Northern Ireland Small Business Loan Fund
Status not published
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Loans from GBP 1,000 to GBP 100,000 for NI small businesses and social enterprises that cannot access mainstream finance.
Ulster Community Investment Trust (Invest NI backed)
ppp · regional
Deadline: Open all year
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- small enterprises
- Sectors: any, social
- Stage: idea stage, pre-seed, seed and growth
- Locally registered entity required
Business must be based in Northern Ireland.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)
Source. https://nisblf.com/ · not human-checked
Verified on 14 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
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