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A fresh perspective on small business

Life after BBLS: What must come next

iwoca co-founder and CEO Christoph Rieche gives his thoughts on what needs to come next to make sure small businesses can access the finance they need.

Nearly three quarters of business owners think they’ll take no more than 5 days holiday in the next 12 months

We know it’s tough to find time to wind down if you run a business. To find out more, iwoca launched a survey to understand how much time business owners were managing to take off, and their holiday plans for the coming year.

Readybus – turning to accountants to prepare for recovery

Matt Clayson, director of Readybus coach company, discovered how an accountant could solve his search for finance

We're calling for collaboration with the major banks, having raised debt financing to support new customers.

We’ve raised debt financing to support new CBILS customers. Now, we’re asking the banks to work with us.

How iwocaPay enabled Food4Heroes to keep providing free meals for NHS workers

Using iwocaPay, Food4Heroes had a sleek, new website built without having to pay for it upfront.

What is CBILS? (Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme)

We take a closer look at CBILS – a Government scheme to support businesses impacted by coronavirus in the UK.

We're calling for collaboration with the major banks, having raised debt financing to support new customers.

We’ve raised debt financing to support new CBILS customers. Now, we’re asking the banks to work with us.

We aim to lend over £200 million to small businesses before CBILS applications close in January

With the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) extended until the 31st January 2021, we’re aiming to lend over £200 million to small businesses in need.

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We’ve made iwocaPay free for small businesses during lockdown

We decided to make our “buy now, pay later” invoicing product – iwocaPay – free throughout the UK’s second national lockdown to support small businesses impacted by coronavirus.

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We’re partnering with Mental Health UK to support small businesses

We're partnering with Mental Health UK to develop the UK’s first ever mental health support programme designed specifically for small business owners.

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How iwocaPay helped Superpow! get ready for their first fundraise

With iwocaPay, Superpow! were able to get ready for their Crowdcube raise

Covid-19

We’re making a pledge to small businesses in the North worst affected by the pandemic

We're pledging to lend £220 million to small businesses in the North of England by the end of 2023 to help them recover from the pandemic.

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