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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in Florida

Over the last five years 8,278 SBA loans in Florida went to businesses under two years old, 30% of every approval in the state (2 points below the national rate). 4,124 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
8,278
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
274
active in Florida
Median approval
$270K
$50K – $675K typical
Typical term
13 yr
94% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in Florida

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

1
Sioux Falls, SD
New-business loans
1,038
Share of their FL lending
92%
Typical loan
$139K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
1,019
Share of their FL lending
60%
Typical loan
$406K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
794
Share of their FL lending
25%
Typical loan
$155K
Last approval
Mar 2026
4
De Graff, OH
New-business loans
377
Share of their FL lending
80%
Typical loan
$311K
Last approval
Mar 2026
5
Miami, FL
New-business loans
325
Share of their FL lending
20%
Typical loan
$419K
Last approval
Mar 2026
6
Tallahassee, FL
New-business loans
244
Share of their FL lending
16%
Typical loan
$1.1M
Last approval
Mar 2026
7
Tampa, FL
New-business loans
187
Share of their FL lending
11%
Typical loan
$959K
Last approval
Mar 2026
8
Berkeley Heights, NJ
New-business loans
180
Share of their FL lending
15%
Typical loan
$310K
Last approval
Mar 2026
9
Osage Beach, MO
New-business loans
159
Share of their FL lending
63%
Typical loan
$852K
Last approval
Mar 2026
10
Wilmington, NC
New-business loans
151
Share of their FL lending
23%
Typical loan
$1.4M
Last approval
Mar 2026
11
Lewiston, ME
New-business loans
124
Share of their FL lending
11%
Typical loan
$159K
Last approval
Mar 2026
12
Elizabethton, TN
New-business loans
117
Share of their FL lending
74%
Typical loan
$692K
Last approval
Mar 2026
13
Fishers, IN
New-business loans
106
Share of their FL lending
39%
Typical loan
$1.4M
Last approval
Mar 2026
14
Charlotte, NC
New-business loans
101
Share of their FL lending
12%
Typical loan
$439K
Last approval
Mar 2026
15
Gulfport, MS
New-business loans
91
Share of their FL lending
63%
Typical loan
$595K
Last approval
Mar 2026
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.