INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ACTION PLAN
WITH VISION
2011-2012
Names of IIE Officials
Name Position Abbreviation Signature
Mr. K. Ahmed, Director (KA)
Dr. Sunil K. Saikia, Head, CEDM (SKS)
Dr. Sriparna B. Baruah, Head, CIE (SBB)
Mr. Pranab Sharma, Head, CEE (PS)
Dr. Poonam Sinha, Head, Uttarakhand Office (PoS)
Mr. Achintya K. Baruah, AFM (AKB)
Mr. Biraj Das, AFM (BD)
Mr. Jiten Chandra Kalita, AFM (JCK)
Mr. W. Ranjit Singh, AFM (WRS)
Mr. Bakul Sharma, AO (BS)
Mr. Dilip K Gogoi, DO (DKG)
Mr. A. S. S. Dewan, AFM (ASD)
Mr. Prasanta Goswami, AFM (PG)
Mr. Santanu Mohan Deka, AFM (SMD)
Ms. Ratna Bhuyan, AFM (RB)
Mr. Utpal Bayan, ACP (UB)
Vision
To be a Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship Development, Research & Consultancy in the MSME Sector
Mission
Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) aims to be the leading provider of Quality Professional Development Services, Research and Information Services in the fields of Entrepreneurship Motivation, and Development, Enterprise Creation and Management
IIEs Objectives
IIE has been spearheading entrepreneurship movement with a belief that…
Entrepreneurs need not necessarily be born, but can be developed through well-conceived and well-directed activities
The long term objectives
Augmenting the
supply of competent entrepreneurs through training,
Augmenting the
supply of entrepreneur trainer-motivators,
Creating a
multiplier effect on opportunities for self-employment,
Developing and
disseminating new knowledge and insights in entrepreneurial theory and practice
through issue based research
Sensitizing the
support system to facilitate potential and existing entrepreneurs establish and
manage their enterprises,
Facilitating
transition of the MSME sector from a predominantly unorganized to the organized
sector
Capacity building
of established units for their graduation to next higher levels of investments
The Mid Term objectives
Inculcation of
entrepreneurial culture amongst youths through awareness creation
Creation of new
enterprises and achieve healthy growth in numbers,
Develop
standardized entrepreneurship development program module so as to cater to the
present day needs, emerging trends and entrepreneurial demands
Capacity building
of existing entrepreneurs and MSMEs
Identify and
implement MSME Cluster/area approach Projects for accelerated growth of
geographically proximal units
· Undertake cluster projects in other parts of India where conditions are similar to NER
· Try and undertake overseas and local project with foreign funding
Support
entrepreneurship development activities in NE region and other parts of India
Facilitation of
credit flow to MSMEs and improving competitiveness of MSME
Marketing support
to MSMEs
Support to
organizations working with the common cause including capacity building of
private, non-government organizations and government organizations towards MSME
development
Skill development
for creation of a skill-pool for entrepreneurship
Undertake MSME,
Entrepreneurship related studies and other research
Mentoring support
for entrepreneurs and enterprises
Run incubation
facility for entrepreneurs
Convergence with
organizations with diverse knowledge for competitiveness of MSMEs
The Short Term objectives
Provide training
to first generation entrepreneurs through EDPs
Develop Skill based Entrepreneurship through
need based sector specific trainings (e.g. ESDPs)
· Increase reach, through PIs, to West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar in East and Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan in North apart from the NE States and Uttarakhand
· Increase number of PI and Empanelled Organizations
Provide
hand-holding services to entrepreneurs through programs like RGUMY and encourage
more entrepreneurs to avail benefits of PMEGP, etc.
