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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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