Funding for Small Businesses

AIM

This session will focus on the range of financial supports available to micro enterprises, the eligibility criteria and how to apply. It should cover the different types of funding available (both grant aid and bank finance and non-traditional forms of finance, for the various stages in business development and which type is most appropriate for each stage.

DURATION 1 * 1 hr

OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this programme, participants will be aware of different types of funding available (both grant aid and bank finance and non-traditional forms of finance, for the various stages in business development and which type is most appropriate for each stage.

PROGRAMME:

• Grant aid available- LEO grants, Partnership/Leader, SW, BTWEA, Enterprise Ireland. Eligibility and how grants are administered

• Bank type finance: Loans, leases, HP, Microfinance Ireland, SBCI, invoice discounting and factoring

• Non traditional: Crowd funding options

• Investors – different types of investors, where to find the right one for your business, tax reliefs available

This course is delivered by Bernadette Farrell of ACE Training. 

This course is for Westmeath Businesses. Businesses who book on who are not based in Westmeath may be removed if the place is required by a Westmeath-based business