Small Business Finance

Small Business Finance is a website for businesses seeking information and guidance on how to finance their business.  The Irish Banking Federation and Chambers Ireland have partnered to create Small Business Finance one-stop information source for small businesses that will provide access to all the information they need to finance their business.  The website will be a valuable, ongoing resource for all types of small businesses, including entrepreneurs, start-ups, established businesses and exporters.

We provide information and tools to help small businesses that need finance.  We do not provide finance ourselves nor can we assist businesses in accessing finance.

Chambers Ireland

Chambers Ireland is Ireland’s largest business network creating the best environment for members locally, regionally and nationally.  It is a company limited by guarantee, owned by its member chambers, which pay an annual membership subscription fee.

A chamber of commerce is an organisation made up of local business representatives who join together to promote the economic and social development of their community in order to make it a better place in which to live, work and do business.

Chambers vary in size and may be staffed or operated on a voluntary basis. All chambers will have a president at the helm but not all have a chief executive. Volunteer chambers have an honorary council that runs the chamber in its spare time. For more information on Chambers Ireland, please visit their website.

Irish Banking Federation

The Irish Banking Federation (IBF) is the principal voice for the banking and financial services sector in Ireland. Our membership comprises banks and other financial institutions, both domestic and international, operating in Ireland.

IBF works with its members to represent and promote the interests of banking and financial services in Ireland. For more information on IBF, please visit their website.

Mazars

Mazars is one of the Big 8 professional services networks in accountancy and professional services in Ireland. Services include audit and assurance, consultancy, corporate finance and taxation services.  Mazars has a highly skilled and dedicated team who care about the long term success of the SME's and owner managed businesses. Mazars recognises the need to focus on planning ahead for future successful growth and has a dedicated Business Planning team who specialise in supporting SME’s and owner managed businesses. Its activities include preparation of business and financial plans, alignment of business and financial plans to strategies, executive mentoring and coaching in development of business and financial plans, facilitation of business planning meetings and management meetings and business restructuring and turnaround services.  To find out more, talk to Brendan Waters on +353 (0)1 449 4471.

Eversheds

Eversheds is one of the largest full service law firms in the world with 45 offices in 28 jurisdictions spanning Europe, the Middle East, the Far East and South Africa. Our Irish office is based in the heart of Dublin’s commercial district. Our practice focuses on supporting the business growth and expansion of our clients. We advise indigenous owner-managed companies as well as domestic, international and multinational companies, banks, financial institutions and public organisations.  For more information, please contact Alan Murphy, Managing Partner on +353 (0)1 664 4289.

Energia

Energia is Ireland’s largest independent supplier of electricity and gas to business with over 65,000 customers. We are the supplier of choice to small business, with over 36% market share of the SME market.  As well as supplying some of the most competitively priced energy deals, we can help your company improve its energy management, helping to cut your energy costs.  We have offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork, Belfast and Omagh. For more information go to www.energia.ie or call 1850 363744.