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

March 31, 2026

Darlington is ranked the best town or city to work for a small business in Britain, toppling last year’s leader Newcastle, according to new research released today by iwoca, one of Europe’s largest SME lenders.

iwoca launches Credit Compass to help millions of SMEs understand and improve their business credit score

March 16, 2026

Business cost concerns hit record high as SMEs brace for April tax rises, finance brokers say

February 19, 2026

iwoca celebrates its 7th birthday today. Hurray!

January 17, 2020

It’s iwoca’s birthday! We’ll be blowing out seven candles on our cake today.Our company was founded back in 2011 by Christoph Rieche, our CEO, and James Dear, our CTO, and we’ve been incredibly busy ever since then.

The biggest sacrifices made when starting a business

August 8, 2019

iwoca’s inaugural Small Business Insights survey shows that more women may have sacrificed pay than men when starting a company.

2018 roundup

January 20, 2019

This has been a year unlike any other for iwoca. So, as is tradition, we’ve taken a quick look back at what we’ve been up to over the past 12 months.