Question 1

Is the Funding Roadmap a grant application service?

Accepted Answer

No. The Funding Roadmap is the strategic step that comes before applications. It tells you which grants and loans are realistically eligible, what to prioritise, and what preparatory work needs to happen first. From there, you (or we) can progress into specific application work with clear scope.

Question 2

How long does it take to produce a Funding Roadmap?

Accepted Answer

Typical engagements run 2–3 weeks from kick-off, depending on the breadth of priorities and how quickly we can get financial information and prior funding history. Faster turnarounds are possible where there is a hard deadline.

Question 3

What size of business does it suit?

Accepted Answer

It suits founders, owner-managed businesses and scaling SMEs that have meaningful funding priorities across capital investment, innovation, digitalisation, sustainability, hiring or export — and that want a defensible plan before committing management time to specific applications.

Question 4

Do you cover Enterprise Ireland, LEO, IDA, SEAI and EU schemes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We map national, regional and EU schemes — including Enterprise Ireland, Local Enterprise Offices, IDA Ireland, SEAI, Skillnet, Horizon Europe and others — to identify which are genuinely relevant given the business stage, sector and prior funding history.

Question 5

How is this different from a grants database or a grant aggregator?

Accepted Answer

Databases tell you what exists. They do not tell you what is realistic for your business, what the actual intervention rate will be, what expenditure is eligible, or what to prepare before applying. The Funding Roadmap is evaluator-led — it filters by what is winnable and sequence-able, not just what exists.

Question 6

What happens if our business is not ready for a particular grant yet?

Accepted Answer

That is exactly what the readiness gap analysis is for. We flag the business plan, financial projection, market validation, sustainability or digitalisation strategy work needed before an application is credibly submittable — and recommend the order to address it in.

Question 7

Will previous grants or supports we have received affect what we can apply for?

Accepted Answer

Often yes. Prior state-aid records, de minimis ceilings and overlapping scheme rules can constrain what is available next. We review prior funding history as part of the diagnostic so the recommended sequencing does not breach any cumulative limits.

Question 8

Can we use the roadmap with our existing accountants or advisors?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Funding Roadmap is designed to be a working document for management. It can be shared with your accountant, board, lenders or other advisors so that everyone is operating from the same prioritised plan.

Question 9

How do we get started?

Accepted Answer

Book a short discovery call from the contact page. We use it to confirm your priorities, scope the roadmap, and agree timelines before anything is committed.

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