The article aims to describe the service´s activities of innovation in small and medium enterprises (PYMES) in the textile sector in Valledupar, Colombia. The activities include the knowledge's acquisition and machines, preparations for innovation, market research and training processes. This research is descriptive, a field research, non-experimental and transactional. The CEO answers a Likert questionnaire. The results indicate the predominant activity is the acquisition of machinery. In contrast, there is a low acquisition of knowledge from abroad and preparation to innovate. The conclusions are the suggestion of innovation's plans; market's analyses and diversify sources of knowledge.