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Jimmy Guerin podcast
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Navigating Economic Challenges: Insights for Ambitious SMEs

Welcome to the SME Insights Series, in this series, we provide valuable insights and expert advice on navigating the current economic environment for Irish SMEs.
Lucile Flamand
Blog

Equity over equality: An equation for empowering women business owners

The ugly truth is that despite representing more than half the population, women account for less than a third of entrepreneurs
BFS and Coface
News

BFS and Coface unveil a new collaboration offering Irish SMEs access to secure funding solutions.

Bibby Financial Services and Coface, a global leader in trade credit insurance, have joined forces in a new collaboration to help SME’s access securely structured funding solutions while also ensuring they are protected against potential lost revenue.
Woman going through her accounts
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One third of SMEs have written off Bad Debt in the past year according to our latest SME survey

One third of SMEs in Ireland have written off bad debts over the past 12 months with €18,543 the average amount lost – new research from BFS Ireland

Finance for your Business

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What is invoice factoring
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What is Invoice Factoring

Factoring is a way of releasing the cash tied up in outstanding customer invoices before they are paid, enabling your business to stay in control of its cashflow without having to use an overdraft or take out a loan.
Invoice discounting versus factoring
Article

Invoice Discounting vs Factoring

There are two key types of invoice finance; factoring and invoice discounting. Learning more about each of these may help you decide which option is right for you.
Invoice factoring vs business loans
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Invoice factoring vs business loans

You’ve probably considered business bank loans, but you might not be as familiar with invoice factoring. Here we look at these two solutions for alleviating pressure on business cashflow.
Invoice factoring vs overdrafts
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Invoice factoring vs overdrafts

Business Overdrafts and Invoice Factoring are two ways to improve with business cash flow issues. Understand the pros and cons of using them.

News and Insights

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BFS and Coface
News

BFS and Coface unveil a new collaboration offering Irish SMEs access to secure funding solutions.

Bibby Financial Services and Coface, a global leader in trade credit insurance, have joined forces in a new collaboration to help SME’s access securely structured funding solutions while also ensuring they are protected against potential lost revenue.
Mark O'Rouke
News

New €30m fund unveiled to assist Irish SMEs affected by departure of Ulster Bank and KBC

New fund offers innovative invoice finance solutions to Irish SMEs looking for a new funding home in the wake of Ulster Bank and KBC’s departure from Ireland

SME Confidence Tracker

Resilience, Optimism and challenges - SME's reflect on what 2023 holds
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SME Confidence Tracker Q4 2022 | SMEs Reflect On What 2023 Holds

Resilience, Optimism and Challenges – SME’s reflect on what 2023 holds

Business Management

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Reducing late payments
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Reducing late payments

Find out how our business financing and funding solutions can ensure your business cashflow is not damaged by late payments.
Managing your assets
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Managing your assets

To understand which assets you can use to unlock cashflow and raise funds, you need to assess your balance sheet and identify assets that have high value.
Expanding Internationally
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Expanding Internationally

Find out how our business financing and funding solutions can help your business trade internationally.
Financing Your Business
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Financing Your Business

Find out how our business financing and funding solutions can help with all areas of running your business.