EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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SME PROACTIVE PROJECT
HOW IT HOW IT
HELPS
WORKS
&
คุณไปยดา หาญชัยสุขสกุล
Khun Paiyada Hanchaisuksakul
HORIZONS ISSUE 11
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ผู้อำ� นวยการสถาบันวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม
อุตสาหกรรมการผลิต (SMI), สภาอุตสาหกรรมแห่งประเทศไทย
Director of the Institute of Small and Medium Enterprise
Industry (SMI) from the Federation of Thai Industry.
SME entrepreneurs are playing a key role in building a strong foundation
for the country. They are also important for the distribution of income
from the business sector to the grassroots (people) sector. The government
is particularly important for supporting entrepreneurs’ competitiveness
and preparedness for regional competition. One of the key projects
supported by the Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry
of Commerce, is the SME Pro Active Project. It was our honour to interview
Khun Paiyada Hanchaisuksakul, Director of the Institute of Small and
Medium Enterprise Industry (SMI) from the Federation of Thai Industry,
to share with us the success of the projects and their support for phase
2 of the program.
markets which will enable them to employ the expertise of developing
products or services. Another benefit will be their familiarity with the
commercial business network and finally, business negotiations.
The feedback from participating entrepreneurs in SME Pro Active Phase
1 from 2013 to 2015 was delivered to the public sector and private
networks composed of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, The Federation
of Thai Industries, The Shippers’ Council of Thailand, Thai Bankers and
related associations. The project received 821 applications via the SMI
Institute and joined the exhibition along and took part in business matching
among 245 activities. Information provided by 103 participants from the
project was calculated to be 12.55%. The trade value created for those
particip