Over the last five years 3,507 SBA loans in New Jersey went to businesses under two years old, 30% of every approval in the state (2 points below the national rate). 1,412 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 New Jersey. The percentage is how much of their New Jersey lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.