For you
For entrepreneurs
Plan, start or grow a business with clear steps, schemes that fit, and support near you.
What you may be looking for
- A clear plan to start or grow
- Schemes and loans for small businesses
- Help from people who know the local market
What your passport gives you
- Start a business: six steps, from idea to help nearby
- Schemes that fit your business, in plain words
- Simple money tools to plan savings and check a loan
How it can go
ExampleA made-up person, to show how it can go. Not a real story.
- 1Makes a passport and works through the business steps.
- 2Finds a scheme for new small businesses and a support office nearby.
- 3Shows interest. The helpdesk calls and explains what to take to the office.
- 4The passport records the steps taken, ready for the next one.
IDs you may be asked about
Only IDs that fit you and your state are asked. For each one, you can say you have it and add the number, or say you don't have it.
- Udyam registration number
- PM SVANidhi application number
- PM Vishwakarma registration
- GST number (optional)
In some states you may also see: ration card type (type only, never the number) and a disability card, which is always your choice to share.
We never ask for your Aadhaar number, PAN, voter ID or caste certificate number.