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84 new businesses were created every hour across Britain in H1 2025

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.

iwoca and Teya partner as SME demand for finance expected to rise significantly

iwoca SME Expert Index: Three in five brokers submit most SME finance applications to alternative lenders

Top 25 Towns & Cities for SME Jobs 2023

Full data set for the 'Top 25 Towns & Cities for SME Jobs 2023' list.

iwoca research reveals top 5 SME concerns in 2023

Read our press release on the 5 things small businesses were most worried about as they entered 2023, according to finance experts.

Small businesses losing 680,000 days of trading per month as impact of strikes bite

Read our press release to find out how strikes have impacted small businesses across the UK.

High street banks cut lending to SMEs as demand for finance grows - SME Expert Index

Our latest SME Expert Index results show that the SME finance gap is growing. Read our press release to find out more.

Fastest-growing regional sectors 2023

The new 2023 ‘Fastest-growing regional sectors’ list – based on our analysis of ONS data – reveals the top industries ranked by business growth in the Northern Powerhouse regions.