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

SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School franchise in Nebraska: what the public record shows

Franchisees of SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School in Nebraska have taken 7 SBA loans since 1991 (average $706,814)— 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 0.0% is the better guide. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 2 franchised outlets in Nebraska (fiscal 2016) — about 0.1 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Nebraskavs national

Loans in NE

7

Resolved

2

Local charge-off

thin

National charge-off

0.0%

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

Businesses in this industry

718

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

35.8

national 26.5

Versus the country

+35%

denser

Every business in SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School's industry operating in Nebraska — 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 Nebraska · FDD Item 20+0 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
20142
20152
20162
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Nebraska1 systems
SystemLoans in NELocal charge-offUnits in NE
PRIMROSE SCHOOLS5thin7

Same sector, same state, same public records — how SafeSplash Swim School OR Swimtastic Swim School compares to the systems a buyer in Nebraska would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.

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