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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

New research from SME lender iwoca reveals the scale of the cash flow pressures facing UK small businesses, with many operating on limited reserves, uneven income and slow access to funding. This coincides with iwoca’s launch of a free new benchmarking tool that lets business owners compare their cash flow position against similar firms.

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

March 31, 2026

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

March 16, 2026

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.