To stream line the procedures concerning setting up an industry, and to give technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs of small, medium and large-scale industries, various promotional agencies are functioning at full swing in the State. These include the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC), the Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC), Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA), Technopark, Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion (K-bip), DI & C, Handloom & Textiles Directorate, Coir Development Board, Mining and Geology Directorate, SIDCO, KITCO, CMD, KSPC and SIDBI.