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Buying a Business in Nevada

The Numbers

FY2025 Acquisition Loans

60

$62.8M approved

Median Loan

$725k

FY2020 through FY2025

Loans Since FY2020

294

$326M in total approvals

Share of U.S. Activity

0.8%

Of change-of-ownership loans

What the Data Says

Nevada ranks 33rd of 53 states and territories for change-of-ownership SBA 7(a) lending: 294 loans since FY2020, 0.8% of the national total.

The typical deal runs large: its $725k median loan sits above the $650k midpoint across states, so expect bigger checks and the larger injection and cash flow they need.

Activity is accelerating: FY2025's 60 loans ran ahead of the state's own ~49 a year pace since FY2020.

The most-financed target is limited-service restaurants (17 loans), and the 5 most active lenders wrote about 37% of the state's acquisitions, a broad lender field.

Most Active Acquisition Lenders in Nevada

  1. 1. Live Oak Banking Company39 loans
  2. 2. Plumas Bank23 loans
  3. 3. Zions Bank, A Division of17 loans
  4. 4. America First Federal Credit Union17 loans
  5. 5. Western Alliance Bank12 loans

A lender being active in Nevada does not require a local branch; several top SBA lenders work nationally. Build a shortlist with Lenders.

What Gets Bought in Nevada

  • Limited-Service Restaurants17 loans
  • General Automotive Repair14 loans
  • Insurance Agencies and Brokerages10 loans
  • Landscaping Services10 loans
  • Full-Service Restaurants9 loans

Industry-specific pricing and diligence live in the Guides. How many buyable businesses Nevada holds in each trade is in Where the Businesses Are.

Method & Source

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