Unit I Introduction, The Entrepreneur Definition and concept-Entrepreneur Vs Professional Managers Nature and Significance of SME's, Institution in Aid of Entrepreneurship Development, Women Entrepreneurs, Problems of Entrepreneurship, Sickness in Small Scale Industries, Reasons and Remedies, problems of SME's

Unit II Setting up of a SME: Project: Concept and Classification - Generation of Business Idea - Project Design and Appraisal. Location of an Enterprise- Steps for Starting A Small Enterprise- Selection of Types of Ownership Organization- Statutory compliance of SME's- Registration- Permission from Pollution Board-Labour Office - Income tax Department etc.- Patents, Designs, Trademarks.

Unit III Supporting Institutions and Schemes for Promoting SME-Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises- SME Chamber of India- Assistance and Support Services within India and Foreign SME Sector, NSIC-National Small Industries Corporation - Khadi and Village Industries Corporation-Coir Board Scheme-Office of Development Commission-Small Industry Service Institute - District Industries Centres- PMRY Scheme and its application process, district level & state level industrial associations.

Unit IV Financial Institutions providing assistance to SME: SFC-State Finance Corporations - Smali Industries Development Bank of India - Industrial Development Bank of India, ICICI, UTI, SBI, Risk Management in SMEs.