Bridging the gap between banks and SMEs

To prosper, and indeed survive, in business, one often needs to speculate. To do so, to grow new markets and develop new products or services, it’s vital funding is in place. But what if it’s impossible to attract funding through traditional routes. Are the main banks lending to SMEs again?

Well ISME, the Irish SME association, discovered recently that its members are finding it increasingly difficult to locate funding.

Neil McDonnell, the chief ...