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Potato Corner

Potato Corner

The initial franchise fee is $30,000. Ongoing royalties are 7%.

What is the Potato Corner franchise?

Potato Corner is a quick service food business that sells freshly prepared, seasoned fries to customers. Its initial franchise fee is $30,000, according to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.

The royalty is 7 percent of sales. The company is headquartered in TX.

Loan Activity Score

59/100

SBA Default Rate

0.0%

Active Lenders

2

According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Potato Corner has 3 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 2 lenders made 3 loans to franchisees of Potato Corner. PeerSense calculates Potato Corner's score as 59 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document.

3 locations

Franchise Fee

$30,000

Total Units

3

3 franchised

Loan Activity Score
Low
59
SBA Lending
25
Lender Quality
9
Transparency
8
Reach
4
Momentum
13

Proprietary PeerSense metric

Moderate
Capital Sources
2SBA lenders

Distinct lenders in public SBA records for Potato Corner

3

Total SBA loans

$214K

Average loan size

Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025

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SBA Lending Activity for Potato Corner

Loan Activity Score Breakdown

Emerging (3 to 9 loans)

Limited Data
59out of 100
Moderate
Market Momentum13/35

Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.

Loan Safety25/25

Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.

Lender Confidence9/15

Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.

Transparency8/15

FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.

Footprint4/10

Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.

SBA Lending Performance

SBA Default Rate

0.0%

vs 10.3% peer avg

SBA Loans

3

Total Volume

$0.6M

Active Lenders

2

1 selective

States

2

vs. SBA Sector Average

+10.3%lower default rate

SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors

Key Highlights

Low SBA default rate (0.0%)

Data Insights

Key performance metrics for Potato Corner based on SBA lending data

SBA Default Rate

0.0%

10.3% below peer avg

SBA Loan Volume

3 loans

Across 2 lenders

Lender Diversity

2 lenders

Avg 1.5 loans per lender

Potato Corner: 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

2014

3 approvals. The best year on record for Potato Corner.

Top SBA State

Texas

5 SBA financed Potato Corner locations, the densest operator footprint.

Average Loan Size

$182K

Median $150K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Potato Corner unit.

Lender Concentration

71.4%

Concentrated

Share of Potato Corner approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.

Potato Corner's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2014 (3 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 33% of cumulative volume ($248K approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 5 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $182K, with the median at $150K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 71.4% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.

Payment Estimator

Loan Amount$400K
Interest Rate9.5%
Term (Years)10 yr

Estimated Monthly Payment

$5,176

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

Potato Corner, unit breakdown

Total Units
N/A
Franchisee Owned
n/a
System Owned
n/a
Closed
n/a

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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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