Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) will be the implementing agency for ‘Goa Udyamita Yojana’, where Goa CSR Authority and EDC Goa will be the nodal agencies.
Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant inaugurated the Goa Regional Centre of EDII, which has offices in various parts of the country, in Panaji today. He highlighted the importance of new development saying that this is an ideal scenario for an aspiring young entrepreneur in Goa as training and finance will be available under the same roof.
EDII will bring to Goa, its expertise in training and provide handholding support to startups, new entrepreneurs and existing MSMEs; and thus strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the state.
EDII’S VISION & MISSION
•Become a leading resource centre of knowledge management pertaining to various aspects of entrepreneurship.
•Promote entrepreneurship through education, training, applied research and institution-building.
•Augment the pool of entrepreneurs in different sectors and constituencies in accordance with national priorities and programmes.
•Help existing SMEs and family managed businesses improve their entrepreneurial competencies and develop cadres of trainers in entrepreneurship
•Facilitate interface with policymakers and foster networks with Central and State Governments, Entrepreneurship Development Institutions, Industry and other stakeholders.
•Assist in capacity building, training and institution in the field of entrepreneurship with focus on innovation, incubation and digitalization at national and international levels.
