ANNUAL REPORT

2006-2007

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, GUWAHATI,

INTRODUCTION :

Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), has completed 13^th year of its operation on 31^st March 2007. During this period the Institute has expanded its activities to a great extent covering all facets of SME activities. IIE’s Regional Office at Uttaranchal has become fully operational. Since its establishment and up to March 2007, the Institute has organized 1167 training programmes/ workshops/seminars/meets where 38524 participants participated. One of the major achievements of the Institute is the attainment of ISO-9001-2000 certification by Bureau of Indian Standards.

OBJECTIVES :

The major objectives of the Institute are: to organize and conduct training for entrepreneurship development; to evolve strategies & methodologies for different target groups and locations and field test them; to identify training needs and offer training programmes to Government and non-Government Organisations engaged in promoting and supporting entrepreneurship; to document and disseminate information needed for policy formulation and implementation related to self-employment; to identify, design and conduct training programmes for existing entrepreneurs; to prepare and publish literature related to entrepreneurship & industrial development; to organize seminars, workshops & conferences for providing forum for interaction and exchange of views by various agencies and entrepreneurs; to conduct research to generate knowledge for accelerating the process of entrepreneurship development; to act as a catalyst for development of self-employment/entrepreneurship, industry/business; and to evolve, design and help use of various media for creating entrepreneurship.

SPONSORSHIP :

The Institute is under the Ministry of MSME (earlier SSI), Government of India.  Besides the Government of India, the North Eastern Council, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Government of Nagaland, Government of Assam are other stake holders of the Institute.

DISCIPLINES:

The Institute has four academic divisions viz.- Centre for Enterprise Development & Management, Centre for Entrepreneurship Education, Centre for Industrial Extension & Consultancy and Centre for Information Management. 

ACTIVITIES:

The Institute organizes training programmes and undertakes research and consultancy activities in the fields of promotion of small and micro enterprises and entrepreneurship. During 2006-2007, the Institute organized training programmes in the field of entrepreneurship development, entrepreneurship education, sensitization of environment for entrepreneurship and growth of existing entrepreneurs. It also organized training programmes to meet the requirements of specific areas and also specific target groups. In addition, the Institute organized programmes on Information Technology. It undertook research and consultancy activities in the field of entrepreneurship and small industry. The details of activities undertaken during the financial year 2006-2007 are presented below:

TRAINING:

During the year 2006-07 the Institute organised 225 training programmes, seminars,workshops and meets where 9111 beneficiaries participated against 155 numbers of programmes covering 5278 participants in the year 2005-2006. Out of the total 225 completed programmes, 61 programmes were on Promotion of New Entrepreneurs, 103 programmes on Growth of Existing Entrepreneurs, 17 programmes on Creation of Environment for Entrepreneurship, 32 programmes on Entrepreneurship Education, 3 programmes on Information Technology and 9 Seminars, Workshops and Meets. Better infrastructure facilities of the Institute, greater awareness and addition of new areas of Entrepreneurship Development have been responsible for increase in number of programmes. The type and number of training programmes organized and number of participants trained during 2006-2007 as against 2005-2006 is given in Table I :

Table: I

Type and Number of Programmes of Participants

PROMOTION OF NEW ENTREPRENEURS

Promotion of new entrepreneurs has been the major focus area of training organized by IIE. In order to promote new entrepreneurs, the Institute organized Rural, General and Women EDPs, Sector Specific EDPs, etc. details of which are given in table II:

TABLE – II

Promotion of New Entrepreneurs

Rural Industries Programme

Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship organized its first RIP in Nagaon district of Assam during 1996-97 with the support of SIDBI with an objective to promote  rural enterprises. Based on the success of Nagaon RIP, mission was extended to Barpeta in Assam, Imphal in Manipur and Tura in Meghalaya. During the year, IIE started its RIP at Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya with the objective of promoting viable and self-sustaining tiny and small enterprises in rural and semi-urban areas of the district. IIE provided counseling services to 103 entrepreneurs, prepared 24 Bankable schemes and submitted 12 projects for finance. As a result of IIE’s sincere effort, 5 units have been grounded in the district.

STED Project

IIE started the Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development (STED) Project in Bongaigaon district of Assam in the month of May 2006. Under National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Board under Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Scheme. This scheme endeavors to map the available material, resources in industrially backward region and prepare a basket of technically feasible and economically viable project profiles of enterprises that could be promoted by local Science and Technology Entrepreneurs and thereafter tapping of hitherto un-utilized/ underutilized resources through enterprise formation.

During the year IIE conducted 7 numbers of Entrepreneurship Awareness camps where 253 numbers of participants attended. A total of 309 of people utilized the services of Bongaigaon STED office. During this period 12 units were launched, which includes 4 manufacturing units, 3 servicing units and 5 firm sector units. The total numbers of employments generated in these units is 69.

SECTOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

At the instance of Coir Board, Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries, Government of India, the Institute organized seventeen Sector Specific Programmes in Coir based industries, considering the immense potential of this Sector in the North East, where 1243 participants from North Eastern Region participated.

At the instance of the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, the Institute also organized three programmes, one on Herbal Medicine, one on Areca nut leaf plates and one on Rubber Plantation Industry where a total of 67 participants participated.

The Institute also organized one programme on Finishing and Dying Techniques Cane & Bamboo products at Dimapur, Nagaland where 25 participants participated.

GROWTH OF EXISTING ENTREPRENEURS :

The Institute organized a series of Programmes for growth and development of existing entrepreneurs during the financial year 2006-07. The Institute has organized 85 Programmes for KVIC beneficiaries, where 3323 beneficiaries have been trained.

At the instance of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the Institute organized 6 Trainers’ Training programmes on Team Building & Mentoring at different places of North Eastern States where 124 participants participated.

The Institute also conducted one Entrepreneurship Development Programme on Gem Stone Processing of six weeks duration where 23 entrepreneurs participated.

At the instance of the North Eastern Council, Shillong, the Institute organized one programme on Profit Planning and three programmes on Common Facility Centre. The programmes were attended by 100 prospective entrepreneurs.

The Institute also organized two programmes on Export Marketing, one announced and one in collaboration with IIFT, to create awareness about the opportunities in export sector. The programmes were attended by 77 entrepreneurs of the region. 

During the year the Institute also organized four programmes on cluster activities such as Dying, Finishing, Product Development etc. where 74 participants participated.

The Institute also organized a programme on Marketing of Horticultural Products in collaboration with IGNOU where 35 entrepreneurs participated.

TABLE:III

Growth of Existing Entrepreneurs

CREATION OF ENVIRONMENT FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Considering the importance of Creating Environment for Entrepreneurship development, the Institute has been organizing Programme for orientation of the support officials. During the year, the Institute has organized 17 such Programmes, where 407 participants participated. Details are given in table IV:

Table : IV

Creation of Environment for Entrepreneurship