EDI, CHENNAI

ENTREPREURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

FOOD PROCESSING & VALUE ADDITION
Sponsored by National Mission on Food Processing, Ministry of Food Processing
Industries, Govt. of India
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Session Timings :(I) 10.00-11.30 hrs::(II) 11.45-13.15 hrs:: (III)14.00 hrs-15.30:: (IV) 15.30 hrs-17.00 hrs
Date & Day
Day - 1

Session
I & II
III & IV

Day - 2

I & II
III
IV

Day - 3

I & II

III & IV

Day - 4

I & II

III & IV

I & II
Day - 5

III & IV

Topic
Basic Entrepreneurial Guidance
Inauguration & registration,
Courseware distribution
Familiarization
Introduction and objectives of the
Entrepreneurship Programmes on Food
Processing Industries& Enterprises
Ice-breaking
Understanding Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises and Small service establishments
Overview of support system for New
Entrepreneurs
Who is an Entrepreneur?
Characteristics of an Entrepreneur,
Entrepreneurial qualities
What it takes to be a successful entrepreneurDiscussions on Entrepreneurial Competencies
Are you an entrepreneurial person?
An exercise for self-analysis-1
Who am I ? SWOT Analysis ( An exercise for
self analysis-II)
Achievement Motivation Training (AMT)Entrepreneurship Orientation
Entrepreneurial values and attitudes
Developing entrepreneurial competencies
Soft Skills for Entrepreneurs
Presentation Skills
Business etiquettes
Risk taking, Goal Setting, Analytical ability
Essential Soft Skills/Behavioral competencies
for Entrepreneurs
Problem Solving Skills I Innovativeness,
Creativity I Business Orientation
Time Management I Communication
Soft skills Contd.
Personality Development
Strong Work Ethics
Positive Attitude
Flexibility adaptability

Faculty

Day - 6

I to IV
Technical session

All Sessions

Day 7-10
Technical session

I to IV
Day - 11
Day - 12

I - IV

Day 13 - 15

I - IV

Technical session
Technical session

Technical session

Day 16-17
Technical session
Day - 18
Technical session

Day 19-20
Technical session

Day - 21

II

III & IV

How to start a small business? A step by step

approach& planning
Fundamentals of Enterprise Launching
&Management
Statutory&
requirements
Services ofmandatory
District Industries
Centers
TN State Industrial Policy Various Schemes,
loans, concessions and incentives (subsidy)
offered by State Dept. MSME for new
Entrepreneurs
Labour Laws-Factory Act, Public Provident
Fund, Wages Act, Incentives, Compensation
Act, etc.

I & II
Day - 22
III & IV
Day - 23

I & II
III & IV

Day - 24

I IV

Day 25-26

Banking Practice ,Procedures and Schemes of

assistance operated by commercial banks
Export Marketing Opportunities & Procedures
for Exports in food & agro products
Food
& AgroBranding
Industries
Basic
guidelines
Packaging,
and
Labelling-through
reputed manufacturers in packaging
inindustries-applicable laws.
Exposure visit spot study on packaging
machines.
Marketing Management:
Marketing Strategies/Market perception/Market
Intelligence
Market Survey tools, demand forecasting; How
to conduct Market Survey by questionnaire
method?
Selling and Sales Promotion
Market Segmentation
Branding/Costing and pricing/Distribution
(particularly in respect of the areas from which
trainees are drawn)
Market survey- Questionnaire method
Field Work

Day -27

I - IV

Day - 28

I & II

III & IV

Day - 29

I - IV

Day - 30

I - III

IV

Business Plan Preparation:

Contents of a Project Report
Business Plan Preparation
Understanding financial statementsProjections and assumption in a project report
Assessing financial viability of the project
Production & Quality Management
General Concepts
Project Management
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Statutory & Mandatory requirements Food
Safety Regulations viz.
FPO/AGMARK/HACCP/PFA/FSSAI/GMP/ISO/
BIS etc.
Working Capital Assessment & Management
Break-Even Analysis: its concept and
implications on decision making
Practice session Preparation of detailed
Project Report for Bank Financing
Recap/Review/Mock Interviews/Group
discussions/ summing-up/Presentations by
participants/ Feedback/Discussion of case
studies of successful and not so successful
entrepreneurs
Valedictory Function & Certificate Issue

Pl note:
1. The above schedule is tentative and subject to minor changes depending on the local relevance,
availability of experts/ speakers. The sessions will be divided.
2. Depending on the relevance a couple of visits to fish processing/ other industries will be
arranged.