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Financing a sports and recreation instruction acquisition in Florida
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most sports and recreation instruction acquisitions in Florida, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in sports and recreation instruction · Florida
Ranked by funded sports and recreation instruction acquisitions in Florida. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.23 loans · $10M · Jackson, MSFull record →
- 2.14 loans · $23M · Miami Lakes, FLFull record →
4+ funded Sports and Recreation Instruction in Florida 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.
- North Florida Gymnastics & Cheerleading in Jacksonville, FL — $977K (2026) · purchase · BankUnited, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $733K (75%)
- Approved
- 1/16/2026
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $109K
- Est. cash at closing
- $149K
- Monthly payment
- $11,854
- Annual debt service
- $142K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $178K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by BankUnited, National Association · Lender record →
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- Aries Ventures LLC in Pensacola, FL — $402K (2026) · purchase · Trustmark Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.05% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $302K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 6 days
- Approved
- 1/27/2026
- First disbursed
- 2/2/2026
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $447K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $45K
- Est. cash at closing
- $60K
- Monthly payment
- $4,678
- Annual debt service
- $56K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $70K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Trustmark Bank · Lender record →
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- Jax Beach Scuba Inc. in Jacksonville Beach, FL — $1.1M (2023) · purchase · MVB Bank, Inc.
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 93 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $847K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 10/4/2022
- First disbursed
- 10/13/2022
- Loan status
- In workout — SBA bought the guarantee
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.3M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $125K
- Est. cash at closing
- $172K
- Monthly payment
- $16,905
- Annual debt service
- $203K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $254K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by MVB Bank, Inc.
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- Starfish Scuba LLC in Boynton Beach, FL — $345K (2021) · purchase · Paradise Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $311K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 9/17/2021
- First disbursed
- 9/30/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 12
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $383K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $38K
- Est. cash at closing
- $51K
- Monthly payment
- $3,787
- Annual debt service
- $45K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $57K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to sports and recreation instruction businesses with a Florida project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a sports and recreation instruction acquisition in Florida with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Florida deals. Trustmark Bank funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $567K typical loan
- 4 lenders active in Florida
- 4+ funded Florida deals
- 9 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.