Sweet Paris
The total investment to open a Sweet Paris franchise ranges from $1.0M to $1.6M. The initial franchise fee is $45,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Sweet Paris franchise?
Sweet Paris is a limited service restaurant where customers can order crêpes and café food. The estimated total initial investment is $1,034,100 to $1,645,650, and the initial franchise fee is $45,000.
The ongoing royalty is 5 percent, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
Sweet Paris is headquartered in Houston, TX, and was founded in 2012.
Loan Activity Score
56/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
5
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Sweet Paris has 9 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 5 lenders made 10 loans to franchisees of Sweet Paris. PeerSense calculates Sweet Paris's score as 56 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2012 · 9 locations
$1.0M to $1.6M
$45,000
9
9 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Sweet Paris
10
Total SBA loans
$868K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Sweet Paris
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 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
10
Total Volume
$8.7M
Active Lenders
5
States
2
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 Sweet Paris based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
10 loans
Across 5 lenders
Lender Diversity
5 lenders
Avg 2.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$1,034,100 to $1,645,650 total
Sweet Paris: 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
2025
3 approvals. The best year on record for Sweet Paris.
Top SBA State
Texas
9 SBA financed Sweet Paris locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$868K
Median $811K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Sweet Paris unit.
Lender Concentration
80%
Concentrated
Share of Sweet Paris approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Sweet Paris's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2025 (3 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 60% of cumulative volume ($6.2M approved). Operator density is highest in Texas with 9 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $868K, with the median at $811K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 80% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$10,705
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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