This year has afforded me the opportunity to visit dozens of nations and talk with their entrepreneurs. One nation remained elusive to me. In 2011, Thailand participated for the first time in Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and I was keen to visit in either 2011 or 2012, but despite good faith efforts, I have been unable to make it there, mostly due to the likes of tragic flooding, the worst in 50 years last year for the country. So I turn today to virtual research.
For the launch of Global Entrepreneurship Week, students from Chulalongkorn University’s Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship Club “mapped” the country´s entrepreneurial ecosystem through a comprehensive listing of support groups, activities and resources for entrepreneurs. I am happy to report this entrepreneurship ecosystem looks much stronger a year later, with Startup Weekend events, the 3 Day Startup entrepreneurship education program, stronger emphasis on entrepreneurship at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, the Thai-US Creative Partnership, the Chiang Mai Creative City initiative, and other players all combing for and nurturing local startup talent.
To read the original article: The Shaping of Thailands Entrepreneurship Ecosystem - Entrepreneurship.org
