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Coronavirus: cash squeeze in Ireland’s SMEs threatens economy
Smart Money: Some bills can be deferred – but many cannot and these threaten the future of many companies
No interest or repayments for six months on Microfinance Ireland’s Covid-19 loans
Minister for Business Heather Humphreys urges small firms hit by outbreak to apply
Iput seeks €50m for Dublin office investment portfolio
Sale of EastPoint and Richview business park properties offer buyer 6.55% net initial yield
No business case for public banking system, expert report finds
Consultants Indecon identify market gaps for those at risk of financial exclusion
The Little Pharma: a single shot of super greens
Darren Ducoté and Amanda Swan’s firm focuses on fresh ingredients and nutrition
'We wanted to create a beautiful moment through chocolate'
Inside Track: sisters Natalie and Karen Keane of Bean and Goose
Loans of €22m approved by Microfinance Ireland in 2017
State-backed not-for-profit firm offers loan funding up to €25,000 to small businesses
Start-ups get funding boost as EU to provide €30m to entrepreneurs
European Investment Fund agrees deal with Microfinance Ireland to back 2,100 firms
Lenders ease credit flow to previously ‘unbankable’ micro-businesses
MicroFinance Ireland sees rise in would-be customers returning to original banks
Plugging the lending gap
Hard-pressed SMEs have a growing number of alternative credit sources to turn to
Supporting SMEs – the backbone of the economy
With so many borrowing options out there now, lack of finance should not be the reason for a company’s failure
Looking beyond the traditional lending sources
While the majority of lending to SMEs comes from the main banks, there is a growing number of non-bank loan options in the market
Microfinance Ireland loans support almost 1,000 jobs
Small businesses receive €5.4m from Government-funded lender
‘Quango cull’: Audacious promises of 2011 amounted to little
Reduction in number of State bodies compared to 2011 is 12-17, far from FG promise of 145
Microfinance Ireland targets firms with cash-flow problems
New short-term loan of between € 2,000 and € 5,000 to help companies experiencing short-term cash flow issues
P2P lender hires ex-Digicel executive to lead expansion
Linked Finance plans to lend €350 million to Irish SMEs by end of 2019
Big banks, small businesses and tricky loan applications
New rules coming into force today aim to improve transparency for SMEs on bank lending decisions
Raising start-up finance is full of risks and challenges
Microfinance Ireland scheme has potential but needs to raise its profile
Microfinance Ireland to reduce interest rates for new loans
Lender established by Government to help small businesses to offer 6.8% APR
Microfinance Ireland loan approvals at all-time high
State-backed lender says applications for loans rose by 40% last year
Almost half of SMEs refused credit by banks in past 3 months
Risk-averse banks not training officials appropriately to deal with firms, says ISME
Up to 65,000 jobs created under Action Plan, Government claims
Take-up for finance initiatives for small businesses lower than expected, Bruton says
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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