Loans from £10K to £100K for Small Businesses in Northern Ireland* The NI Small Business Loan Fund is part of Invest Northern Ireland’s “Access to Finance” strategy. Phase one launched in February 2013 and approved loans to the value of £8.3m to over 400 businesses that could not access or had already exhausted their mainstream finance facilities. Phase two launched in June 2018. This successor fund can now lend up to £100k to existing businesses and up to £15k for start-ups. Funding can be provided for a range of purposes including Working Capital, Asset Purchases, Growth Finance, Start-Up Costs, Match Funding, etc. The fund is managed by Ulster Community Finance Ltd (UCF) and delivered in partnership with Enterprise Northern Ireland Ltd. UCF is a subsidiary of social enterprise organisation Community Finance Ireland (previously known as UCIT Ltd). * Credit is subject to status, affordability assessments, and credit checks. Terms and conditions apply.
