EDII Trains 68 Participants from 17 Countries In Entrepreneurship
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About 68 participants from 17 countries have completed entrepreneurship training programmes at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad. The training programmes were conducted under the initiative of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
The two programmes under ITEC, which concluded Tuesday, focussed on strengthening entrepreneurship skills, promoting informal sector enterprises, developing viable business plans and supporting sustainable livelihoods. The training programmes equipped participants with practical approaches to enterprise development that can be adapted to the economic and institutional contexts of their respective countries.
The programme on Informal Sector Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Development brought together 33 participants, including 19 men and 14 women, from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
The programme focussed on identifying local business opportunities, mapping resources and value chains, and improving market access through value addition, quality improvement, packaging and branding. Participants also explored community enterprises, self-help groups and cluster-based business models. India’s Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) served as a case study in rural microenterprise promotion through entrepreneurship training, access to finance and community-based support.
The second programme, Entrepreneurship Development and Skill Upgradation, had 35 participants, comprising 15 men and 20 women, from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Iraq, Liberia, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
The two-week programme covered business opportunity identification, market research, feasibility assessment, business plan preparation, project costing and financial planning. Participants also explored digital marketing, customer acquisition, product pricing and financial viability. Practical components included Business Model Canvas development, start-up interactions, industry and unit visits, decision-making simulations and individual action plans for enterprise creation and skill upgradation.
“Entrepreneurship development requires both the ability to identify opportunities within local economies and the skills to translate those opportunities into viable enterprises. Through these programmes, participants gain practical insights into market assessment, value-chain development, business planning and financial management. The learning can help them explore context-specific approaches to enterprise development and sustainable livelihoods in their respective countries,” said Dr Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII.
EDII has been associated with the Ministry of External Affairs’ ITEC programme since 2000–01, conducting capacity-building programmes for international participants in entrepreneurship promotion. The initiative facilitates knowledge exchange and strengthens entrepreneurial capabilities across participating countries.
