Over the last five years 216 SBA loans in Alaska went to businesses under two years old, 33% of every approval in the state (1 points above the national rate). 80 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.
Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in Alaska. The percentage is how much of their Alaska lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.