As of May 31, 2010, the SBA has approved $10,157,923,000 in 7(a) loans compared to $4,998,225,000 through the same period last year.
Average loan size was just over $258,000.
Currently, the maximum SBA 7(a) loan is $2,000,0000.
The SBA definition of a small business is net profits after taxes less than $3,000,000 and the net worth of the company less than $8,500,000.