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Microfinance Ireland Business Loan

Status

Status not published

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Amount
€50,000

Business loans of €2,000 to €50,000 at an interest rate of 6.5%. Separate vehicle loan also available.

Funder

Microfinance Ireland

ppp · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Based in the Republic of Ireland; fewer than 10 employees; turnover under €2 million; struggling to get finance elsewhere.

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/

"We provide business loans of €2,000 to €50,000 with an interest rate of 6.5%."

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

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

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