AIB at present is supporting over 170,000 enterprises across all business sectors and in locations right across the country. We are the principal banker to over 40% of Irish businesses, and we have a long history and tradition in serving the domestic SME sector. We are committed to supporting the business market for the long term.
Our key focus at the moment is to supporting our SME customers through the current economic cycle, seeking to meet their individual needs and helping them to overcome their key business challenges. We are continuing to support new business entrepreneurs and established businesses in managing their banking needs by providing the full range of financial services including, finance, money transmission, investment, protection products, and other payment and financial services. For more information on any of these products or services please click here
As the largest lender to business in the country, AIB has an unrivalled range of credit products from conventional forms of finance, such as overdrafts and term loans, to leasing and invoice discounting, European Investment Bank (EIB) Funding, letters of credit, performance bonds and foreign currency contracts.
Taking on board the current economic climate and the increasing need to equip our business customers with relevant information and rich tools to help them manage their businesses through these times, AIB has relaunched the AIB Business website which now includes a host of online tools and services which may help you if you are starting out in business. www.aib.ie/business also hosts a news update feed from our resident economist, John Beggs. Over the next few months we hope to further develop our range of products and services.
If you are a business customer that we can help, we would welcome contact from you. Alternatively if you are thinking of starting out in business, we would appreciate if you would give us a call. Our business is your business.