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Goa Flaunts its Entrepreneurial Prowess

Goa, with its umpteen resources, innovations and technical advancements, is emerging
as a hub of entrepreneurial opportunities. To nurture entrepreneurial mindsets and
motivate people towards enterprise creation, EDII with the support of EDC Limited, has
established the EDII-Goa Centre. The Centre is strengthening the entrepreneurial
ecosystem of the state by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, startups,
employment opportunities and MSMEs.

On September 1, 2025, representatives of the EDII Goa Centre interacted with Shri
Rohan Khaunte, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Information Technology, Electronics &
Communications and Printing & Stationery, Government of Goa, to discuss programmes
under various Govt. departments EDC, Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce
(DITC), Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP), District Rural
Development Agency (DRDA) and other Government departments. The Hon’ble Mr. Sandip Darkar, General Manager, NABARD Goa Regional Office, in the
Minister extended his support for these initiatives. Thus far, since 2024, 20 presence of Ms. Neelam Agrawal, Director, Department of Financial Services,
Entrepreneurship Development Programmes, 86 Entrepreneurship Awareness
Ministry of Finance, Government of India, share the agreement to under
Programmes have been conducted, reaching out to more than 5000 beneficiaries.
NABARD-supported project ‘Enhancing Entrepreneurship among SHGs and
Cooperative Credit Society Members in Goa’.

(2nd from R) Shri Rohan Khaunte,
Hon’ble Minister for Tourism,
I n f o r m a t i o n Te c h n o l o g y,
Electronics & Communications and
Printing & Stationery, Government
of Goa, (1st from R) Shri B. S. Pai Handholding MSMEs
Angle, Managing Director, EDC
Limited; (1st from L) Mr. B.S. Borkar,
Joint Managing Director, EDC
Limited and (2nd from L) Dr. Abdul
Razak, Associate Faculty, EDII,
during interaction on interventions
that can be undertaken.

The EDII – Goa Centre, under the CSR initiative of the EDC Limited, conducted 22
Entrepreneurship Awareness Programmes (EAPs) across the state during August and
September, 2025. These programmes created awareness about entrepreneurship, with
focus on specific domains such as; business concepts, market opportunities & dynamics,
entrepreneurship principles, business planning and entrepreneurial challenges. More
than 1062 students participated.

Additionally, 3 three-day Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDPs) were Under the Project - Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance - Maharashtra Small Scale
conducted in Panaji, reaching out more than 140 participants. Over the past two months,
Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (RAMP MSSIDC), a Sensitization & Capacity
8 Business Management Training Programmes have also been conducted under the Building workshop of Women and SC/ST-led MSMEs, was held on September 20, 2025, at
'Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance' (RAMP) initiative. These training Palghar, Maharashtra. 50 women entrepreneurs participated to learn about the RAMP
programmes covered topics such as talent management, leadership, risk management scheme, business opportunities and government support.
and financial management. 346 participants attended and took critical steps towards
enhancing the performance and competitiveness of their MSMEs.

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