21/11/2008 10:53. Bangalore, Nov 20 (UNI) Networking major Cisco has tied-up with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirappalli REC-STEP to promote ICT entrepreneurship and innovation.

The programme would provide financing, loan subsidies, mentorship and training to qualified entrepreneurs and small businesses.

As part of the pilot programme, SIDBI would finance small ICT businesses in Tamil Nadu to begin with and this would be run by Cisco Networking Academy... // Deepika