Small-scale industries are manufacturing units, mainly making accessories for large-scale industries, using mostly indigenous technology. They are usually situated in the vicinity of large-scale industries. However, many small scale industrial units are not doing well in this era of globalization, and economic liberalization. In order to avail opportunities of globalization and economic liberalization, the associated entrepreneurs need institutional support for technology upgradation, infrastructure support for market penetration, and adequate working capital finance from the banking sector. There is an urgent need to look into policies and programmes to improve their competitive strength with a long-term outlook. There is also a need for small entrepreneurs to keep pace with the structural and technological changes taking place in large industries. Examples of small scale industries are soap, furniture, shoes, food processing units, textiles, light industries, construction units, vehicle parts, automobile parts etc.