Conduct Management Development Programs for
· Existing and Prospective Entrepreneurs in
o General and Marketing Management
o Production
o Quality
o Finance
· Officials of Industry Departments of State Governments, Promotional and developmental agencies
Scale-up cluster
development activities and area approach projects in terms of
· Setting-up of CFCs in the select existing Clusters
· Graduate to MSME clusters
· Rating of the clusters and benchmarking of the products
· Undertaking new STED Projects and scaling-up existing projects
· Undertaking new RIP projects and continuing developing the existing projects
Undertake new
research studies to understand the emerging entrepreneurship trends in terms of
Skills and Gaps so as to focus on developing standardized course materials on sector specific skills
Strategies towards this effect
Concentrate on
strengthening the modules of EDPs with increasing focus towards Skill
Development Programs like ESDPs, WEDPs & TEDPs in identified and need-based
sectors
Identify state
specific focus sectors and organize skill development programs in those sectors
through collaboration with state-based resource organization, Partners or other
organizations having expertise in that sector
Identify
NGOs/Agencies for empanelment under RGUMY, identify Udyamies and provide
support for setting up enterprises
Build-up
capacities of state based partner organizations including government
organization for overall capacity building of the region/state/country for
encompassing more and more beneficiaries and increasing the reach of IIE
Sensitize
officials of state governments on all aspects of entrepreneurship, enterprise
and cluster development
Focus on
awareness creation through entrepreneurship education in colleges and
educational institutes in collaboration with existing Entrepreneurship
Development Cells of various Institutes
Achieve
collaborations with organizations or specializations like NID, IIMs and IITs,
IIPT for technical support to all projects of IIE particularly relating to
designs, technology and packaging
Concentrate on
livelihood development programs like MSME Cluster Development Projects
(MSME-CDP), Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Programmes
(STED), Rural Industries Program (RIP) towards identifying and implementing such
project so as to reach objectives of Common Branding, Common Facility Centers
and integrated market access
Continue with
Research & Documentation as an integral part of the IIEs activities and
strengthen the basis for all further development initiatives of IIE.
· Undertake a pan North East Skill Gap analysis to assess the training need of the youths of the region based on the type of employment/self-employment avenues available
· Participate in creation of/create/upgrade existing curriculum and study materials for various entrepreneurship development courses for Universities & Colleges
· Create a MSME Database since in absence of any substantial data base of MSMEs in the region a lot of Government Planning and resource goes wasted
Explore and
identify avenues and sectors for incubation facilities to be set-up at
different places in line with the Gems and Jewelry Incubation Center in Guwahati.
Achieve tie-ups
with MNCs/Private Sector Organizations and PSUs like ONGC, NEEPCO, etc. for
participating in their CSR activities so as to converge the initiatives in a
more result oriented way
Strategies, Current Situation and Path to be followed…
1
Concentrate on strengthening the existing line of training programs with increasing focus towards Skill Development Programs like ESDPs, WEDPs & TEDPs in identified and need-based sectors
IIE completed 556 programs in 2010-11 with 16837 participants.
Current fiscal 220 programs are going on. 560 are targeted with 14000 participants.
2
Identify state specific focus sectors and organize skill development programs in those sectors through collaboration with state-based resource organization, PPP partners or other organizations having expertise in that sector
The sectors where IIE is working
§ Cane & Bamboo-Entire NE
§ Handloom & Textiles-Entire NE
§ Handicrafts-Entire NE
§ Kauna Grass-Manipur
§ Jewellery-Assam & Manipur
§ Wood craft-Manipur & Mizoram
§ Jute-Assam & Tripura
§ Coir-Assam & Tripura
§ Silk-Assam Meghalaya
§ Food Processing-Entire NE
§ IT & Electronics-Entire NE
Identification of New Focus Sectors are carried out
§ In consultation with state governments
§ Based on skill gap analysis
§ In consultation with trade bodies & chambers
Identified Sectors
§ 4 focus sectors in Assam (Food Processing, Plastics, Fruit Processing, Cane & Bamboo)
§ 17 focus sectors in Meghalaya (Amla, Aloe Vera, Turmeric, Ginger, Honey, Spices, Fisheries, Veterinary Products, Organic Foods, Horticulture/Floriculture, Silk, Timber/Furniture, Bamboo, Rubber, Cashew, Minerals, IT/Business Process Services, Tourism, Education Services, Exports)
§ 5 sectors in Nagaland (Electricals & Electronics, Handloom, Handicrafts, Fruit Processing, Bamboo)
§ 3 sectors in Sikkim (IT, Floriculture, Tourism)
§ 10 sectors in Mizoram(Food Processing, Handloom & Handicrafts, IT, Bamboo, Wood, Electricals & Electronics, Light Engineering, Horticulture)
§ 3 Sectors in Arunachal Pradesh (Steel Fabrication, Food Processing & Services sector)
§ 4 sectors in Manipur (Handloom & Handicrafts, IT, Audio-Visual, Horticulture)
§ 4 sectors in Tripura (Jute, Rubber, Cane & Bamboo, Food Processing)
3
Identify NGOs/Agencies for empanelment under RGUMY, identify Udyamies and provide support for setting up enterprises
Providing support for up-coming entrepreneurs has been one of the focus areas of IIE apart from providing training assistance.
