Tans & Company
The total investment to open a Tans & Company franchise ranges from $386,430 to $774,600. The initial franchise fee is $49,500. Ongoing royalties are 8% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Tans & Company franchise?
Tans & Company provides instruction in sports and recreation. The estimated total initial investment is $386,430 to $774,600, and the initial franchise fee is $49,500.
The royalty is 8 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document lists the costs and fees. Tans & Company is headquartered in ARNOLD, MO.
Loan Activity Score
53/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
3
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Tans & Company has 4 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 3 lenders made 4 loans to franchisees of Tans & Company. PeerSense calculates Tans & Company's score as 53 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity. Cost figures are based on the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
4 locations
$386,430 to $774,600
$49,500
4
4 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Tans & Company
4
Total SBA loans
$258K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Tans & Company
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.
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Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
4
Total Volume
$1.0M
Active Lenders
3
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 Tans & Company based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.8% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
4 loans
Across 3 lenders
Lender Diversity
3 lenders
Avg 1.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Significant investment
$386,430 to $774,600 total
Tans & Company: 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
2004
3 approvals. The best year on record for Tans & Company.
Top SBA State
Missouri
3 SBA financed Tans & Company locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$258K
Median $263K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Tans & Company unit.
Lender Concentration
100%
Concentrated
Share of Tans & Company approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Tans & Company's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2004 (3 approvals). Operator density is highest in Missouri with 3 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $258K, with the median at $263K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 100% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$4,000
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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Tans & Company, unit breakdown
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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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