SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · OHIO
THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL franchise in Ohio: what the public record shows
Franchisees of THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL in Ohio have taken 100 SBA loans since 1991 (average $205,992), and of the 46 loans whose story has ended, 6.5% were charged off — versus 7.2% for THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 141 franchised outlets in Ohio (fiscal 2025) — about 1.19 per 100k residents.
Loans in OH
100
Resolved
46
Local charge-off
6.5%
National charge-off
7.2%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = OH. 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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 136 | — |
| 2024 | 140 | — |
| 2025 | 141 | — |
| System | Loans in OH | Local charge-off | Units in OH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play It Again Sports | 40 | 6.9% | — |
| Convenient Food Mart | 23 | 19.0% | — |
| FLOWERAMA | 22 | 27.8% | — |
| Once Upon a Child | 16 | 10.0% | — |
| Batteries Plus | 11 | thin | — |
| Iga Food Stores | 11 | thin | — |
| Grow Biz International | 8 | thin | — |
| Naturals2Go | 7 | thin | — |
| Candy Bouquet | 6 | thin | — |
| Cartridge World | 6 | thin | — |
| Embroide Me.Com | 6 | thin | — |
| Sears Catalog Store | 6 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how THE UPS STORE NON-TRADITIONAL compares to the systems a buyer in Ohio would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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