Peace, Love & Little Donuts
The total investment to open a Peace, Love & Little Donuts franchise ranges from $47,200 to $235,680. The initial franchise fee is $40,000. Ongoing royalties are 6%.
What is the Peace, Love & Little Donuts franchise?
Peace, Love & Little Donuts is a donut shop that sells small donuts to customers. Estimated total initial investment is $47,200 to $235,680, and the initial franchise fee is $40,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales. The company is headquartered in Concord, OH.
Loan Activity Score
46/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
5
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Peace, Love & Little Donuts has 7 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 5 lenders made 8 loans to franchisees of Peace, Love & Little Donuts. PeerSense calculates Peace, Love & Little Donuts's score as 46 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
7 locations
$47,200 to $235,680
$40,000
7
7 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Peace, Love & Little Donuts
8
Total SBA loans
$161K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Peace, Love & Little Donuts
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 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
8
Total Volume
$1.3M
Active Lenders
5
1 selective
States
4
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 Peace, Love & Little Donuts based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
8 loans
Across 5 lenders
Lender Diversity
5 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$47,200 to $235,680 total
Peace, Love & Little Donuts: 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
2019
3 approvals. The best year on record for Peace, Love & Little Donuts.
Top SBA State
Ohio
6 SBA financed Peace, Love & Little Donuts locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$149K
Median $140K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Peace, Love & Little Donuts unit.
Lender Concentration
66.7%
Concentrated
Share of Peace, Love & Little Donuts approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Peace, Love & Little Donuts's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2019 (3 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 13% of cumulative volume ($222K approved). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 6 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $149K, with the median at $140K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 66.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$489
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- 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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