The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India is responsible for development and promotion of the micro, small and medium enterprises in India. It is the apex body for the formulation and administration of rules, regulations and laws relating to the MSMEs. The Ministry and its field organizations assists the States in their efforts to encourage entrepreneurship, employment and livelihood opportunities and enhance the competitiveness of MSMEs in the changed economic scenario. This Ministry designs policies and promotes/ facilitates programmes, projects and schemes and monitors their implementation with a view to assisting MSMEs and help them to scale up.

Maharatta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) is a pioneer apex BMO based out of Pune. It is an 80-year-old association established before independence at a time when industrial activity was yet to take off. MCCIA has been playing a significant role in accelerating the industrial and economic development of Pune region for more than eight decades now. Under the ambit of MSME INNO a dedicated Innovation Facilitation Cell has been established in MCCIA to harness innovation potential of member SMEs of MCCIA. The cell has regular services for SMEs including knowledge & information dissemination on emerging trends, policy developments and various networking and capacity building initiatives.

Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka (AWAKE) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization based in Bangalore, India, working towards the empowerment of women through entrepreneurship development to improve their economic condition. AWAKE strives to promote entrepreneurship among women as a means to achieve self-reliance and socio-economic independence. Under the ambit of MSME INNO a dedicated Innovation Facilitation Cell has been established in Awake to render regular services for SMEs including business counselling, knowledge & information dissemination on emerging trends, and various networking and capacity building initiatives.

Consortium of Electronic Industries of Karnataka founded in the year 1982, is a regional trade organization, located in Bangalore. CLIK is a not for profit organisation and its objective is to promote a vibrant electronic industry in Karnataka. CLIK has established a CLIK Calibration & Test Centre, IPR cell etc. to support its members. CLIK conducts CLIKTRONIKA, its flagship international event, on specific themes, once every two years.

Federation of Indian Micro & Small and Medium Enterprises (FISME), though established in the year 1995, traces its origin to 1967 when the National Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (NAYE) was established to promote small industries. FISME is the progressive face of Indian MSMEs and is regarded as such by Government of India. FISME is well represented in and consulted by SME policy making set-up of the country and also works in close cooperation with major multilateral and bilateral bodies in India such as UNIDO, ILO, UNCTAD, DFID, GIZ etc.

Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) is a pioneering organisation specialising in promoting MSMEs through cluster and value chain led development. Established as a trust in June 2005, FMC has experience of working directly and indirectly with over 100,000 MSMEs in around 200 clusters in over 15 other countries across the globe. FMC has its corporate office in Delhi and branch/representative offices in the states of Andhra Pradesh/Telangana, Karnataka, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal.

Since its inception in 1977 MASSIA is a voice of 1500 entrepreneurs. It has been steadily expanding and consolidating its activities. Massia was certified by ISO 9001:2008 in 2014 and is making efforts to evolve itself regularly, become more proactive & focused to serve the members. MASSIA is working with MSME INNO and has set up “MASSIA INNOVATION FACILIATTAION CELL” under which various initiatives to promote innovation among MSMEs are being undertaken.

Chamber of Marathwada Industries & Agriculture is an association having the membership from most of the leading industries, organisations and individuals who are working for the cause of industries, industrialisation and the overall development of Marathwada region for the last 48 years. Its total membership is well over 635 representing cross section of industries. CMIA acts as a catalyst for spurring the growth of industry in Marathwada region. MSME INNO has supported CMIA to established first incubation center in Aurangabad which is supporting early start-ups to grow and have engaged many new entrepreneurs.

MIDC Industries Association is one of the associations of manufacturing industries in Nagpur, India, formed to promote and develop fellowship among the industries in MIDC area in Nagpur. MIA provides a platform for exchange of ideas and opinions and make available information of interest to its members. MIA has around 800 members from the areas of agriculture equipment, aluminium products, castings, cement, chemicals, paper and packaging products, electrical equipments and fittings, textile, engineering goods, tools manufacturing, fabrication and machining, ferro alloys, paints, furniture, plastic and moulding products, etc.

Indo German Tool Room (IGTR) is a centre which nurtures excellence and provides total tooling & training solutions. IGTR is concentrating on an integrated development of the related segments of the industry by way of providing international quality tools, trained personnel, consultancy in tooling & related areas and is constantly crossing new frontiers in quest for excellence & beyond. The organisation implements its programme of technical training through its Training Center located at Aurangabad and sub centers at Pune, Mumbai & Nagpur.

IDEMI is an organization established by Government of India in 1969 as a service to instrument industry organisation. The main objective of setting up this institute was to gear up the growth potential of indigenous instrument industry and hence to meet the ever-growing instrumentation needs of the country by augmenting productivity quality control in industrial sector – be it in electrical, electronics or process control instruments.

CTR Ludhiana is an Indo-German project setup under bilateral agreement on technical cooperation between Government of India & Government of Germany in 1980. Their core service areas are tooling development, rapid prototyping, heat treatment and training. It is an ISO-9001:2008 certified organisation. MSME INNO has engaged with CTR to establish an incubation centre and work towards development of startup ecosystem in the region.

