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

ProLift Garage Doors franchise in Georgia: what the public record shows

Franchisees of ProLift Garage Doors in Georgia have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $154,880)— 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 47.6% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 2 franchised outlets in Georgia (fiscal 2019) — about 0.02 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Georgiavs national

Loans in GA

Resolved

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

47.6%

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = GA. 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 · Georgia vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

3,067

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

27.4

national 39.6

Versus the country

-31%

thinner

Every business in ProLift Garage Doors's industry operating in Georgia — 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.

Franchised outlets in Georgia · FDD Item 20+1 over the disclosed window

Fiscal year	Franchised	Company-owned
2017	1	2
2018	3	0
2019	2	0

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Georgia7 systems

System	Loans in GA	Local charge-off	Units in GA
Ace Hardware	79	19.6%	—
ACE HANDYMAN SERVICES	9	thin	22
MIGHTY DOG ROOFING	9	thin	—
Mr. Electric	9	thin	—
Mr. Handyman	9	thin	—
PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION INC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT	5	thin	—
SAM THE CONCRETE MAN	5	thin	—

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

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