Tagged: iwoca

May 31, 2025 @ 3:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New research from iwoca reveals big ticket loans are set to see increased interest from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as growth ambitions resurface. The Q1 2025 SME Expert Index, a survey of finance brokers “conducted quarterly by iwoca — one of Europe’s largest SME… Read More

April 19, 2025 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research from European Fintech iwoca reveals the “overwhelming” majority of UK SMEs are leveraging social media, as “97% say they use platforms to boost their business.” The survey of SME owners, conducted by iwoca – one of Europe’s large SME lenders – “shows Meta channels… Read More

March 25, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s medium-sized businesses drove job growth in the last ten years compared to their small and large counterparts, according to new analysis shared by iwoca. The research from iwoca–one of Europe’s largest SME lenders–finds that businesses of “50 to 249 people expanded their headcount at double… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

New analysis reveals over 300,000 SME owners are planning to cut jobs in response to the Government’s planned rise in employer National Insurance contributions (NICs), due to come into effect in April. This, according to an update from Fintech iwoca. The survey shared by iwoca… Read More

February 26, 2025 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than a third (38%) of finance brokers say lower taxes are needed in order to boost SME growth this year in the UK, according to iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index. The latest research report from European Fintech firm iwoca has noted that this is… Read More

January 28, 2025 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

An analysis by iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, reveals that among major economies, SMEs believe that the UK offers the “least support” for businesses and performs the “worst” at creating wealth. Almost a quarter of SMEs (24%) identified the UK “as the worst compared… Read More

January 15, 2025 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses are bracing for cost increases this year, according to new research from iwoca – one of Europe’s SME lenders. iwoca’s SME Outlook, based on a survey of SME owners, shows that mounting business running costs tops the list of… Read More

December 3, 2024 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Economic uncertainty is on the rise for the UK’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) following the Autumn Budget, according to iwoca’s Q3 2024 SME Expert Index. The iwoca report noted that the percentage of UK based brokers reporting pessimism among their SME clients about the… Read More

November 26, 2024 @ 4:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca, one of Europe’s SME lenders, announces access to a £500,000 fund to help small businesses and employees build skills in artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Teaming up with learning provider Multiverse, iwoca can now transfer half of its unused apprenticeship levy (~£250,000) to… Read More

November 11, 2024 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European SME lender iwoca has reportedly secured £200 million in debt funding. Fintech iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s biggest SME lenders, announces a new £200m package of debt funding from Citi and Waterfall Asset Management and reportedly doubles its SME loan offer… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 7:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Almost half (49%) of small businesses in the UK stated that they have not benefited in some way from falling inflation this year, according to a new poll commissioned by iwoca — one of Europe’s SME lenders. The research study, which comes ahead of the… Read More

September 20, 2024 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

One in six B2B sellers (suppliers) are offering business customers over two months to pay their invoices, according to a new joint report from economic consultancy Cebr and iwoca. The report Credit Where It’s Due, commissioned by iwoca––one of Europe’s largest small business lenders––reveals the… Read More

June 25, 2024 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peterborough is ranked the best city to work for a small business in Britain, according to new research compiled by iwoca, one of Europe’s small business lenders. iwoca’s ‘Top 25 Towns & Cities for SME Jobs’ list ranks areas “using ONS data on average wage,… Read More

May 30, 2024 @ 8:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Three in ten SME finance professionals (28%) report that the most requested loan amount at the start of 2024 was over £100,000, 56% higher than the same period last year, according to iwoca’s Q1 2024 SME Expert Index. The new research, conducted with SME finance… Read More

May 12, 2024 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca announces a new £270m package of debt funding, taking total gross investment in the company to over £1bn since it was founded in 2012. iwoca has received £150m (€175m) in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to “support the company’s growth in… Read More

April 14, 2024 @ 11:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New data from one of Europe’s largest small business lenders, iwoca, reveals how SMEs are exploring social media influencers as an avenue for marketing. More than two-thirds of SME owners (70%) are “active on social media platforms, and one in eight (13%) have used an… Read More

February 27, 2024 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iwoca, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest SME lenders, announces a partnership with business account provider Countingup to make business finance available to almost 10,000 of Countingup’s users at the touch of a button. Building on Countingup’s suite of built-in finance, accounting and… Read More

February 18, 2024 @ 10:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Small business optimism returns in 2024, as half of SMEs anticipate growth this year, according to new research from iwoca – one of Europe’s small business lenders. As noted in the update from iwoca, nearly half (47%) of small business owners “surveyed expect that their… Read More

February 12, 2024 @ 9:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SME anxieties regarding a potential recession have eased by a third (32%) since Q4 2022, though inflation concerns remain, according to iwoca’s Q4 2023 SME Expert Index. Under half (49%) of SME finance brokers surveyed “report their SME clients having any recession fears––a significant drop… Read More

January 15, 2024 @ 5:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

‍Small business optimism returns in 2024, as half of SMEs anticipate growth this year, according to new research from iwoca – which claims to be one of Europe’s largest small business lenders. iwoca also mentioned that nearly half (47%) of small business owners “surveyed expect… Read More