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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in New Hampshire

Over the last five years 793 SBA loans in New Hampshire went to businesses under two years old, 28% of every approval in the state (4 points below the national rate). 293 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
793
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
86
active in New Hampshire
Median approval
$103K
$30K – $315K typical
Typical term
11 yr
89% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in New Hampshire

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

1
Wilmington, DE
New-business loans
180
Share of their NH lending
31%
Typical loan
$125K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Portsmouth, NH
New-business loans
70
Share of their NH lending
23%
Typical loan
$537K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
Buffalo, NY
New-business loans
53
Share of their NH lending
36%
Typical loan
$207K
Last approval
Mar 2026
4
Bedford, NH
New-business loans
38
Share of their NH lending
37%
Typical loan
$365K
Last approval
Mar 2025
5
Concord, NH
New-business loans
34
Share of their NH lending
39%
Typical loan
$223K
Last approval
Mar 2026
6
Bangor, ME
New-business loans
32
Share of their NH lending
52%
Typical loan
$211K
Last approval
Jan 2026
7
Bar Harbor, ME
New-business loans
28
Share of their NH lending
40%
Typical loan
$138K
Last approval
Jul 2025
8
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
26
Share of their NH lending
63%
Typical loan
$490K
Last approval
Mar 2026
9
Newburyport, MA
New-business loans
19
Share of their NH lending
49%
Typical loan
$190K
Last approval
Sep 2025
10
Manchester, NH
New-business loans
14
Share of their NH lending
18%
Typical loan
$252K
Last approval
Mar 2026
11
Rockland, MA
New-business loans
13
Share of their NH lending
16%
Typical loan
$353K
Last approval
Mar 2026
12
Kennebunk, ME
New-business loans
12
Share of their NH lending
44%
Typical loan
$275K
Last approval
Feb 2026
13
Wilmington, NC
New-business loans
12
Share of their NH lending
24%
Typical loan
$1.1M
Last approval
Mar 2026
14
Camden, ME
New-business loans
11
Share of their NH lending
11%
Typical loan
$103K
Last approval
Dec 2025
15
Boston, MA
New-business loans
11
Share of their NH lending
10%
Typical loan
$161K
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.