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Buying a Business in Colorado

What SBA acquisition lending actually looks like in Colorado, from loan-level government data.

FY2025 Acquisition Loans

310

$338.9M approved

Median Loan

$654,000

FY2020 through FY2025

Loans Since FY2020

1,401

$1.47B in total approvals

Share of U.S. Activity

3.9%

Of change-of-ownership loans

Most Active Acquisition Lenders in Colorado

  1. 1. Hanmi Bank203 loans
  2. 2. Live Oak Banking Company164 loans
  3. 3. The Huntington National Bank77 loans
  4. 4. Busey Bank35 loans
  5. 5. BMO Bank National Association33 loans

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What Gets Bought in Colorado

  • Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores95 loans
  • Full-Service Restaurants63 loans
  • Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels51 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants34 loans
  • All Other Specialty Trade Contractors32 loans

Industry-specific pricing and diligence live in the Industry Buy Guides.

Method & Source

Computed from the SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (FY2020 through FY2025), filtered to approvals flagged change of ownership with a Colorado project address. Approvals, not closings; excludes conventional and 504 financing. Free to cite with attribution.

Everything here is educational information, not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Figures are estimates or cited third-party data; verify anything that matters against primary sources and your own advisors before acting on it.