Lillians
The total investment to open a Lillians franchise ranges from $62,700 to $100,500. The initial franchise fee is $15,000. Ongoing royalties are 7.5%.
What is the Lillians franchise?
Lillians is a business where customers buy snacks and nonalcoholic drinks. The estimated total initial investment is $62,700 to $100,500, and the initial franchise fee is $15,000.
Lillians charges a 7.5 percent royalty on sales. The franchise agreement lasts 10 years.
Its headquarters are in Charleston, SC. The brand was founded in 1951.
Loan Activity Score
49/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
1
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Lillians has 1 location, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 1 lender made 1 loan to franchisees of Lillians. PeerSense calculates Lillians's score as 49 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1951 · 1 location
$62,700 to $100,500
$15,000
1
1 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Lillians
1
Total SBA loans
$233K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Lillians
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
New or niche (1 to 2 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
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
1
Total Volume
$0.2M
Active Lenders
1
1 selective
States
1
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
Franchise Financing Resources
Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Lillians based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
1 loans
Across 1 lender
Lender Diversity
1 lender
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Low cost entry
$62,700 to $100,500 total
Lillians: 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
2015
4 approvals. The best year on record for Lillians.
Top SBA State
Iowa
3 SBA financed Lillians locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$69K
Median $144K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Lillians unit.
Lender Concentration
88.9%
Concentrated
Share of Lillians approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Lillians's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2015 (4 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 100% of cumulative volume ($233K approved). Operator density is highest in Iowa with 3 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $69K, with the median at $144K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 88.9% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$649
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; 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.
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