A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Solan has 7,924 manufacturing MSMEs. 54.2% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 14% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Solan, which ranks 1 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 67.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 13.6% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,69,079.