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

F45 Training franchise in Colorado: what the public record shows

Franchisees of F45 Training in Colorado have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $364,972)— 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 14.3% is the better guide.

SBA loan outcomes · Coloradovs national

Loans in CO

11

Resolved

6

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

14.3%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = CO. 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 · Colorado vs nationalDense market

Businesses in this industry

954

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

16

national 11.9

Versus the country

+34%

denser

Every business in F45 Training's industry operating in Colorado — 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Colorado12 systems
SystemLoans in COLocal charge-offUnits in CO
ANYTIME FITNESS; ANYTIME FITNESS EXPRESS264.5%
Orangetheory180.0%
I LOVE KICKBOXING1118.2%
THE LITTLE GYM10thin
CycleBar8thin
Snap Fitness Club8thin5
Stretch Lab8thin
Yoga Six8thin
Burn Boot Camp Fitness7thin
Planet Fitness6thin42
Club Pilates5thin
Curves for Women5thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how F45 Training compares to the systems a buyer in Colorado would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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