Abstract: “In India, among the start ups many new ventures fail and for the few that survive and grow, there are always numerous problems. In order to make these surviving units productive and cost effective in today’s competitive environment, ‘Business Incubation’ is emerging as one of the most innovative instruments to support small enterprises. In this direction in India, following on the world pattern, several initiatives have been taken over the last decade to encourage the concept of business incubation. Besides profiling the existing ‘Business Incubators’ in India, the paper dwells upon a case study for exploring the relevance of business incubation for enhancing the productive capacity.”

Keywords: Business Incubation, Technology Business Incubator (TBI), Rural Business Hub (RBH), Entrepreneurship, Business Development Services (BDS), Technology Management