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iwoca SME Expert Index: Three-quarters of finance brokers say Government policies harming SMEs, with Budget likely to worsen outlook

More than three-quarters (76%) of business finance specialists say the Government’s policies have had a negative impact on the UK’s 5.5m small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with the situation predicted to worsen at the Budget.

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

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

Half of small businesses call for Government to introduce energy grants in emergency Budget

Small businesses are looking to the new Government’s expected emergency Budget to ease the squeeze of soaring energy costs and a looming recession, according to our new survey. See our press release and the results below.

Over 90 new businesses were created every hour across UK in first half of 2022

Our latest Small Business Hotspots list reveals that 93 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2022. Read on to find out which places came top (and bottom) for new business creation numbers.

iwoca SME Expert Index: Recession risk sparks concern in SMEs as demand for finance rises

Download our Q2 2022 SME Expert Index and read our press release below to find out the results.

iwoca’s Flexi-Loan product more than doubles to £500,000 to meet small business demand

We've more than doubled the maximum size of our business loan offering to meet small business demand – we're now offering business loans up to 500k.

The biggest financial issue for SMEs is a squeeze on cash flow – yet just a quarter of accountants offer cash flow support

Accounting firms are missing a key opportunity to adopt Open Banking to help meet the needs of small businesses facing a cash flow squeeze, according to our new research report.