Set the Stage, by the numbers
Every figure below comes from real financed deals — what buyers paid, where, and how the loans performed.
SBA Franchise Directory: listed ✓ (identifier S6807)
26 deals since 2020 · typical deal $287K · 0% failure rate
26
Deals since 2020
$287K
Typical deal
18
Deals since FY2025
0%
Failure rate (FY20–23)
Set the Stage buyers almost always make it — a 0% failure rate puts it among the safest franchise bets on record.
What buyers pay for Set the Stage
Most Set the Stage deals financed between $150K and $300K. Above $300K, you're paying more than 75% of buyers did — make the seller earn it.
- Monthly payment (10-yr)
- $3,994
- Down payment (10%)
- $32K
- Cash to close (all-in)
- $43K
Estimates at today's rates and standard 7(a) terms. Not a loan offer.
Could you get the loan?
Three answers. No documents, no credit pull.
Credit score
Available cash (you'll need ~$43K)
Experience
Recent financings
- NOELYNN LLC dba SET THE STAGE ALONG THE MERRIMACK in Merrimack, NH — $300K (2026) · United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term