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A series of seminars aimed at helping small businesses to access finance will begin next month.

Are you tired of queuing for the machines? Swinford and District Credit Union Limited has been welcoming savers and borrowers for more than 25 years. It is a community based co-operative, owned by and run by its members for the benefit of the Swinford and surrounding communities. It is open for business and welcomes loan applications for all productive purposes. The credit union encourages members to manage their money carefully by structuring loans around their needs and ability to repay. So, whatever you are borrowing for — a car, home improvements, a special occasion, holiday, school or college fees —Swinford and District Credit Union will give you a fair deal. You can pay off your loan early, make additional lump sum repayments or increase your regular repayments, without a penalty. Other lenders may charge you extra for paying them back faster.

Irish businesses improved their payment performance by almost four days in the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest insights from Experian, the global information services company.

Linked Finance, Ireland’s leading peer to peer online lending company, announced a loan of €20,000 to The Adventure Islands, a business based in Westport. The business, which specialises in outdoor recreation in Westport, will now be able to offer a clay pigeon shooting range as part of its activities, resulting in more jobs for the local area.

New Beginning, a group who work on behalf of people struggling with unmanageable debt, is bringing its free, national seminar tour to Hotel Ballina on Wednesday at 7.30 pm.

Despite its efficient work at collecting overdue rates, councillors at this week’s Athlone Town Council meeting were furious that an outside agency is being used to get in the funds.

Businesses in Galway are the fifth slowest in Ireland to pay their bills, averaging 28.44 days beyond terms in the first quarter of the year.

Irish businesses improved their payment performance by nearly three and a half days in the second quarter of 2013, according to the latest insights from Experian, the global information services company. The research also shows that businesses in Mayo are seventh fastest to pay their bills, with an average 20.25 days beyond terms.

Going to college is an exciting time but it can also be very stressful for both students and parents alike. The increase in the third level registration fees combined with the very significant day to day costs of going to college are forcing many to borrow in order to meet these costs, according to Castlebar Credit Union.

Bank of Ireland is hosting a series of 100 credit clinics for small and micro businesses throughout the country.