Funding is available, but firms must be prepared

The labyrinth of funding options available to businesses can be hard to navigate

A trusted corporate finance adviser can guide you through the process of securing funding.

As managing director of Focus Capital, Eoin O’Keeffe helps founder-oriented companies through their first round of investments. He sees three main sources of funding as being relevant to his clients: debt, private-equity funding and, occasionally, high net worth individuals and family offices.

“Debt from the banks and alternative lenders is readily available in Ireland as a source of funding. The only downside is, with rising interest rates, this source has become more challenging. All of a sudden this type of debt has become very expensive,” says O’Keeffe.