Business finance guides for Irish companies

Practical, Ireland-specific guides for directors of limited companies: SBCI schemes, business loan documents, bank refusals and the Credit Review Service, invoice finance, Revenue tax debt, hire purchase and leasing, personal guarantees, grants and state supports, late payment interest and funding energy upgrades. Each sets out how it works, costs, risks and alternatives.

From primary Irish sources such as Revenue, the Central Bank of Ireland, the SBCI, SEAI, the CRO, the CSO and government departments, plus lenders’ own published information. Every guide lists its sources with the date they were checked, and shows when it was last reviewed.

No. Our guides are general information, not financial, tax or legal advice, and they do not take account of your company’s circumstances. Use them to understand your options and prepare questions, then speak to your accountant or solicitor before making decisions.

No. We also explain products we do not arrange, such as SBCI loans, as fairly as those we can, and say where to apply for them.

We review guides when rules, rates or schemes change, such as a Budget or a new SBCI scheme, and at least every 6 months. The review date is shown at the top of each guide, and figures that change often are dated.

The Welcome Finance editorial team researches and writes every guide, following our editorial policy. Lenders do not pay for, write or approve our content. If you spot an error, email support@welcomefinance.ie and we will check it against the source and update the guide.