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

August 6, 2026

SME leaders are more optimistic about their future with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister than under Sir Keir Starmer, but want to see the Government take action on reducing costs, according to new research by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders.

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

July 27, 2026

60% of SMEs would accept more EU regulation for closer trade ties

June 22, 2026

Exclusive broker insight on the SME lending market

March 16, 2022

A deep dive into how trends developed and shifted throughout 2021

iwoca's Q3 SME Expert Index: SMEs focus on growth and turn to Recovery Loan Scheme

November 2, 2021

We're releasing our Q3 ‘SME Expert Index’: an exclusive index of UK brokers which provides specialist insight into how and why small businesses are accessing finance.

We're launching free mental health support for all small businesses in the UK

October 12, 2021

Our new research reveals that only 30% of SME owners experiencing poor mental health have sought professional help. We're today launching free mental health support – which will be available for all small business owners – in partnership with online therapy platform Spill.

We're accredited under the Recovery Loan Scheme

October 5, 2021

We've been accredited by the British Business Bank as a lender under the Recovery Loan Scheme. This means we can provide even more support to SMEs across the UK with accessing much-needed finance.

Almost 80 new businesses created every hour across UK in first half of 2021

September 10, 2021