{"id":153668,"date":"2023-05-20T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=153668"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T15:22:24","slug":"banks-reining-in-sme-lending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/news\/banks-reining-in-sme-lending\/","title":{"rendered":"Banks are reining in SME lending, according to report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to figures from small business lender <\/span><b>iwoca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, 77% of brokers said that high street banks are reducing their appetite to fund SMEs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>77% of broker<\/strong>s said that high street banks are <strong>reducing their appetite to fund SMEs<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">British businesses are<strong> increasingly worried about access to funding<\/strong>, with new data showing banks are reducing SME lending<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>40% of brokers<\/strong> have seen an <strong>increase in applications<\/strong> for funding being rejected over the last quarter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The retreat of retail banks from SME lending comes as the sector is already under pressure from proposed regulatory changes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fintech expert and HedgeFlows cofounder Neh Thaker is concerned about the findings. He explains: &ldquo;SMEs make up the vast majority of UK businesses, so giving them access to<\/span><b> funding and support to grow is critical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for driving the economy forward. If our SMEs thrive, we all benefit, in terms of job creation, skills and GDP.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The impact on small businesses<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colin Goldstein, Commercial Growth Director at iwoca, explains: &ldquo;With brokers predicting that the impact of current <\/span><b>macroeconomic pressures this year will be worse than the pandemic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for small businesses, it&rsquo;s clear that SMEs across the UK are in need of financial support. And &ndash; as our data shows &ndash; traditional banks just aren&rsquo;t offering this.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On top of this, data shows that over 1m SMEs are on fixed energy contracts, negotiated with providers when prices were at their peak. This means the firms are locked into paying expensive bills despite the drop in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/premises\/energy\/business-electricity-suppliers-prices\/\"><b>energy prices<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Will small businesses turn to alternative funding?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alternative lenders may be the key to protecting small businesses from this financial shock. iwoca recently extended its funding line from &pound;125m to &pound;170m with long-term partner Pollen Street Capital. The company will use the additional &pound;45m to provide loans to meet the growing demand for SME financing, having seen a 50% increase in the number of businesses it funded across the UK in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information on SME and startup <\/span><b>funding and finance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we have the following resources:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/funding\/loans\/applying-for-a-start-up-loan-what-to-expect\/\"><b>Applying for a Start Up Loan: What to expect<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/funding\/grants\/small-business-grants\/\"><b>Grants for small businesses in 2023 &ndash; and how to apply<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/funding\/loans\/this-is-what-you-can-use-as-collateral-for-a-business-loan\/\"><b>This is what you can use as collateral for a business loan<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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