Over the last five years 336 SBA loans in West Virginia went to businesses under two years old, 35% of every approval in the state (3 points above the national rate). 169 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 West Virginia. The percentage is how much of their West Virginia lending went to new businesses, which tells you whether they do it routinely or made an exception.