START-UP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP VILLAGE PROGRAMME (SVEP)

2017 - 2021

“4 years and 4000 Entrepreneurs”

The Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) was the implementing agency for the Start -Up Village Entrepreneurship Program (SVEP); a flagship programme of the Government of India and a sub-scheme under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (Ministry of Rural Development).

SVEP aimed to solve the problem of the rural poor and provide support to small enterprises and skill based workers both in terms of training and credit support. It was implemented in the villages in Jakhama and Chumukedima blocks.

SVEP was designed from the realization of the absence of adequate business skills and exposure, lack of support amongst the rural poor and also lack of loans for starting businesses. It aligned with the mission and vision of The Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) and was the perfect fit for tEA’s aspiration of creating a world where every individual gets equal opportunities.

It is noteworthy that Nagaland is the only state chosen from the northeast India for SVEP, which also makes Chumukedima Block and Jakhama Block (selected for SVEP) as not only the blocks from Nagaland but also from the entire Northeast India. It promoted 4000 potential entrepreneurs in 4 years in the 2 blocks.

The implementation of the SVEP by The Entrepreneurs Associates (tEA) was a huge success leading to Nagaland being ranked 4th best performer across the country. This has led to the expansion of SVEP to other blocks of the state.