# Tropical Smoothie Cafe, CHARLESTON SC: $611,000 SBA 7(a) loan approved 2026-01-08

**Fresh Capital Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Business | Tropical Smoothie Cafe |
| Location | CHARLESTON, SC, 29414 |
| County | CHARLESTON |
| Program | SBA 7(a) |
| Gross approval | $611,000 |
| SBA guaranteed | $458,250 |
| Approved | 2026-01-08 |
| Lender | SouthState Bank, National Association |
| Term (months) | 124 |
| Industry | Limited-Service Restaurants |
| NAICS | 722513 |
| Franchise | Tropical Smoothie Cafe |
| Business type | CORPORATION |
| Business age | Startup, Loan Funds will Open Business |
| Jobs supported | 8 |

## Why this score
- Approval of $500K or more.
- New business: still buying services and equipment.
- Franchise (Tropical Smoothie Cafe).

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan data (https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T01:29:00.118Z.
Loan data comes from SBA public FOIA files, which SBA refreshes quarterly, so the newest approvals can lag by up to about four months. Sole proprietors and street addresses are excluded. Informational only.