A financial enterprise aims to make a profit by supplying goods and services to businesses or consumers. Examples; shops, construction companies, banks, insurers
Role in Society:
Provide a wide range of goods and services
Employ a major amount of people
Pay large amounts of tax to the government
Provide finance to local sports clubs and events by sponsorship
Support for Financial Enterprises; MicrofinanceIreland:
Provides loans between €2k to €25k to help start up businesses
To qualify for the loan, the business must have between 1 and 10 employees and an annual turnover less than €2m
Only then, loans are given if the business's objective is profitable