Conclusion
It is clear that the enactment of the Industrial Enterprise Development Institute in November 1996 is just a beginning. The event was brought together by the need to institutionalize the former Small Business Promotion Project, and by the need to rationalize the support structure for industrial development. The establishment of this Institute has opened the door towards introducing innovative features that will ensure professionalism, flexibility and autonomy in line with current thinking on macro- and micro-economic industrial development. This is a process that will become an ongoing exercise with an objective to mobilize the full potential of industrial development of Nepal in cooperation with the public and the private sector at all levels and in all parts of the country.