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NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY: how its 34 SBA loans actually performed

Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · 34 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 24 lenders have funded this brand.

3 of 22 owners defaulted on their SBA loan

That is 13.6% — roughly 2 times the 5.7% average across all SBA 7(a) loans. It does not make this a bad business. It makes it an expensive one to finance.

Units financed
34
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
22
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
3
charged off in 7 yrs
Default rate
13.6%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$205,000
median approved

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY
13.6%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Who lends on it

most active lenders, 2010 onward
LenderUnits funded
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company3
SouthState Bank, National Association2
U.S. Bank, National Association2
Celtic Bank Corporation2
The Huntington National Bank2
Hancock Whitney Bank2

24 lenders have funded NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY since 2010. Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate.

A note on sample size

NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY is a smaller-sample brand: 22 of its SBA loans are old enough to judge (our flagship brands have 60+). The default rate above is a real count, but read it as a signal rather than a verdict — with 22 loans, a handful of outcomes moves the number. We omit the year-by-year breakdowns shown on larger brands, which would be noisy at this size.

Common questions

How many NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY SBA loans have defaulted?

3 of 22 seasoned NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY SBA 7(a) loans charged off within seven years — a 13.6% default rate, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is a NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY franchise a safe SBA loan bet?

By the numbers its default rate is above the SBA-wide 5.7% average. That is a financing signal, not a verdict on the business — and with 22 loans it is a smaller sample than our flagship brands.

Which lenders fund NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY franchises?

24 lenders have made SBA loans to NATURE'S PET/EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY since 2010, led by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company.

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