A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Thane has 1,46,282 manufacturing MSMEs. 62% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹2,13,825.