This chapter describes and assesses SME and entrepreneurship policy and
programmes in Thailand. Thailand’s strategic policy agenda for SMEs and
entrepreneurship is presented at the outset. The policy formulation and delivery
framework is then examined, including the roles of the various responsible
government departments, agencies and related stakeholders and the challenges of
co-ordinating policy across a wide range of organisations. Major SME and
entrepreneurship projects and programmes are then reviewed, falling in the areas of
education and training, information and knowledge, finance, market access and
development, and technology and innovation. In order to clarify and assess the
targeting and mix of programmes and projects, a policy and portfolio framework is
presented and used to examine budget allocations across strategic priorities,
categories of policy focus and stages of business development.