A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Nalbari has 15,129 manufacturing MSMEs. 47.2% of self-employment loans go to the district's top industry. The Common Facility Centre under SFURTI gives artisan clusters shared equipment they could not afford individually.
60% of registered enterprises are in services while 40% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nalbari, which ranks 3 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 1.6% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,21,990.