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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

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.

How iwocaPay helped Robot Mascot close more sales and protect them from fraud

Using iwocaPay, Robot Mascot avoided taking on work in good faith and paying the price

We’ve secured funding via the government’s Future Fund scheme

We’ll use this investment to help more small businesses rebuild and adjust to the new normal.

We’re launching iwocaPay – helping SMEs bounce back from the ‘trade credit crunch’ caused by coronavirus

Payment terms can pull buyers one way and sellers the other. iwocaPay helps everyone push in the right direction

Listen up – iwoca is sponsoring The Cycling Podcast

We’ve kicked off a partnership with one of the best podcasts about the sport and can’t wait to see where the road takes us.