IIE has been assisting new entrepreneurs in making Detailed Project Reports, Market Surveys and Financial Linkage.
Under STED & RIP also IIE provides these services for first generation start-ups.
Under Government of India initiative to promote Udyamis through RGUMY scheme IIE has already empanelled 15 organizations as Udyami Mitras.
In 2011-12 20 Udyami Mitras will be empanelled and services extended to 100 Udyamis all across NER through enrolment
IIE has developed a number of pockets in NER & UK where support will be provided in 2011-12
4
Build-up capacities of state based partner organizations including government organization for overall capacity building of the region/state/country for encompassing more and more beneficiaries and increasing the reach of IIE
IIE has been working closely in the NER with various agencies like KVIC, SIDBI, DRDAs, NABARD, Central Silk Boards, Coconut Board, Spices Board, State Govt. DI, etc and reaching out to remotest of areas in an effort to develop entrepreneurship and promote enterprises.
IIE has been also working closely with industry associations towards understanding the entrepreneurship needs of the region by interacting with the prominent Chamber of Commerce’s to understand and develop skills accordingly. Some of these chambers are:
§ Federation of Industries of North Eastern Region (FINER)
§ Mizoram Chambers of Commerce & Industries
EDPs, EAPs & other trainings have been organized in the most inaccessible parts of the region. But, IIEs reach was restricted as there were no state offices.
In 2011-12 and further IIE through the state offices will identify various organizations across the region and build up their capacity as per identified thrust sectors. Some of these are:
§ State Institute for Capacity Building (SICB), Sikkim
§ Institute of Cooperative Management (ICM), Imphal
§ Mizoram Entrepreneurship Network, Aizwal
§ Tripura State Institute for Rural Development
Closely working with the state governments IIE will undertake capacity development of organizations working in the allied fields in an effort to reach more beneficiaries
5
Sensitize officials of state governments on all aspects of entrepreneurship, enterprise and cluster development
Management Development Programs, Sensitization workshops for Govt. officials, Seminars on Entrepreneurship and Short term trainings for government functionaries on entrepreneurship and its various aspects have been a feature of IIEs activities under Creation of Environment for Entrepreneurship (CEE).
With formation of Regional Resource Center for Cluster Development (RRC) sensitization of state government officials from all NE States became a standard feature which resulted in strengthening of IIEs role in NER and relationship with State Govts.
Organize a minimum of 2 sensitization workshops per state for Govt. officials of all NE states in 2011-12
Organize Management Development Programs for Industry Department Officials of NE States
6
Focus on awareness creation about entrepreneurship in colleges and educational institutions with collaboration with Entrepreneurship Development Cells of Engineering Colleges and Management Institutes
IIE has been organizing Entrepreneurship Awareness Camps (EACs) in colleges and educational institutions all across NER & Other parts of India with support from Department of Science and Technology, etc.
