Thailand is considered one of the global leaders in entrepreneurship. Not only is there a lot of entrepreneurial activity, with 46 per cent of the population engaged in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but of those entrepreneurs half are women.
One person closely studying the characteristics and trends of entrepreneurship in Thailand is Ulrike Guelich, lecturer and research fellow at the School of Entrepreneurship and Management at Bangkok University, as she annually conducts a survey as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Project. Last month Ms Guelich presented recent GEM survey findings – and shared her thoughts on the experience of women entrepreneurs in Thailand and ASEAN at a meeting held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand.