Sravan Kumar Sharma Adiraju

Postgraduate in Geological sciences from Osmania University, Hyderabad and Postgraduate in Business Management from IGNOU, New Delhi. Started career as a Geologist in M/s Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur and later switched over to SME Development and worked in reputed organizations like National Institute of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (NIMSME), APITCO Limited at Hyderabad and currently working in Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) as Advisor. So far prepared more than 120 Cluster Diagnostic Survey Reports, besides 80 Detailed Project Reports, Techno Economic Viability Reports both in India and abroad for infrastructure development in MSME agglomerations. As free-lance consultant, prepared more than 600 business plans for household and micro enterprises to avail lending from banks, under schemes like PMEGP, CLCSS, CGTMSE etc. Also coordinated international assignments and actively involved in preparation of 30 product profiles for Government of Qatar, feasibility study on citrus processing in South Africa, visited Montenegro, Europe, Palestine, South Africa, Ethiopia and Egypt as consultant for UNIDO and organized consultancy programs on cluster development. Prepared Strategic Plan for MSME Cluster Development, for Federal Republic of Ethiopia. Facilitated in creation, formalization and capacity building of more than 90 Special Purpose Vehicles across the country.

• International Expert on MSME based Cluster Development (http://www.clustersfordevelopment.org)
• Member of TCI (The Competitiveness Institute) Network
• Member and Mentor for Bharatiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST)
• Honorary member for Association of Lady Entrepreneurs of Andhra Pradesh

• Foundation Course in Management – National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai
• Entrepreneurship Development Course – Conducted by Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur
• Cluster Development Executive Training Program – Conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad
• Attended numerous international seminars, training programs, and conferences on labor management, office management, marketing, work schedule computerization, and vision planning.

• More than 3 years of international experience in training, Cluster Diagnosis, viability studies including environment impact assessment
• Preparation of Detailed Project Reports/ Feasibility Studies for SME infrastructure development
• Preparation of EoIs, Technical and Financial Bids, due diligence for SME sector projects
• Liaison with International and National agencies for Cluster Business Development Services
• Providing PMC services for establishment of CFCs, Infrastructure Projects to SPVs/ state governments
• Research experience in SME credit financing including international projects
• Formation and formalization of SPVs/ Networks
• Preparation of Project Reports & Business plans for SME sector, through primary and secondary research
• Conducting Techno-economic viability studies for MSME sector
• Training in micro enterprise development, rural entrepreneurship and cluster development Programs, capacity building of promotional and financial institutions.

• As one of the co-author for the book "reviving Jobs - Rethinking India - An agenda for Growth", published by Penguin.
• Formed and formalized more than 90 Special Purpose Vehicles for various MSME developmental projects.
• Facilitated in establishment of common infrastructure for more than 80 projects.
• Prepared two modules for IGNOU under Rural Management (to be published)

● Attended numerous international seminars, training programs, and conferences on labor management, office management, marketing, work schedule computerization, and vision planning.

● Foundation Course in Management – National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai ● Entrepreneurship Development Course – Conducted by Hindustan Zinc Limited, Udaipur ● Cluster Development Executive Training Program – Conducted by Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad