KIRDI support Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME`s) in various ways, these include:
- CMF - Common Manufacturing Facilities
- Business Incubation Services
- Product Development
Linkage to Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
KIRDI has a close association with KEBS both falling in the Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives under the State Department of Investment & Industry. Our Research Scientists guide entrepreneurs through the requirements for getting KEBS standardization and quality marks.
Linkage to Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI)
Entrepreneurs and/or industrialists who come up with new innovations that require patenting and protection are guided through the process of patent registration, KIRDI has a very close relationship with KIPI and are housed in the same Ministry of Industry, Trade & Cooperatives under the State Department of Investment & Industry.