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Non-bank finance
Non-bank finance options for businesses and how to choose between them.
Raise long-term funding through debt capital markets
Long-term funding options available for larger businesses by issuing and selling bonds through debt capital markets.
Advantages and disadvantages of raising finance through asset securitisation
How securitisation allows you to use your income-generating assets as security for bonds.
Advantages and disadvantages of raising finance through private placements
How you can use private placement of shares or bonds to raise finance for your business.
Advantages and disadvantages of raising finance by issuing corporate bonds
How corporate bonds can be used to raise large amounts of business finance through selling debt of the company.
Financial planning and accounts
Business budgeting. Financial and management accounts: the basics. Set up a simple profit and loss account for your business. Balance sheets: the basics. Set up a basic record-keeping system. Investment appraisal techniques. ...
How bond finance works
How debt capital markets can give you access to public funding from a variety of investors.
Raising finance for our business - See.Sense. (video)
See.Sense co-founders Philip and Irene McAleese talk about how they used a successful crowdfunding campaign to bring their product to the marketplace.
Non-bank funding for short and long-term use
Where you can find short and long-term business finance from non-bank providers.
Eight types of non-bank financial support
The main types of non-bank financial support for businesses including non-banking financial institutions and equity finance.
Avoiding loan sharks to fund your business
Advice on how to spot unlicensed lenders and why you shouldn't borrow money from them.
Obtaining non-bank investment
How to secure an investment for your business by preparing for a lender's requirements.
Social and community lenders
Applying for business loans from credit unions, the Prince's Trust and co-operative and community finance.
Recover debt through Court
Your options when trying to obtain money owed to you and the procedures involved when taking your claim to court.
Finding support for our export business - Shnuggle (video)
Adam and Sinead Murphy, co-founders of Shnuggle, explain what support they received to help them grow into new export markets.
Managing your overseas customers' payment performance
Credit control and keeping on top of overseas customer debt when exporting.
Assess the risk level for overseas payments
Risk analysis and payment terms when selling overseas.
In-market support for exporting
In-market support schemes available to exporters.
Finding opportunities for exporting
How to find opportunities for exporting.
Advisory support for exporting
Advisory support available for exporters.