Over the last five years 1,404 SBA loans in Connecticut went to businesses under two years old, 31% of every approval in the state (1 points below the national rate). 602 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 Connecticut. The percentage is how much of their Connecticut lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.