Blingle!
The total investment to open a Blingle! franchise ranges from $195,691 to $255,716. The initial franchise fee is $59,500. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Blingle! franchise?
Blingle is a business that sells outdoor lighting and holiday decorations to homeowners and businesses. The estimated total initial investment is $195,691 to $255,716. The initial franchise fee is $59,500.
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document lists a royalty of 5 percent of sales and an advertising or brand fund fee of 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
Blingle is headquartered in Texas.
Loan Activity Score
70/100
SBA Default Rate
1.7%
Active Lenders
7
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Blingle! has 34 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 7 lenders made 60 loans to franchisees of Blingle!. PeerSense calculates Blingle!'s score as 70 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.
34 locations
$195,691 to $255,716
$59,500
34
34 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
StrongDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Blingle!
60
Total SBA loans
$292K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Blingle!
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
1.7%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
60
Total Volume
$17.5M
Active Lenders
7
3 selective
States
18
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Blingle! based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
1.7%
9.1% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
60 loans
Across 7 lenders
Lender Diversity
7 lenders
Avg 8.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$195,691 to $255,716 total
Blingle!: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2023
37 approvals. The best year on record for Blingle!.
Top SBA State
Texas
12 SBA financed Blingle! locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$292K
Median $350K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Blingle! unit.
Lender Concentration
93.3%
Concentrated
Share of Blingle! approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Blingle!'s SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2023 (37 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($18M approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 12 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $292K, with the median at $350K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 93.3% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,026
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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