Developed Syllabus and Study materials for Colleges & Departments under Gauhati University, NEHU, Arunachal University, K. K. Handique Open University, Assam, Assam Higher Secondary Council, etc
(i) In 2011-12, with slight shift IIE plans to closely work with Management Institutions and Engineering Colleges through their EDCs towards identifying good quality potential entrepreneurs. Examples are; Girijananda Institute of Management & Technology (Under GU), Assam Engineering College
(ii) The efforts will also focus on identifying bright business minded young-stars to participate in the various PPP opportunities evolving through/during the works of IIE
(iii) Develop Standardized Course Content
§ In dialogue with state governments and other agencies for finalizing state specific sectors (17 Sectors Identified in Meghalaya, 4 in Assam)
§ Sector specific training modules to be developed in consultation with state governments, technical agencies and other stakeholders
§ Tailor made and segment specific entrepreneurship development program module for NE so as to cater to different categories of participants as per demand
7
Achieve collaborations with organizations or specialized institutions like NID, IIMs and IITs, IIPT for technical support to all projects of IIE particularly relating to designs, technology and packaging
IIE has till now achieved collaborations with the following
§ Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED), Cochin
§ Centre for Development of Gems and Jewellery (CDOJ), Jaipur
§ International Network for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (INSME)
§ National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad
In 2011-12 there will be attempt to collaborate with Indian Institute of Packaging Technology (IIPT), Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Cane & Bamboo Technology Center (CBTC), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET) & CFTRI
8
Concentrate on livelihood development programs like MSME Cluster Development Projects (MSME-CDP), Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (STED), Rural Industries Program (RIP) towards identifying and implementing such project so as to reach objectives of Common Branding, Common Facility Centers and integrated market access
Area Approach Programs of IIE
07 – Rural Industries Program
17 – MSME Clusters (NER-14, UK-3)
14 – KVIC/Coir SFURTI
03 – Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Program
8 Pre-diagnostic studies have been submitted for approval
6 new Pre-diagnostic studies to be done in 2011-12
4 Diagnostic studies to be conducted in 2011-12
4 MSME Clusters to be taken for Soft Intervention
2 CFCs to be set-up under Hard Interventions
New initiative
· Mapping of required skill
· Partnering with organizations with the required skill
· Facilitate NGOs for providing professional assistance
· Reorient its incubation centre in cutting & polishing of gemstone and jewelry designing by conducting certificate courses
Areas of Major changes
· Demand oriented programmes
· Focus on grounding—employment / Self—employment
· Intensive follow up and handholding
· Inclusiveness of all sectors including ST/ SC/Weaker section/ Women etc.
9
Explore and identify avenues and sectors for incubation facilities to be set-up at different places in line with the Gems and Jewelry Incubation Center in Guwahati.
Gems & Jewelry Development Center
· Training and Incubation facilities
· Modern Machineries
· Common facility for entrepreneurs
*This center is providing services to the upcoming entrepreneurs with limited financial capacities to avail the benefits of the best jewelry related machineries and support services in the entire NE region.
Incubation facility forwarded to participants against fees
Year Participants
2010-11 50
The new initiative to forward the facilities of this center to participants from entire NER has been supported by NEC and 100 trainees will be trained in 2011-12
10
Achieve tie-ups with MNCs/Private Sector Organizations and PSUs like ONGC, NEEPCO, etc. for participating in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities so as to converge the initiatives in a more result oriented way
Under the CSR initiatives of NEEPCO in entire Northeast and ONGC in Assam; IIE is organizing a series of programs in various trades
CSR initiatives of PSUs to be targeted for aligning them with entrepreneurship /training activities of IIE
PSUs and similar institutions to be involved in the development initiatives of IIE
To associate with 2 new PSUs in 2011-12
IIEs Core Strengths
· IIE had over the years shifted its focus from doing general EDPs to sector specific EDPs and to now ESDPs.
· This transition has been shaped by time and desired by the participants as well as the sponsors.
· During the last 16 years of its existence IIE has worked at the grass root level in NER and under extremely difficult situations.
· IIE forayed into projects and cluster development and that further strengthened its capacities
IIEs core strength is its ability to work under extreme conditions; understanding about intricacies of rural lifestyle; capacity to adapt to changing situations and always maintain its quality specifications towards fulfilling the entrepreneurial needs of the target segment
IIEs Sponsors
GoI Ministries
M/o MSME
M/o Textiles
M/o Women & Child Development
M/o Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation
M/o Food Processing
Other Agencies
ILRI
IFAD
SEDF
CBTC
National Agencies
DC-MSME
NEC
DST
NIAM
NBCFDC
KVIC, Coir Board, NSIC
NRHM
SIDBI, NABARD
CAPART
State Governments of NE (Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram)
CGTMSE
Rubber Board
DC-Handicrafts
DC-Handloom
NCJD
