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Microfinance Ireland Business Loan

Status

Status not published

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Amount
€25,000

Unsecured business loans from EUR 5,000 to EUR 25,000 over terms of up to five years. Reduced interest rate for applicants referred by a Local Enterprise Office.

Funder

Microfinance Ireland

ppp · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

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Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

For businesses with fewer than 10 employees and turnover under EUR 2 million. Unlike most LEO supports, all sectors including retail and services are eligible. You normally need to show you could not get bank finance.

How to apply

  1. Try your bank first - MFI requires evidence you were declined or could not get suitable credit
  2. Apply directly or, for a lower rate, through your Local Enterprise Office
  3. Credit assessment
  4. Loan offer and drawdown

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://microfinanceireland.ie/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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