A state office in every district that helps people register a unit and apply for MSME loans, subsidies, and Udyam.
Kollam has 74,798 registered MSMEs. 6.3% of the workforce is employed in small and medium enterprises, better than the typical district. The District Industries Centre registers, licenses, and supports this enterprise base.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. On jobs created through enterprise-credit schemes at 849, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 20,157 registered manufacturing enterprises.