Empowering Micro-Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Growth
CII Centre of Excellence for Employment & Livelihood (CII CEL)
Micro Entrepreneur Excellence Program & Entrepreneurs Development Forum Launching June 2025
Coimbatore | Erode | Tirupur | Chennai | Hosur
Are you ready to grow your business?
CII CEL, supported by TVS Mobility, operates in mission mode to facilitate collaboration between industry and key stakeholders, implement impact-driven projects and facilitate key policy dialogues to break systemic and social barriers that impede the exponential growth possible in this sector.
Identify key business challenges and opportunities
Connect with mentors, industry experts, and business leaders
Engage in continuous development through workshops and tailored interventions
Who Can Join?
Enrolment to the “Entrepreneurs Development Forum” is free of cost.
Sponsored Slots are offered to entrepreneurs on a scholarship basis on a “First Come, First Serve” basis.
We invite the following entrepreneurs.
Run enterprises with a minimum of 3 employees
Belong to the manufacturing sector (₹50 lakhs – ₹5 crores turnover)
Are part of the trading/services sector (₹2 crores – ₹5 crores turnover)
Operate family-run businesses along with partners, spouses, or siblings
Become a Member
Participate in the 2-day Business & Financial Workshop Conducted by CII CEL
*Shortlisted participants will be contacted with further details.
Note: consultants, academicians, startups, training faculty, and solopreneurs are not eligible.
Program Benefits
Learning resources
Peer connections
Mentorship
CII Access
Workshop Takeaways
- Clarity on business health through cash flow, profit, and balance sheet analysis
- Gain hands-on experience in practical application, brainstorming, and relatable case studies
- Tools to improve team management, leadership, and decision-making
- Frameworks to boost sales and customer engagement
- Insights into loan readiness and banking metrics
- Strategies to streamline operations and manage working capital
- Tips for digital adoption and AI-led business growth
- Will be conducted in regional languages and English by experienced faculty
Who Can Nominate?
- Industries (for their vendors, suppliers, or ecosystem partners)
- Industry bodies and sectoral associations
- Government departments and agencies supporting entrepreneurs
Confederation of Indian Industry
The Mantosh Sondhi Centre
23, Institutional Area
Lodi Road
New Delhi – 110 003, India
Email: director@ciicel.in
Phone: +91 44 42 444 555
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