Access to finance represents one of the major constraints of SMEs, especially in current conditions of pandemic crisis. The article aims to determine main difficulties and prospects in financing SMEs in the Republic of Moldova. In order to achieve the objective of the study, following research methods were used: literature review, analysis of indicators from international rankings, comparison and synthesis. SMEs have proven to be vulnerable to crises, with insufficient access to finance, limited internal procedures for managing crises, poorly developed alternative sources of financing. Thus, a number of measures are needed to support SMEs: financial support, development of alternative sources of funding, technical support for better finance and risk management and other measures.