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BUSINESSES UNDER TWO YEARS OLD

SBA lenders that fund brand-new businesses in Wisconsin

Over the last five years 2,182 SBA loans in Wisconsin went to businesses under two years old, 33% of every approval in the state (1 points above the national rate). 1,100 of them were loans that opened the business in the first place.

Loans to new businesses
2,182
last 5 years
Lenders that said yes
204
active in Wisconsin
Median approval
$207K
$75K – $499K typical
Typical term
13 yr
91% were 7(a)

The 15 most active startup lenders in Wisconsin

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

1
Madison, WI
New-business loans
168
Share of their WI lending
17%
Typical loan
$943K
Last approval
Mar 2026
2
Cincinnati, OH
New-business loans
157
Share of their WI lending
34%
Typical loan
$183K
Last approval
Mar 2026
3
Columbus, OH
New-business loans
143
Share of their WI lending
47%
Typical loan
$311K
Last approval
Mar 2026
4
Milwaukee, WI
New-business loans
102
Share of their WI lending
65%
Typical loan
$157K
Last approval
Mar 2026
5
Manitowoc, WI
New-business loans
80
Share of their WI lending
35%
Typical loan
$490K
Last approval
Feb 2026
6
Green Bay, WI
New-business loans
78
Share of their WI lending
33%
Typical loan
$559K
Last approval
Feb 2026
7
Cottage Grove, WI
New-business loans
65
Share of their WI lending
39%
Typical loan
$224K
Last approval
Mar 2026
8
Hager City, WI
New-business loans
64
Share of their WI lending
34%
Typical loan
$386K
Last approval
Mar 2026
9
Altoona, WI
New-business loans
60
Share of their WI lending
38%
Typical loan
$687K
Last approval
Jan 2026
10
Evansville, IN
New-business loans
57
Share of their WI lending
29%
Typical loan
$1.0M
Last approval
Mar 2026
11
Waukesha, WI
New-business loans
53
Share of their WI lending
43%
Typical loan
$723K
Last approval
Mar 2026
12
Green Bay, WI
New-business loans
50
Share of their WI lending
37%
Typical loan
$447K
Last approval
Feb 2026
13
Chicago, IL
New-business loans
50
Share of their WI lending
34%
Typical loan
$1.2M
Last approval
Mar 2026
14
Sioux Falls, SD
New-business loans
45
Share of their WI lending
92%
Typical loan
$216K
Last approval
Nov 2025
15
Middleton, WI
New-business loans
45
Share of their WI lending
52%
Typical loan
$389K
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.