An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Kolhapur has 1,02,387 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,71,459, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolhapur, which ranks 8 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 5.1%. The district has 1,83,625 registered service enterprises.