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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.
We've pledged to provide £100m in finance to the small businesses of the North by 2020.
We’re so pleased to share the news that we were honoured with the award for Responsible Lender of the Year for Medium-Sized Businesses at this year’s Credit Awards.
We've successfully released Open Banking for all new customers with a Lloyds Bank account.
When it comes to committing to a new venture, our findings prove that making money isn’t everything. So, what are the leading motivations to going alone?
We've also overtaken Mo Farah's European record with our fastest business loan of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.