SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · COLORADO
Ivybrook Academy franchise in Colorado: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Ivybrook Academy in Colorado have taken 6 SBA loans since 1991 (average $564,133)— 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. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 4 franchised outlets in Colorado (fiscal 2025) — about 0.07 per 100k residents.
Loans in CO
6
Resolved
0
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.
Businesses in this industry
1,410
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
23.7
national 26.5
Versus the country
-11%
thinner
Every business in Ivybrook Academy'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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | — |
| System | Loans in CO | Local charge-off | Units in CO |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRIMROSE SCHOOLS | 38 | 0.0% | 32 |
| The Goddard School | 32 | 0.0% | — |
| Goddard Early Learning Center | 19 | 0.0% | — |
| Primrose School (Daycare) | 18 | 0.0% | — |
| Kiddie Academy | 14 | thin | — |
| The Learning Experience | 13 | thin | — |
| Premier Martial Arts Studio | 10 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Ivybrook Academy 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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