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Recession fears among UK SMEs hit two-year high as Middle East conflict squeezes costs

May 12, 2026

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing a wave of mounting pressures, with recession fears hitting a two-year high and concerns over energy costs and supply chain disruption rising sharply, according to iwoca's latest SME Expert Index.

Five cash flow management tips for SMEs, as iwoca research reveals 28% have two months or less of cash in the bank

April 16, 2026

Full steam ahead: Darlington named top British town to work for an SME

March 31, 2026

iwoca becomes first business lender to connect to UK bank via Open Banking

January 17, 2020

We've successfully released Open Banking for all new customers with a Lloyds Bank account.

The top 10 reasons UK business owners start up

January 17, 2020

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?

'Faster than Farah': iwoca takes over 12% of all UK small business overdraft approvals

January 17, 2020

We've also overtaken Mo Farah's European record with our fastest business loan of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.

iwoca launches loans within 30 seconds with Funding Xchange and Funding Options

January 17, 2020

Our advanced Lending API will, for the first time, give small business owners immediate real-time loan decisions with finance marketplaces Funding Xchange and Funding Options.

Wow! We've now issued £1 billion in funding

January 17, 2020

Since launching in 2012, we've funded more than 30,000 customers and made finance available for over 50,000 businesses of all shapes and sizes.