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90 new businesses created every hour across Britain as business registrations rebound in 2026

September 3, 2026

90 new businesses were created every hour across Britain in the first half of 2026 – the equivalent of a new company roughly every 40 seconds – according to the annual Business Hotspots report from iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders.

SMEs cautiously optimistic about Burnham, but need him to cut the cost of doing business

August 6, 2026

iwoca closes £250m funding structure with a leading UK bank and Waterfall Asset Management to support more businesses with flexible finance

July 27, 2026

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

October 27, 2022

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

October 26, 2022

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

October 26, 2022

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

We're featured in Forbes for our small business loans!

October 26, 2022

We're delighted to have been selected for the Forbes 'Best Business Loans for Start-ups' list.

Sole traders: the worst affected of all businesses by the pandemic

October 26, 2022

Our analysis reveals that sole traders were the biggest victims of the pandemic out of all businesses in 2021.