Entrepreneur Now Award
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BNOW.ORG (Bangkok Now), a Bangkok networking community for start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises and registered social enterprises based in Thailand, has announced that preparations are under way for the Entrepreneur Now Awards 2016 in October.
Last year 10 awards were presented to various Thai and non-Thai entrepreneurs and the event was presided over by Salinee Wangtal, director general of the Office of the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP).
The awards recognise enterprising people and teams operating in the Kingdom.
The objective of awards is to promote entrepreneurism, attract investors to Thailand and Asean and revitalise the Thai economy and SME sector.
“Last year ENA attracted over 100 Thai and non-Thai entrepreneurs with a registered business in Thailand, representing a wide range of industries including tech, F&B, health, fashion, education, FMCG, sports and construction, among others,” said Pacharee Pantoomano Pfirsch, founder of Bnow.org and chairwoman of ENA.
She said that this year she was looking forward to see more entries.
“According to the Federation |of Thai Industries, there were about 2.7 million SMEs and start-ups in Thailand, providing more than 10 million jobs nationwide,” she said.
“These businesses are estimated to account for nearly 40 per cent of the country’s GDP. FTI added that for the Thai economy to grow with stability, the country needs to balance it by boosting SME share of GDP to 40 per cent in the future.
“As a social enterprise, ENA aims to support the start-up and SME community in Thailand. We want to garner more involvement from the various chambers of commerce in Thailand, including the start-up community.
“We believe that working collaboratively with such organisations will facilitate the recognition of enterprising people and teams. Ultimately, it creates a better market place for all.”
Pacharee said she was pleased to see recent initiatives by the government to support start-ups and SMEs.
