The major objective of STEP is to forge linkages among academic and R&D institutions on one hand and the industry on the other. 27. A range of critical support services and needed facilities to nurture and support start-up entrepreneurs are provided by Technology Business Incubation (TBI) Mechanisms. 28.
Finally, there are hand holding schemes such as the Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana (RGUMY) which provide handholding support and assistance to the potential first generation entrepreneurs, who have completed EDP or Vocational Training programmes. 4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  29. Can entrepreneurs be created? This question is cast in the mould of the nature vs. nurture debate. There are no answers.