The Tunisian Guarantee Company (SOTUGAR) is a public interest company meant to reinforce the mechanisms set up for the development and promotion of the SMEs during the most decisive phases of their life (Creation, Development, Innovation and Restructuring).

Created in June 2003, the SOTUGAR is placed under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance; it is a neutral and open institution and having its financial autonomous. It has large shareholding financial partners. Its authorized capital is held to a total value of 37% by the State and 63% by the banks and is managed by a board of directors.