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The European Commission found that the Irish scheme is in line with the conditions set out in the State aid Temporary Framework

European Commission approves €60m scheme for Irish SMEs

The European Commission has approved a €60 million scheme to support small and medium-sized Irish businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 06 Apr 21

Google said the search term 'buy Irish' increased by 3,500% last year

Google launches new Google for Small Business website

Google has today launched a new website which is specifically dedicated and designed to help small Irish businesses take their business online and continue to reach customers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 18 Mar 21

All loans are secured with an 80% guarantee from the SBCI,

Close Brothers to offer €30m in SME loans

Close Brothers has become the sixth lender to take part in the Government's €800m Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS), which provides low-cost funding to Irish SMEs.

Business • 18 Feb 21

The report states that access to finance is a key barrier to SMEs

SME taskforce publishes growth plan for sector

High insurance premiums needs to be tackled in order to help small and medium sized businesses recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report by the SME taskforce.

Business • 21 Jan 21

Lending to SMEs is concentrated around three banks, so the loss of any one of them could have a major impact on the availability of credit, Mr Sibley said

Ulster Bank exiting Irish market could hit SMEs: Sibley

An exit by Ulster Bank from Ireland could lead to a concerning reduction in competition in the SME lending market, the deputy governor of the Central Bank has said.

Business • 16 Dec 20

Permanent TSB is to offer €50m in low-cost SME loans from today

SBCI teams up with Permanent TSB on SME loans

Permanent TSB has become the latest bank to take part in the Government's €800m Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS), which provides new low-cost funding to Irish SMEs.

Business • 11 Nov 20

The Grow with Google initiative aims to help 60,000 organisations

New Google initiative aims to help SMEs recover

Google is to give €4m in advertising credits and grants to small businesses, government agencies and non-governmental organisations here in an effort to help them recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 24 Aug 20

Toffee & Thyme has been operating in Enniscorthy, County Wexford for the last 24 years.

Shut after 24 years: 'Our lovely café did not survive'

As Covid-19 restrictions continue, it is becoming increasingly difficult for small businesses to survive.

Business • 19 Aug 20

The report states that domestic demand is to decline by 15% in 2020.

SMEs disproportionately hit by pandemic - BPFI

The latest SME Monitor from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland warns that Covid-19 will have a significant negative impact on the Irish economy and especially on SMEs.

BPFI • 11 Aug 20

Boost My Business: advice, case studies and interviews | RTÉ

Boost My Business: advice, tips, case studies and interviews for Small to medium sized enterprises - SMEs | RTÉ

Boost My Business • 05 Jul 21

Revenue has suspended interest on late payments, as well as its debt collection operations, to ease the burden on companies

Firms can file 'best estimate' tax returns if necessary

Businesses that cannot calculate their tax return due to staffing issues should still file on a 'best estimates' basis, the Revenue Commissioners has said.

Business • 02 Apr 20

Mark O'Rourke is Head of Business at Bibby Financial Services Ireland,

Most Irish SMEs view Brexit as main threat to economy

Irish small and medium sized businesses view Brexit as the top threat to global economic growth, followed by political uncertainty in the US and global terrorism.

Business • 21 Sep 17

The new COSME deal will enable the SBCI to offer risk-sharing on its loans for the first time

New deal to provide €100m in lending for SMEs

The European Investment Fund and the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland have signed a new deal aimed at supporting €100m of lending to SMEs in Ireland over the next three years.

Business • 12 Dec 16

RBS said it had let down some small business customers

RBS denies latest small firms claims

Royal Bank of Scotland has said there was no evidence it had deliberately caused SMEs to fail.

Business • 11 Oct 16

Lending to SMEs in the first quarter of this year rose by 4.8% compared the same time last year, Central Bank states

New lending to SMEs up 4.8% - Central Bank

The Central Bank has said that new lending to the country's SMEs has grown strongly since the start of 2014.

Business • 22 Jul 16

First Citizen Finance is offering a new €50m fund for Irish agri-business SMEs

€50m in new lower-cost funding for agri-business

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland has today announced a sixth lending partner to offer its finance to Irish SMEs.

Business • 29 Apr 16

The last three months of 2015 marked the highest drawdown for SMEs since the series began in 2010

SME lending rose 10% in 2015 - Central Bank

New lending to SMEs not involved in property or finance rose by 10% last year, when compared with 2014.

Business • 16 Mar 16

SMEs still worried about business costs and banks

A new survey from ISME shows that overall satisfaction with the Government's performance is at its highest level since the survey started in 2012.

Business • 29 Dec 15

Since the Credit Review Office was set up in 2010, the average size of credit facility being reviewed has risen to €341,000

CRO seeing improved SME trading figures

The head of the Credit Review Office has told the Oireachtas Jobs Committee that the office welcomes the improvement in the trading figures of the SMEs and farms which used their services.

Business • 10 Nov 15

Data shows SMEs continue to focus on stabilising their businesses after the recession rather than pursuing significant growth strategies

Rise in turnover and credit approval rate for SMEs

Nearly half of Irish SMEs have reported an increase in turnover in the last six months, while credit approval has risen to 85%.

Business • 09 Nov 15

€50m being made available to SMEs looking to buy equipment, machinery and vehicles

SBCI makes €50m available to SMEs for equipment

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland is to make lending of €50m available to small and medium-sized businesses looking to buy equipment, machinery and vehicles.

Business • 29 Oct 15

Demand for loans in the euro zone on the rise, new ECB survey reveals

New ECB survey shows banking sector on mend

Europe's battered financial sector is showing further signs of mending and banks are increasingly competing for custom by lowering credit standards, a key European Central Bank survey showed today.

Business • 20 Oct 15

The tax credit is designed to address an imbalance between self-employed and PAYE income

€550 tax credit announced for SME owners

A €550 tax credit is to be introduced for small business owners and the self employed as part of Budget 2016.

Budget 2018 • 13 Oct 15

OncoMark, Arralis and Luxcel will receive funds to finance their innovation activities

Three Irish SMEs awarded EU funding

Three Irish companies have been selected for funding in the latest round of the European Union's Horizon 2020 SME programme.

Business • 08 Sep 15

The SBCI was established as an additional support to small businesses

SBCI lent €45m between March and June

The Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland said it had lent €45m from March to June, with loans to the agriculture sector making up nearly a third of all loans.

Business • 30 Jul 15