An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Kollam has 20,157 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,64,717, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
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. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.3%. The district has 54,641 registered service enterprises.