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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

Opening up our new look

January 17, 2020

We’re all about opening doors for small business, so we made it our logo.

iwoca reveals plan to fix Government's failing Bank Referral Scheme

January 17, 2020

For the sake of the UK's 5.7 million small businesses, iwoca CEO and co-founder Christoph Rieche has written a letter to the Chancellor arguing why the Bank Referral Scheme deserves to be fixed.

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.