in Missouri have taken 6 SBA loans since 1991 (average $641,500)— 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 3.0% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 6 franchised outlets in Missouri (fiscal 2025) — about 0.1 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Missourivs national

Loans in MO

6

Resolved

2

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

3.0%

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 of 30 loans.

Market density · Missouri vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

631

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

10.1

national 11.9

Versus the country

-15%

thinner

Every business in X-GOLF'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+3 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
20233
20246
20256
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