What Our Clients Say
Businesses across Sicily have partnered with IRFIS to access the financing they needed to grow, modernise, and compete. Their experiences reflect our commitment to professional service, transparent processes, and genuine support throughout the financing journey. The following testimonials represent a range of sectors and company sizes, illustrating the breadth of our client relationships.
We applied for a subsidized loan through IRFIS to expand our olive oil processing facility, and the entire process was handled with exceptional professionalism. The team clearly explained each step, helped us prepare the required documentation, and kept us informed throughout the approval period. The financing terms we received would not have been accessible to us through conventional banking channels. IRFIS made a real difference to our investment capacity.
— Marco Ferrante
★★★★★
As the CFO of a mid-sized tourism company in eastern Sicily, I had experience with various regional funding programs before working with IRFIS, and the difference in service quality was immediately apparent. Their relationship manager took time to understand our business model before recommending a financing structure, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. The loan was disbursed within the committed timeline, and the monitoring support has been straightforward and non-intrusive.
— Giulia Amato
★★★★★
Our manufacturing SME had struggled to meet the collateral requirements of traditional banks despite having a solid order book and healthy cash flows. IRFIS assessed our application with a more complete view of our business and approved a medium-term development loan that allowed us to purchase new equipment and increase production capacity by 30%. The process took longer than we initially hoped, but the outcome justified the effort entirely.
— Salvatore Bonfiglio
★★★★☆
I was initially uncertain about approaching a public financial intermediary, expecting bureaucratic delays and unclear communication. My experience with IRFIS was genuinely different — the advisory team provided a preliminary eligibility assessment within days, and the formal application process was well-structured with clear documentation requirements. We received our working capital credit line in time to manage a critical seasonal cash flow gap. I would recommend IRFIS without hesitation to other SMEs in the region.
— Antonella Grasso
★★★★★
IRFIS supported our agri-tech startup with access to an EU structural fund financing instrument that we simply would not have identified or navigated successfully on our own. The complexity of public funding programs can be daunting, but their specialist team translated the eligibility criteria into practical guidance and helped us structure our application around the program requirements. The subsidized rate on our loan reduced our annual financing cost substantially compared to market alternatives.
— Roberto Maniscalco
★★★★☆