TBI-SERP — SERP Telangana Incubator Program

This programme belongs to the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, Telangana, and runs under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission with support from the Ministry of Rural Development. The incubator is one of three implementing partners alongside T-Hub and WE Hub. It is the only programme on the incubator's site with registration currently open, and the page is published in both English and Telugu.

What you get

• Structured incubation to turn a business idea into a working enterprise.
• Mentorship from startup mentors, industry experts, consultants and entrepreneurs.
• Training on business planning, financial management, branding, packaging and digital marketing.
• Market linkages: product promotion, e-commerce onboarding, networking and buyer-seller connections.
• Help accessing government schemes, loans, grants and investor opportunities.
• Guidance on adopting digital tools and technology.

Who can apply

• Rural women entrepreneurs in Telangana.
• Self-help group members and self-help group federations.
• Existing micro and small enterprises led by women's self-help groups.
• Businesses run by self-help group household members.
• Eligible sectors are food processing, handicrafts and handlooms, services, manufacturing, and rural innovation and technology.

How selection works: the programme runs in six phases — outreach and mobilisation, screening and selection, training and capacity building, incubation and mentoring, market and financial linkages, and growth and scale-up. Screening covers application evaluation, a business idea review and a potential assessment.

How to apply: register your enterprise through the online form linked from the TBI-SERP page, which also carries a QR code and a tutorial video. No deadline is stated.