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84 new businesses were created every hour across Britain in H1 2025

84 new businesses were created every hour across Britain in the first half of 2025 despite continued economic uncertainty, according to the annual Business Hotspots list from iwoca — one of Europe’s largest SME lenders. iwoca’s research, derived from an analysis of Companies House data, finds that over 363,000 businesses were registered in Britain between January and June 2025.

iwoca and Teya partner as SME demand for finance expected to rise significantly

iwoca SME Expert Index: Three in five brokers submit most SME finance applications to alternative lenders

We've partnered with LianLian Global to provide ecommerce funding to businesses

We've partnered LianLian Global to help marketplace ecommerce sellers grow.

iwocaPay sees B2B buy now, pay later growth near 250% for 2022

Our Head of New Ventures and Co-founder of iwocaPay, Lara Gilman, talked to Altfi about the growth of B2B buy now, pay later.

iwoca SME Expert Index Q3 2022: Cash flow becomes top priority for small businesses as economic storm brews

Download our Q3 2022 SME Expert Index and read our press release below.

iwoca's Q2 SME Expert Index: 1 in 3 brokers see rising demand for unsecured finance

We're releasing our second ‘SME Expert Index’: an exclusive index of UK brokers which provides specialist insight into how and why small businesses are accessing finance.

Making your mark as a female entrepreneur in Yorkshire

We ran the first of our series of free virtual events for Yorkshire based female business owners, entrepreneurs, and aspiring entrepreneurs. Watch it below!