It is still a mistery to me that since I remember, I seen articles on local newspapers about initiatives to help SMEs (PYMES), and some have been successful, but I think this segment of the Dominican economy has not received the promotion it deserves. (I guess is the biggest emplloyment post producer in the country).
In DR they have entities like the Small Business Administration in the U.S. which has securitized its loans and make a huge market out of it. Why don't the local economic agents emulate the SBA and create cheap financing sources for the SMEs. Still a mistery.
Note: This is my personal opinion, an should not constitute investment advice. E-mail me at my personal address if you want to develop a dialogue