Government Support to Entrepreneurs

Training and Testing

Specialized National-Level Institutes for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad Autonomous, non-profit institute founded in 1983 Role: spearheading entrepreneurship movement in India, training entrepreneurs through national and international programs, promoting SMEs and rural ventures http://www.ediindia.org/

Specialized National-Level Institutes for Entrepreneurs

National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD), New Delhi Set up by Ministry of Industries, GoI in 1983 Role: Coordinating the activities of various agencies and institutes engaged in developing entrepreneurship, conducts training programs for trainers, prepares syllabi and undertakes research Status: Apex body http://niesbud.nic.in/

Specialized National-Level Institutes for Entrepreneurs

National Institute for Small Industry Extension and Training (NISIET), Hyderabad Set up in the early 1950s Role: Training Conducts 45 national level and 15 international level programs each year Acts as important resource and information center for small industries Undertakes research and consultancy for small industry development

Specialized National-Level Institutes for Entrepreneurs

Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), Guwahati By Ministry of Industries, GoI in 1993 (http://iie.nic.in/) SIDBI is the co-promoter Role: Multi-pronged entrepreneurship development with focus on the northern and northeastern India Activities:
Training Support to government and NGOs engaged in promoting entrepreneurship Providing forums through organized seminars, conferences, etc Research Evolving strategies for different target groups

Other Specialized Institutes

National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) http://www.nstedb.com/ Established under GOI in 1982 Role: Promoting entrepreneurship related to science and technology

Other Specialized Institutes

MSME Testing Center (http://rtcer.nic.in/) Formerly Regional Testing Centers RTCs New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata Role: Testing and providing sophisticated testing facilities Activities:
Testing Consultancy in testing and quality management

Other Specialized Institutes

Field Testing Stations (FTS) Jaipur, Dehradun, Bhopal, Kolhapur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Matancherry, Pondicherry Role: Testing and quality upgradation Activities: Similar to scaled-down RTCs

Government Support to Entrepreneurs

Policy Formulation, Administration and Training

Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO), New Delhi

Apex body for formulating policies for development of SSIs/SMEs Head: Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (SSI) Founded in 1954 Role:
Formulating policies for SSIs and ancillaries Advising the government Providing techno-economic and managerial consultancy HRD and coordination Liaison with central ministries, planning commission, state governments, FIs, and other organizations dealing with SSIs Monitoring of PMRY scheme

MSME DIs or Formerly Small Industries Service Institute (SISI)

If SIDO is the head: MSME DIs/SISIs are the arms Network of SISIs and Branch SISIs (Mum, Ahd, Kanpur, Indore, Kol, Guwahati, Thrissur, Cuttack, Manipur, Nagpur, Ludhiana, Chennai) Role is a wide range of extension services:
Technical consultancy and managerial consultancy Economic investigation (potential surveys, market surveys, feasibility reports, collection of stats, etc) Ancillary development programs (organizing buyer-seller meets, interaction with PSUs) Entrepreneurial development programs and helping PMRY scheme Marketing assistance Export promotion and assistance Technology upgradation and technology resource center Other facilities to entrepreneurs (workshop and design expertise, product development, short-term training) Library facilities Assistance to state government agencies

National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) Ltd, Mumbai

Autonomous corporation with regional offices http://www.nsic.co.in Founded in 1955, registered under Companies Act, fully owned by GoI Present Network:
8 regional offices 5 technical service centers 2 foreign offices (Dubai, UAE and Johannesburg, South Africa) 2 software technology parks (Okhla and Chennai)

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Mumbai

Principal financial institute for promotion, financing and development of MSMEs Offers finance schemes, micro credits and marketing and promotion services Founded by an Act of Parliament in 1990 Role:
Proactive role in reaching out financial and support services to SSIs Coordinating functions of institutes engaged in similar activities

Technology Bureau for Small Industries, New Delhi

Principal institute for extending technology support to MSMEs to keep them competitive Founded by collaboration between SIDBI and UNs Asian and Pacific Center for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) Role:
Providing technology-related information and tie-ups Finance syndication through SIDBI Support services like consultancy, arranging meets, etc

State Institutions

Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC)

To aid, counsel, assist, finance, protect and promote the interests of MSMEs The Corporation renders assistance to approximately 30,000 SSI units in Mah http://www.mssidc.org (Founded in 1962) Role:
To help small-scale entreprenurs Development of SSIs in Maharashtra Provide stability to SSIs

Maharashtra State Financial Corporation (MSFC)

Set up under State Financial Corporation (SFC) Act, 1951 http://www.msfcfinance.in Founded in 1962 for Maharashtra Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu in 1964 Role:
To provide term loan assistance to SMEs for acquisition of fixed assets

Maharashtra Industrial and Technical Consultancy Services (Mitcon) Ltd

A JV of ICICI, IDBI, SIDBI, MIDC, MSSIDC and banks Est in 1982 (http://www.mitconindia.com) Location: Pune Consultancy role to enhance viability and growth through technology and management for SMEs