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From 2003 to 2007, the Argentine economy experienced one of its most intensive and extensive phases of growth in recent decades. In this new scenario, small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) registered notable economic performance and recovered the dynamism they had lost in the previous decade. Nevertheless, the Argentine SMEs' limited access to credit markets is a widely recognized phenomenon, which limits the possibilities for the growth and expansion of these companies. This paper analyzes the bank credit effectively extended to the SMEs during the period 2002-2009 in Argentina. It concludes that there is a need for intervention and regulation by the Argentine state in the banking market, as well as a redefinition of credit policies for public entities and other policies focused on improving the financing of these companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]