Government Supports for business

The aim of this online course is to provide participants with details on the various supports available across the relevant Government Agencies, including the purpose of the support, eligibility, documentation required and the evaluation criteria.

The course will be delivered by Marie Manning of Manning Financial & Associates Ltd. 

Following this course the participants will know the current suite of financial and non-financial supports that is available (and evolving) from Government agencies, where to go to get the support and what will be required, together with tips to build a robust business case to support their application, where relevant.

The course outline includes:

• List of all the Government Agencies providing supports to business

• Up to date list of the financial and non-financial supports on offer including: Purpose of the support, where to apply, the application process and the documentation required, timelines for applying, where relevant

• Assessing the suitability of loan finance for your business

• Financial Management – getting your finances in order

• Tips and techniques to prepare a robust application for support including evaluation criteria for each funding stream

• Assessing the suitability of loan finance for your business

• Preparing financial forecasts to accompany loan applications

• Template provided to produce cash forecast required for MFI Covid-19 loan

The course is intended to be hands-on, with handouts and examples to involve the participants. The facilitators will encourage the participants to ask questions, contribute to discussions and apply the material to their own experiences.

Training will be delivered remotely, through a combination of secure, private, ZOOM video conferences and supporting on-line material.

This course runs over two days (2 hours per day).

This course is restricted to Offaly based businesses only.

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