A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
South Goa has 5,907 manufacturing MSMEs. 65% 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.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South Goa, which ranks 2 of 2 in Goa for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 64.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 7.2% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,05,281.