How SMEs Grow in Mexico: Financing, Risk & Opportunities — with Rodrigo Correa, Grupo CAPEM

In this episode we talk with Rodrigo Correa, co-founder of Grupo CAPEM, a lender focused on financing and growing small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico. We discuss the essential role SMEs play in the Mexican economy — they account for 98% of the country's companies and generate most of its employment — and why, despite that importance, they face enormous barriers to accessing capital. Rodrigo explains how SME financing works, why traditional banks don't serve this segment efficiently, and how access to capital can be the catalyst that lets a company grow, expand and survive in a difficult economy.