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A national Knowledge Institution on enterprise& entrepreneurship. Something new is being discovered each day.

Understanding and providing solutions for some of the key challenges of development, with focus on human creativity and enterprise. We're not your average academic institution with researchers and students buried under mounds of books and papers. Here we’ll capture those stories of creativity and drive of human beings and societies and more of how the economy works and how we can sustainably mak

e our lives here better. ISED hosts nine dynamic Knowledge Centres, engage in research and business development services, development communication and a family of world-class knowledge services. These spheres are integrated in a unique combination – as a development knowledge hub, with focus on enterprise and entrepreneurship development.

21/07/2026

Beyond Amartya Sen: How Kerala’s Economic Ideology Left Families in a Debt Trap

The “Kerala Model of Development” is celebrated worldwide for its high literacy, health metrics, and female education. But behind the statistics lies a hidden sociological crisis: the erosion of sustainable family structures. The traditional family system has morphed into an isolated, fragmented "Mom and Me" dynamic. It has taken the institution of family into an extremely difficult ratchet. Family structures in the Global South are critical, foundational engines for driving sustainable development....

The “Kerala Model of Development” is celebrated worldwide for its high literacy, health metrics, and female education. But behind the statistics lies a hidden sociological crisis: the erosion of su…

20/07/2026

Securing India’s Golden Fibre: How We De-Risk the Coir Export Market

The global demand for natural, sustainable products is skyrocketing; but for the MSMEs driving India’s coir industry, international trade is a high-stakes balancing act. In Tamil Nadu alone, the powerhouse producing nearly 60% of India's coir, clusters like Pollachi, Tirupur, and Erode are facing a rapidly shifting global landscape. Enterprise Security framework is an innovative business-risk assessment model designed to protect SMEs from operational, economic, and institutional vulnerabilities....

The global demand for natural, sustainable products is skyrocketing; but for the MSMEs driving India’s coir industry, international trade is a high-stakes balancing act. In Tamil Nadu alone, the po…

19/07/2026

“Asymmetric lagging vulnerability of SMEs”: The Fifth wheel becomes the steering wheel?

The concept of "asymmetric lagging vulnerability" highlights that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) do not just suffer from the initial shock of an economic crisis; instead, the most devastating impacts emerge through a delayed, secondary stage as costs rise, demand weakens, and employment pressures compound over time. During the ISED Global SME Day 2026 conference held in Cochin, India, the Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED)addressed this systemic threat by advocating for a paradigm shift from simple enterprise promotion to structured…...

The concept of “asymmetric lagging vulnerability” highlights that micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) do not just suffer from the initial shock of an economic crisis; instead, …

18/07/2026

Kerala’s BPO-Centric IT Boom: ISED’s “Enterprise Security Framework” finds the Potholes

The pioneering “Enterprise Security Framework”, conceptualized by the Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED)in Kochi, evaluates businesses beyond financial metrics to assess vulnerability against institutional, political, and socio-environmental risks. Framework Placement of Kerala's BPO/ITeS Model Under the ISED Framework, Kerala’s BPO and ITeS model is classified under the High Structural Vulnerability Zone. It lacks structural resilience due to deep dependencies on external technology pipelines and global corporate mandates, leaving local offices exposed to immediate automation shocks....

The pioneering “Enterprise Security Framework”, conceptualized by the Institute of Small Enterprises and Development (ISED)in Kochi, evaluates businesses beyond financial metrics to assess vulnerab…

16/07/2026

The Rentier Trap: Why Kerala’s IT and MSME Crisis Must Force a Shift to Value Creation

For decades, Kerala has enjoyed an enviable "halo" of high social development indices, exceptional literacy, and a robust consumer market. Yet, this veneer of prosperity masks a structural disease: the evolution of our society from value creators into pure money earners. The State has built a textbook ‘rentier economy’, sustained not by internal productivity, but by purchasing goods and services created by "somebody else," financed through external capital....

For decades, Kerala has enjoyed an enviable “halo” of high social development indices, exceptional literacy, and a robust consumer market. Yet, this veneer of prosperity masks a structu…

12/03/2026

Professional Denudation: Is the “Brain Drain vs. Remittance” Trade-off Worth It?

Professional denudation—the "stripping away" of a nation’s intellectual and technical elite—is a critical socio-economic challenge, particularly in high-education, high-migration states like Kerala and Punjab. We are witnessing a complex paradox: while individual migrants gain higher wages and better quality of life in developed nations, their home states suffer a profound loss of human capital. Here is why this "Brain Drain" is a complex trade-off that demands a closer look beyond traditional economic models:...

Professional denudation—the “stripping away” of a nation’s intellectual and technical elite—is a critical socio-economic challenge, particularly in high-education, high-migration states…

11/03/2026

Why the “Ease of Doing Business” is Failing India’s Real Entrepreneurs

For decades, the global discourse on development has focused on consumption. Yet, the true differentiator of an "entrepreneurial society" is its balance between production and leisure. In his classic theory, Thorstein Veblen spoke of the "leisure class." Today, we see a convergence between Veblen’s insights and modern entrepreneurship theory: societies oriented toward leisure often lean toward commercial entrepreneurship (trading/arbitrage) rather than production-oriented entrepreneurship....

For decades, the global discourse on development has focused on consumption. Yet, the true differentiator of an “entrepreneurial society” is its balance between production and leisure. …

10/03/2026

Who are our Leaders?

Elections, today, are fought and won on the plank of “development”. But what is the real story at the ground level? Do such “ development” really reflect our long time aspirations? Or do our leaders really think on those lines? For too long, we, in India, have viewed ‘local administration’ through the narrow lens of governance—the mere exercise of authority and management of rules....

Elections, today, are fought and won on the plank of “development”. But what is the real story at the ground level? Do such “ development” really reflect our long time aspirations? Or do our leader…

09/03/2026

Moving Beyond the Rubric: What Does “Development” Actually Mean?

In a democracy, "development" is the common rubric used to describe the people’s aspirations for economic progress. But as we look closer, the true sine qua non for progress is not just activity—it is value creation. Every society sits on a spectrum between hard-core manufacturing and hard-core rentier activity. To achieve genuine growth, we must consciously plan our value-creation strategies to ensure they result in tangible goods and services that serve the people....

In a democracy, “development” is the common rubric used to describe the people’s aspirations for economic progress. But as we look closer, the true sine qua non for progress i…

08/03/2026

What is SME Business all About?

An astute observation regarding the strategic focus of small and medium-sized enterprises would lead one to a central challenge in business strategy: the balance between meeting market needs and establishing a unique, defensible competitive advantage through internal operations. This, by itself, would lead us to two fundamental approaches to value creation and capture within a business model: a demand-side proposition…...

An astute observation regarding the strategic focus of small and medium-sized enterprises would lead one to a central challenge in business strategy: the balance between meeting market needs and es…

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Kochi
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Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9am - 5:30pm

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