Central Institute of Tool Design (CITD) established in 1968 by the Govt. of India with the assistance of UNDP and ILO, is a pioneering institution in the field of tool engineering in the country. The institute was initially established as a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project and was executed by International Labour Organisation (ILO). MSME INNO has engaged with CITD to establish an incubation centre and work towards development of startup ecosystem in the region.

consultancy centre established in technical cooperation programme between Govt. of India & Govt. of Denmark to meet the requirements of specialized tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, moulds, gauges and other precision components are indispensable. The excellent infrastructural facilities like land, building etc. have been contributed by Govt. of Orissa.

Banasthali Vidyapith partnered with Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog to establish Atal Incubation Centre (AIC) at Banasthali Vidyapith. This incubation centre has a strong focus on women-led startups.AIC provides state of the art infrastructure in terms of equipment and operating facilities, coupled with the availability of sectoral experts for mentoring the start-ups, business planning support, industry partners, training and other relevant components to encourage innovative start-ups.

RGSTC is an innovative action plan of the Government of Maharashtra for the socio-economic development of the people through application of science & technology. The Commission helps identify and develop innovations in technologies and formulate projects for implementation, undertake studies and surveys to identify the technology gaps, identify technologies for non-conventional sources of energy that are replicable, set up and supervise centers of excellence.

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of the Government of India that coordinates all skill development efforts across the country. It aims to remove the disconnect between demand and supply of skilled manpower, build new skills and prepare the Indian workforce not only for existing jobs but also for the future jobs. In line with these efforts, Skill India campaign was launched that aims to train over 40 crore people in India in different skills by 2022.

Set up in 2004, Dhriiti works with women, youth and communities in economic crisis and partners with Government, corporate bodies, multilateral agencies and civil society organizations to build a favourable ecosystem for entrepreneurship across India.

Set up in 2013, a joint initiative of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), Rajsthan's premiere industrial promotion organisation. As an incubator, Startup Oasis catalyses India's regional startup ecosystems to foster innovation and entrepreneurship for socio-economic development.

An incubator set up in 2018 by the Government of Telangana to promote women entrepreneurship by way of ecosystem building, government support, and incubation.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is a government ministry of India that caters to the nascent consumer movement in the country and is also responsible for the formulation of policies regarding export and import.

The department is entrusted with formulating and implementing the foreign trade policy and responsibilities relating to multilateral and bilateral commercial relations, state trading, export promotion measures, and development and regulation of certain export oriented industries and commodities.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is a standalone ministerial agency responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of electronics industry.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is a ministry of the Government of India, that is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules, regulations and laws relating to road transport, transport research and in also to increase the mobility and efficiency of the road transport system in India.

The Ministry of Power is an Indian government ministry charged with overseeing electricity production and infrastructure development, including generation, transmission, and delivery, as well as maintenance projects.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises is an executive agency of the Government of India that administers 48 central public sector enterprises (PSEs) and assists them in their effort to improve capacity utilization and increase profitability, generate resources and re-orient strategies to become more competitive.

The Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) is a German foreign Chamber of Commerce. It provides business solutions to companies which are interested in setting up a business connection with India or Germany.

Sherbir Panag is the chair of Panag & Babu’s, internationally acclaimed and highly respected – Compliance and Investigations Practice. They have a deep experience in defending multinational companies and conducting internal investigations in matters involving criminal and regulatory proceedings, as well as counselling clients on navigating India in a compliant manner.

METRO Cash & Carry is the wholesale division of METRO, a leading international specialist in wholesale and food retail. The company provides custom solutions to meet the regional and international needs of its wholesale and retail customers.

Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel Private Limited is a subsidiary Company of Sanyo Special Steel Co., Ltd. As India's leading alloy and special steel manufacturer, MSSSPL is the preferred supplier to many multinational and domestic customers as well as the government in the field of Automobile, Power Generation and Railways.

AN Truck & Bus India Pvt. Ltd. is headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra and is an R&D Centre of Excellence. A team of highly skilled engineers work on global projects for MAN Truck & Bus AG. They work on diverse projects supporting the global engineering team in Munich, Germany.

In India we are one of the leading sciences and technology companies offering solutions in Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials.

NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian Public Sector Undertaking, engaged in the business of generation of electricity and allied activities.

SAP is at the centre of today’s technology revolution. The market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps organisations fight the damaging effects of complexity, generate new opportunities for innovation and growth, and stay ahead of the competition.

TÃœV Rheinland (India) Pvt Ltd. (TÃœV) is a member of TÃœV Rheinland Group.
They are a leading provider of technical services worldwide.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is a United Nations office that was established in 1997 as the Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention by combining the United Nations International Drug Control Program and the Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division in the United Nations Office at Vienna.

SEEGOS stands for Social Enterprise for Ethics & Organisation Strategies. The objective of SEEGOS is to assist people from all walks of life, to partake in nation-building by recognizing the role of ethics and governance. Those who are associated with SEEGOS pledge not to be corrupt, be corruptible and not use corruption as a competitive tool.

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) acts as the Principal Financial Institution for promotion, financing and development of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector.