Lender · SBA 7(a) record
Colorado Enterprise Fund
CO · lends in 2 states · 119 SBA loans since 2010, 101 in the last five years.
How fast they approve. Colorado Enterprise Fund made 0% of its recent 7(a) loans under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority and 0% through SBA Express; the remainder went through the SBA's general review. Ask whether your specific loan would be delegated or sent to the SBA. Why approval speed comes down to the lender.
What stands out about Colorado Enterprise Fund
vs every other SBA lenderIt leans into one industry. 9% of Colorado Enterprise Fund's loans go to fitness and recreational sports centers — roughly 3× the share you would expect, so it clearly knows that business.
Colorado Enterprise Fund is startup-heavy. 88% of its loans are startups, well above the norm — a good sign if that is your deal.
Colorado Enterprise Fund lives at the small end. Its median loan is just $150k, well under the $347k typical of SBA lenders — one of the banks genuinely willing to write small.
This read is built from 101 funded 7(a) loans over the last five fiscal years; outside its core states the sample thins out, so weigh the rest accordingly.
Will they talk to you?
loan sizes fundedThe spread of loan sizes tells you where this lender is comfortable. Ask for something far outside it and expect friction.
Do they fund businesses like yours?
last 5 yearsA lender who already knows your industry asks better questions and closes faster. One who doesn't will treat your file as an education.
Not enough seasoned history to judge
Too few of this lender's loans are old enough to say anything useful.
Their loans, year by year
cumulative % of dollars charged off| Approved | Yr 1 | Yr 2 | Yr 3 | Yr 4 | Yr 5 | Yr 6 | Yr 7 | Yr 8 | Yr 9 | Yr 10 |
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| 2024 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Each row is one year's lending. Read down a column to compare years at the same age — that is the only fair comparison, because losses take three to five years to appear and a fast-growing lender always looks clean on a raw average.
What this page cannot tell you
Federal records show what was approved, not how long it took, how the bank communicated, or whether your loan officer returned calls. Ask any lender directly: are you a preferred lender, how many deals like mine did you close last year, and who underwrites it.
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Common questions
Does Colorado Enterprise Fund make SBA startup and acquisition loans?
Yes — its recent SBA 7(a) record includes 63 startups, 7 business acquisitions. If your deal is one of these, it has funded that kind of loan many times before. See how it ranks for your exact deal.
What is the smallest SBA loan Colorado Enterprise Fund will make?
Its practical minimum — the 5th percentile of what it has actually funded — is about $74,200, and the typical (median) Colorado Enterprise Fund loan is $150,000. If your loan is well below its practical minimum, it is unlikely to be interested however strong your file.
What states does Colorado Enterprise Fund lend in?
Most of Colorado Enterprise Fund's recent SBA lending is concentrated in Colorado. Compare lenders by state.