Color Me Mine
The total investment to open a Color Me Mine franchise ranges from $219,180 to $475,410. The initial franchise fee is $81,550. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Color Me Mine franchise?
Color Me Mine is a pottery painting studio where customers decorate ceramic pieces. The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document estimates total initial investment at $219,180 to $475,410 and lists an initial franchise fee of $81,550.
The ongoing royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 5 years.
Loan Activity Score
34/100
SBA Default Rate
15.2%
Active Lenders
19
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Color Me Mine has 66 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 19 lenders made 46 loans to franchisees of Color Me Mine. PeerSense calculates Color Me Mine's score as 34 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
66 locations
$219,180 to $475,410
$81,550
66
66 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Color Me Mine
46
Total SBA loans
$100K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Color Me Mine
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.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
15.2%
vs 7.9% peer avg
SBA Loans
46
Total Volume
$4.6M
Active Lenders
19
2 selective
States
17
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 Color Me Mine based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
15.2%
7.3% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
46 loans
Across 19 lenders
Lender Diversity
19 lenders
Avg 2.4 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$219,180 to $475,410 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$2,269
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.
Locations
Color Me Mine, unit breakdown
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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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