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You are the lifeblood of the economy. “We are the pro-enterprise party. We want to support small and family businesses and the self-employed, to grow and continue to create jobs. That is why we have started a national conversation with you to find out what we can do to help and support you. ” Please join in our campaign and let us know your views at: finegael.ie/smallbusiness Or contact me directly at MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR TD Constituency Office: 24 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. Tel: 01 210 9161 Email: [email protected] Web: www.marymitchelloconnor.ie YOUR LOCAL FINE GAEL TEAM Cllr. John Bailey, Cllr. Maria Bailey, Cllr. Marie Baker, Cllr. Mary Fayne, Cllr. Pat Hand, Cllr. Josepha Madigan, Cllr. Brian Murphy, Cllr. Neale Richmond, Cllr. Barry Saul, Cllr. Patricia Stewart, Cllr. Barry Ward, Brian Hayes MEP. SME ONLINE TOOL credit for lacking adequate hours per week, and a subsidy There are over 80 Government security, or because the bank is of €100 per week if the person is supports available to small, unfamiliar with the risk profile of 2 years out of work. In 2015 the family businesses and SMEs. their sector can ask their bank to scheme for persons under 25 will This interactive online tool will consider lending under the partial have a shorter qualifying period. quickly help you discover which credit guarantee. The Government Visit www.jobsplus.ie to register supports best fit your business provides the lender with a 75% online. localenterprise.ie/smeonlinetool guarantee for which the borrower pays a 2% premium on a loan of JOBBRIDGE offers an LOCAL ENTERPRISE OFFICE: up to 3 years. internship of 6-9 months to Each Local Enterprise Office A new CGS Scheme for 2015 persons who have been signing provides a First Stop Shop for is extending that guarantee to on as available to work and all enterprise supports in every 7 years. getting a payment or credits for county and also provides the at least 3 months. Participants will business support service of the STRATEGIC BANKING receive €50/week on top of their local authority. Each LEO offers CORPORATION OF IRELAND welfare. See www.jobbridge.ie direct access to mentoring, The new Strategic Banking microfinance, grants (where Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) is INNOVATION VOUCHERS: appropriate) and seamless access designed to change the range Enterprise Ireland Vouchers and profile of SME finance to the wider range of Enterprise worth €5,000 are available providers in Ireland. With funding Ireland support for high to assist a company to work of €800m, it has just begun rolling potential enterprises. Visit with a registered college or out its initial products through its www.LocalEnterprise.ie or email knowledge provider to explore a our Local Enterprise Office at lending partners, AIB and Bank business opportunity or technical [email protected] of Ireland. The SBCI will also problem. A Technology Gateway support Agricultural Investment THE MICROENTERPRISE finance. Loans are available to the in Each Institute of Education LOAN FUND: Loans of up to full range of businesses - from offers possible sources of €25,000 are available from Micro micro, one - person enterprises to innovation. Finance Ireland for commercially medium-sized businesses. viable proposals from enterprises Contact AIB and Bank of Ireland GET TRADING ONLINE: with no more than 10 employees directly at business.aib.ie/ Online Trading Vouchers to that do not meet the conventional products/finance-and-loans/ the value of €2,500 are being risk criteria applied by commercial sbci-loan and Bank of Ireland targeted at businesses that have banks. Borrowers pay 8.8% APR bankofireland.com/sbci been registered and trading for fixed. Call 01 2601007 or visit a minimum of 12 months, have a www.microfinanceireland.ie or JOBS PLUS gives an employer limited online trading presence, email our Local Enterprise Office who recruits a person who has have less than 10 employees at [email protected] been at least 12 months out of and have a turnover of less than work a €72-per-week subsidy for €2million. Contact our Local CREDIT GUARANTEE 2 years, provided the job provides Enterprise Office for further SCHEME: Companies refused work on at least 4 days and 30 information. 0612 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Local Enterprise Office: 1 Harbour Square, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Tel: 01 205 4721 [email protected] For more Information contact: MARY MITCHELL O’CONNOR TD Tel: 01 210 9161 · Email: [email protected].