The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has appointed Pune-based Venture Center to operate a funding support scheme for entrepreneurs and micro/small entrepreneurs.
The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has appointed Pune-based Venture Center to operate a funding support scheme for entrepreneurs and micro/small entrepreneurs.
Venture Center has already submitted proposals on behalf of 10 entrepreneurs in Pune region. The center will support technology commercialisation activities of MSMEs whose proposals are cleared by the Ministry.
Venture Center, an initiative of the Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), is an independent not-for-profit company hosted by the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) and funded by the Department of Science and Technology.
Venture Center has created a database of various government schemes which are presently available for entrepreneurs. The database, called the financing landscapes in India for technology ventures' has listed several government funding schemes for entrepreneurs at various stages of technology commercialisation, ranging from proof-of-concept and prototyping to market trials and commercial production. The database can be accessed at http://www.venturecenter.co.in/funding/funding.php.
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