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Loans for small businesses

With big ideas

Supported by the Irish government, Microfinance Ireland assists businesses struggling to secure a business loan from a traditional lender. Whether you are starting a new business, expanding your business or just happen to be in a tight spot with your business, we are here to help.

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What are you looking for today?

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I need a business loan, where do I start?

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I want to learn more about your loan packages

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I want to apply for a business loan

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Calculate your monthly loan repayments

It is a good idea to use our business loan calculator so that you know exactly how much a Microfinance Ireland loan will cost you. We provide unsecured business loans of €2,000 to €50,000 with an interest rate of 6.5%.

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Roadmap to your Business Loan

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Get Started

Are you an established business or a startup business? We support both.

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Register your interest

Register your interest in a business loan with us and we will email you the application documents.

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Documents we need

View our application documents page to see what you need when applying for a business loan with us.

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Sending the application

You can email or post your application to us.

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The Loan decision

When we have your completed application, you will get a credit decision within just 10 working days!

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We will help

We are not like other lenders, we will work with you and help you as much as we can.

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Webinars and Events

Why not join one of our upcoming events or webinars to learn more about Microfinance Ireland and our business loans.

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Customer Stories

The customer stories will give you a good idea of the huge variety of small businesses that we support on an ongoing basis. We hope they will also inspire you to succeed.

Get our Information Pack

To get started, download our information pack where you will get an overview of the loan application process.

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Join a webinar

We run monthly webinars to help you through the application process. Pick a date and time that suits you, sign up, and we will email you with the details. 

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Apply for a Loan here

Register your details with us and we will email you the application documents needed for your business loan application.

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What our customers say about us

"I would recommend Microfinance Ireland to people like my self who could not get a loan through no fault of their own. Microfinance Ireland was very understanding."

"I feel it really helped my business at a time when I needed finances to grow and expand. I am grateful for the mentorship I received from my LEO afterwards with cash flow and accounts."

"A very straight forward process. They were prepared to listen and ask questions to understand different situations and not just go off to do the paperwork."

"Anybody that I spoke to from start to finish, where very helpful and encouraging. Therefore I am very grateful for the loan and assistance from all involved with Microfinance Ireland."

"The process was extremely smooth. The Microfinance staff I spoke with were extremely helpful."

"I would recommend you 100%. l got lots of help from your side and no pressure at any time. All staff were very good to me."

"I found Microfinance Ireland so supportive and understanding and helped me out when I needed it the most."

"It's very reassuring to know that there is a safe lender who is willing to at least talk with businesses who don't always fit the norm."

"If we didn’t have MFI, we would not have been able to go forward with our business. Banks declined us because of the previous tenants background. The help and support we got through LEO and MFI throughout the process was amazing."

"The process was quite straightforward, with good feedback with any issues. There was a good understanding of our needs and it felt like our business had an ally in the process."

"Excellent experience with MFI staff, highly responsive, timely and very helpful."

"I have found Microfinance Ireland to be excellent to deal with. The team has been transparent, supportive and helpful at all times. A truly good experience."

"If you're turned down by your own bank, it dents your confidence. Applying to Microfinance Ireland was so easy and staff are so helpful, professional and non judgmental. You know they want to help."

"We are a new start up business and needed funding in order for our business to develop. Unfortunately, our own bank and credit union were unwilling to assist us as we did not have two years of accounts. You were the open door we needed.

"Much easier to get a business loan than from banks or other lenders especially for being self employed like myself."

"Nice to deal with. Especially when I was making the jump into the world of self employment. I would not of been able to make the transition with out the aid of Microfinance Ireland."

"The application process is quick and easy. Communication and advice from the loan assessor was excellent and extremely helpful. They understood and researched my business from a growth perspective which was refreshing."

"The team made my application so transparent and simple to get the funding I needed. I would give them 10 out of 10 for effort!"

"I thought it was pretty straightforward and I appreciated the personal attention given to us throughout the process."

"Very easy to deal with. Exceptional rates. A very friendly and helpful organisation."

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Partners

Registered in Ireland as a DAC, Limited by shares. Registered Office: 10 Earlsfort Terrace,

Dublin 2, DO2 T380. Company Number 516555. Registered as a Charity with number

CHY20447. Charities Regulator Registered Number 20081102.

Microfinance Ireland (MFI) benefits from a guarantee funded by the European Union under the European Investment Fund