Welcome Finance editorial team
Research and editorial team
Our guides are researched and written by the Welcome Finance editorial team. We check facts against official sources such as the Central Bank of Ireland, Revenue, the Companies Registration Office, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI), Enterprise Ireland, the Local Enterprise Offices and the Irish Statute Book, review each guide against our editorial policy before it is published, and update it when the rules change.
Guides by the Welcome Finance editorial team
- Grants for food, farming and seafood companies in Ireland
- Enterprise Ireland and InterTradeIreland grants: a guide for Irish companies
- Business finance for women in Ireland
- Finance for farm companies in Ireland
- Finance lease vs operating lease in Ireland: tax, VAT and accounts
- Revenue-based finance vs merchant cash advance: key differences
- Merchant cash advance vs business loan: cost, speed and cash flow
- Secured vs unsecured business loans in Ireland: how to choose
- Business loans with poor credit history in Ireland
- How long does a business loan take in Ireland?
- Business loan requirements in Ireland: what lenders look for
- Local Enterprise Office grants: who qualifies and how to apply
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- Start-up business loans in Ireland: where to go for help
- Business overdraft alternatives in Ireland: options for companies
- Small business loans in Ireland: options, costs and what lenders check
- Business lenders in Ireland: a guide to the main types of lender
- Business loan interest rates in Ireland (2026)
- Flat rate vs APR: business loan costs and total cost explained
- Van VAT reclaim, capital allowances and BIK in Ireland
- R&D tax credit in Ireland: how it is paid and how to fund the wait
- How to finance buying a business or MBO in Ireland
- Equipment finance for new companies: what Irish lenders expect
- Import finance in Ireland: stock and trade finance for importers
- Central Credit Register company report: how to check yours
- How to consolidate business debt in Ireland: a step-by-step guide
- RCT rates and cash flow for construction companies in Ireland
- Tax clearance certificate in Ireland: how companies get one
- Microfinance Ireland vs a non-bank business loan
- Business loan without a personal guarantee: can a company get one?
- How revenue-based finance works: costs, examples and fit
- Merchant cash advance costs and factor rates explained
- R&D tax credit at 35%: what changes for Irish companies
- Credit Review Act 2026: what has changed for company borrowers
- SME lending rates rise to 5.59%: Central Bank Q2 2026 figures
- SEAI business grants, ACA and green loans: funding energy upgrades
- Late payment interest in Ireland: your rights on business invoices
- Business grants in Ireland 2026: grants and State supports for SMEs
- Personal guarantees for company loans in Ireland: a director's guide
- Hire purchase vs leasing in Ireland: a guide for companies
- Revenue phased payment arrangement vs a tax funding loan
- Factoring vs invoice discounting: which suits your company?
- Bank refused your business loan? Credit Review and next steps
- Documents for a business loan application in Ireland: checklist
- SBCI Growth and Sustainability Loan Scheme 2026: full guide
- GSLS doubled to €1 billion: what changes for Irish companies
- Auto-enrolment and minimum wage 2026: payroll cash flow
- Budget 2027: what it means for company finance
- SEAI business solar grant rises to 45%: 6 October 2026 to 6 July 2027
- Diesel rebate after 30 September 2026: what hauliers need to know
- Invoice finance statistics: BPFI figures for Q1 2026
- Late payment interest rate rises to 10.40% from 1 July 2026
- Hospitality VAT cut to 9%: what it means for cash flow
- Revised Consumer Protection Code: what small companies gain