A Common Facility Centre giving traditional craft clusters shared machinery, training, design help, and market access.
Yanam has 232 manufacturing MSMEs. 100% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 18.9% and value added per enterprise worker at ₹1,83,590.