Microfinancing

Yes there are several lenders like Ademi and Banco de la Mujer. The government's Promipyme office will also provide info and advice.

IIRC Fundaci?n Dominicana de Desarrollo have a series of training courses for small initiatives, it depends if what they offer is relevant to the business and whether the person in question qualifies for support. In some cases they might have to be members of a community group/organisation to be eligible.

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Check out FindTheMoney.com. It's a match-maker service for investors and entrepreneurs. Because each investor is independent, the terms are different for each one. Some are good, some are terrible. As for finding money that is 100% free, good luck with that. They do projects all over the world.

You post a short ad with a pitch for your business idea and what kind of money you need. Then you get hits from investors by email. From there you talk about a business plan and what terms are offered. They fund anything from about $10,000 to ten's of millions. It's about $125/year membership, but it's looks pretty legit.