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

Primrose School (Daycare) franchise in Minnesota: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Primrose School (Daycare) in Minnesota have taken 20 SBA loans since 1991 (average $648,604), and of the 15 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 3.2% for Primrose School (Daycare) nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.

SBA loan outcomes · Minnesotavs national

Loans in MN

20

Resolved

15

Local charge-off

0.0%

National charge-off

3.2%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MN. 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.

Market density · Minnesota vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

1,559

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

26.9

national 26.5

Versus the country

+2%

denser

Every business in Primrose School (Daycare)'s industry operating in Minnesota — 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 Minnesota5 systems
SystemLoans in MNLocal charge-offUnits in MN
PRIMROSE SCHOOLS19thin22
The Goddard School14thin
SYLVAN LEARNING, SYLVAN LEARNING CENTER, SYLVAN1336.4%6
Huntington Learning Center9thin
School of Rock6thin

Same sector, same state, same public records — how Primrose School (Daycare) compares to the systems a buyer in Minnesota would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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