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How to finance a Starting Strength in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most Starting Strength deals in Illinois, from public loan records — typical Starting Strength loan about $348K. A bank already funding the brand in your state knows it twice over.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance Starting Strength in Illinois
$100K
Typical loan
range $100K–$100K
$111K
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$14,311
Cash to close
$11,111 down + fees
$1,464/mo
Typical payment
~12.5% · 10yr
$20,203/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
13 days
Typical time to fund
1
Lenders competing
more = leverage
6%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active with Starting Strength in Illinois
Ranked by funded Starting Strength loans in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.1,025 loans · $292M · Berkeley Heights, NJFull record →
1+ funded Starting Strength in Illinois deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Starting Strength Chicago in Chicago, IL — $100K (2022) · Readycap Lending, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $85K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 3/17/2022
- First disbursed
- 3/30/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (10/31/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Existing or more than 2 years old
- Industry
- Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
Funded by Readycap Lending, LLC · Lender record →
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded Starting Strength loans with a Illinois project address. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a Starting Strength purchase in Illinois with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the brand here (from public records), with the real funded Illinois deals. Readycap Lending, LLC funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.
- $348K typical Starting Strength loan
- 1 lenders active in Illinois
- 1+ funded Illinois deals
- 13 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-19.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.