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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in Delaware

Over the last five years 409 SBA loans in Delaware went to businesses under two years old, 38% of every approval in the state (6 points above the national rate). 177 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
409
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
56
active in Delaware
Median approval
$125K
$25K – $464K typical
Typical term
11 yr
99% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in Delaware

Every lender here has approved loans for businesses under two years old in Delaware. The percentage is how much of their Delaware lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.

1
Buffalo, NY
New-business loans
128
Share of their DE lending
37%
Typical loan
$116K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
49
Share of their DE lending
74%
Typical loan
$855K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
44
Share of their DE lending
34%
Typical loan
$83K
Last approval
Feb 2026
4
Sioux Falls, SD
New-business loans
25
Share of their DE lending
96%
Typical loan
$186K
Last approval
Feb 2025
5
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
19
Share of their DE lending
45%
Typical loan
$332K
Last approval
Sep 2025
6
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
11
Share of their DE lending
30%
Typical loan
$158K
Last approval
Aug 2025
7
Lancaster, PA
New-business loans
10
Share of their DE lending
50%
Typical loan
$1.1M
Last approval
Jan 2026
8
Miami, FL
New-business loans
10
Share of their DE lending
31%
Typical loan
$585K
Last approval
Feb 2026
9
De Graff, OH
New-business loans
9
Share of their DE lending
69%
Typical loan
$452K
Last approval
Mar 2026
10
Wilmington, NC
New-business loans
6
Share of their DE lending
35%
Typical loan
$1.0M
Last approval
Jan 2026
11
Berkeley Heights, NJ
New-business loans
6
Share of their DE lending
30%
Typical loan
$312K
Last approval
Feb 2026
12
Lewiston, ME
New-business loans
6
Share of their DE lending
12%
Typical loan
$160K
Last approval
Mar 2026
13
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
5
Share of their DE lending
50%
Typical loan
$167K
Last approval
Jan 2026
14
Osage Beach, MO
New-business loans
4
Share of their DE lending
80%
Typical loan
$244K
Last approval
Jan 2026
15
El Dorado, AR
New-business loans
4
Share of their DE lending
67%
Typical loan
$1.2M
Last approval
Sep 2024
Ranked from public SBA approvals, not from lender marketing. Being listed is not an endorsement or a promise of approval, and no lender can pay to appear here.