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March 19, 2026

by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School in Philadelphia, PA, USA

After about 15 months of an acquisition search, I am strongly considering buying into / starting a franchise and would love to hear from any others who made that pivot. Curious to hear how you made that decision, how it has gone and if you have regrets of not staying the ETA course.
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Reply by a lender
from Cornell University in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hi ^redacted‌ - the SBA actually does funding for franchise startups. This can be done with around 10% down and as long as its listed on the SBA Franchise Directory. We have a lot experience financing franchise startups via the SBA. If you ever need help reviewing a deal, I am happy to help. We work with all the major SBA lenders. The bank pay us after your loan closes, so this is a 100% free service for you. You can email me directly at redacted or schedule a meeting with me: https://cal.com/francodeguzman/30min. Look forward to chatting!
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Reply by a searcher
from University of Denver in Denver, CO, USA
Jamie, nothing to contribute here but following this post. From a high-level view, appears to have quite a bit less competition/sophistication than the ETA market which could lead to more inefficiencies and potentially great opportunity.
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