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Corporate Sustainability

Supporting enterprise and financial education

Using our expertise in banking and business, and working in partnership with others, we provide funding for a range of initiatives to build the long-term financial health and employ-ability of future generations.

Supporting Enterprise and Innovation

Websites and events powered by Ulster Bank connecting thousands of SMEs, entrepreneurs and business people every day.

We deliver banking services to small, medium and large businesses in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland facilitating business and economic growth and sustaining jobs in our economies.

We are currently the only Bank in Ireland with full membership of IBOS an international network of banks that allows corporate and SME clients access to banking services abroad for our business customers.

At local level our relationship managers and sector specialist teams, bespoke start-up packages and asset finance services support a wide range of corporate and SME customers with additional support through the following

  • Funding Ireland’s online business portal smallbusinnesscan.com where entrepreneurs can share experiences, get advise and support their peers
  • Celebrating success across seven sectors island wide through Business Achievers Awards programme
  • Running education seminars for various sectors
  • Partnering with Dogpatch labs to provide a co-working space for technology start-ups

Financial Education For Schools

Today’s teenagers are tomorrow’s adults. Their ability to lead financially healthy lives deserves positive and proactive support. 

Financial literacy is critical in enabling young people to learn how to manage money and make the most of their financial circumstances. Today’s teenagers are tomorrow’s adults. Their ability to lead financially healthy lives deserves positive and proactive support.

MoneySense has been helping young people towards a better financial future for more than 23 years and the varied content aims to help 5-18 year olds to understand the changing nature of fraud and how they can protect themselves. A range of resources for each age group are available on www.mymoneysense.com including interactives, videos and worksheets.

These resources help teach pupils about money safety in the real world and how to avoid the dangers of fraud in a fun and interactive way. In addition, MoneySense content also looks at a wide range of financial dilemmas including budgeting for a party, choosing a mobile phone contract and understanding when it is important to have insurance.

Teachers can also apply for bank volunteers to come in and support their classroom activities through interactive workshops.