Licensing and Franchising Agreements
A programme by National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
A three-day campus programme on licensing and franchising contracts, explicitly open to MSME entrepreneurs, startup founders and business owners.
At a glance
| Best for | MSME owners and founders licensing or franchising their brand or technology |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 days |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Paid, no equity |
About Licensing and Franchising Agreements
Runs 26 to 28 October 2026 at the ni-msme campus, 09:00 to 17:30. It is a worked course on using licensing and franchising to commercialise intellectual property and expand a business, and it is a useful example of a ni-msme programme written for founders rather than for officials.
What you get
- Types of licensing agreements and the essential clauses of a licensing contract
- Franchising models and expansion strategy
- Trademark, patent, copyright and know-how licensing
- Royalty structures and revenue models
- Rights, obligations and risk management, and the Indian legal and regulatory framework
- Negotiation strategy, contract drafting and case studies
Who can apply
- MSME entrepreneurs, startup founders and business owners
- Technology transfer professionals, legal practitioners, company secretaries, chartered accountants, researchers and faculty
- No incorporation, turnover or geography requirement is stated
How selection works: There is none. Register and pay.
How to apply: Register on the programme page, choose a residential or non-residential seat, and pay online. The same programme also appears in the annual calendar for June 2026, so it recurs.
Where to apply
Other National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises programmes
- National Executive Development Programmesni-msme's annual calendar of short training programmes, 68 of them across 2026-27, open to anyone who registers and pays.
- Free Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programmes (ATI scheme)Age-gated free skills training on the Hyderabad campus for unemployed youth, women and aspiring entrepreneurs, funded by the Ministry of MSME.
- Professional Training on Trademark Agent ExaminationExam coaching for graduates who want to practise as trademark agents; a career course, not a course for running your own business.
- Training of Trainers on Entrepreneurship Development (ToT-ED)A five-day online programme for trainers, faculty and officials who deliver entrepreneurship programmes. Listed here so founders can tell it apart from the founder-facing courses.
- Intellectual Property Facilitation Centre (IPFC)Helps MSMEs register trademarks, patents and designs, and routes MSME Innovative Scheme reimbursement for filing costs.
- Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)The in-house cell that mentors entrepreneurs and helps them reach PMEGP, MUDRA and CGTMSE; no published intake.
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