Sam & Louie's
The total investment to open a Sam & Louie's franchise ranges from $327,500 to $468,700. The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Sam & Louie's franchise?
Sam & Louie's is a restaurant serving pizza and Italian food to customers. The estimated initial investment is $327,500 to $468,700. The initial franchise fee is $25,000.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. The company is headquartered in Elkhorn, NE, and was founded in 2000.
Loan Activity Score
38/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
1
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Sam & Louie's has 1 location, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 1 lender made 1 loan to franchisees of Sam & Louie's. PeerSense calculates Sam & Louie's's score as 38 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2000 · 1 location
$327,500 to $468,700
$25,000
1
1 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Sam & Louie's
1
Total SBA loans
$225K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Sam & Louie's
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
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 Sam & Louie's 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
Significant investment
$327,500 to $468,700 total
Sam & Louie's: 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
2005
4 approvals. The best year on record for Sam & Louie's.
Top SBA State
Nebraska
10 SBA financed Sam & Louie's locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$167K
Median $225K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Sam & Louie's unit.
Lender Concentration
64.3%
Concentrated
Share of Sam & Louie's approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Sam & Louie's's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2005 (4 approvals). Operator density is highest in Nebraska with 10 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $167K, with the median at $225K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 64.3% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$3,390
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.
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