Lender · SBA 7(a) record
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation
WI · lends in 1 state · 355 SBA loans since 2010, 136 in the last five years.
How fast they approve. Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation made 0% of its recent 7(a) loans under Preferred Lender (PLP) authority and 0% through SBA Express; the remainder went through the SBA's general review. Ask whether your specific loan would be delegated or sent to the SBA. Why approval speed comes down to the lender.
What stands out about Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation
vs every other SBA lenderIt leans into one industry. 18% of Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation's loans go to beauty salons — roughly 2× the share you would expect, so it clearly knows that business.
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation is startup-heavy. 84% of its loans are startups, well above the norm — a good sign if that is your deal.
Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation lives at the small end. Its median loan is just $150k, well under the $347k typical of SBA lenders — one of the banks genuinely willing to write small.
This read is built from 136 funded 7(a) loans over the last five fiscal years; outside its core states the sample thins out, so weigh the rest accordingly.
Will they talk to you?
loan sizes fundedThe spread of loan sizes tells you where this lender is comfortable. Ask for something far outside it and expect friction.
Do they fund businesses like yours?
last 5 yearsA lender who already knows your industry asks better questions and closes faster. One who doesn't will treat your file as an education.
Lends conservatively
1.26% charged off against 2.11% across all SBA lending. Clean books usually mean tight credit standards. Good rates if you fit their box, and a quick decline if you don't.
Their loans, year by year
cumulative % of dollars charged off| Approved | Yr 1 | Yr 2 | Yr 3 | Yr 4 | Yr 5 | Yr 6 | Yr 7 | Yr 8 | Yr 9 | Yr 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | · |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | · | · |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2024 | 0.0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
Each row is one year's lending. Read down a column to compare years at the same age — that is the only fair comparison, because losses take three to five years to appear and a fast-growing lender always looks clean on a raw average.
What this page cannot tell you
Federal records show what was approved, not how long it took, how the bank communicated, or whether your loan officer returned calls. Ask any lender directly: are you a preferred lender, how many deals like mine did you close last year, and who underwrites it.
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Common questions
Does Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation make SBA startup and acquisition loans?
Yes — its recent SBA 7(a) record includes 54 startups, 7 business acquisitions. If your deal is one of these, it has funded that kind of loan many times before. See how it ranks for your exact deal.
What is the smallest SBA loan Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation will make?
Its practical minimum — the 5th percentile of what it has actually funded — is about $63,750, and the typical (median) Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation loan is $150,000. If your loan is well below its practical minimum, it is unlikely to be interested however strong your file.
What states does Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation lend in?
Most of Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation's recent SBA lending is concentrated in Wisconsin. Compare lenders by state.