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Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion

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Contents

I. Background of OSMEP

II. Roles and Duties of OSMEP

III. Thailand’s SMEs Promotion Plan (2007-2011)

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I. Background

Office of Small and

Medium Enterprises

Promotion (OSMEP) was

established under the Small

and Medium Enterprises

Promotion Act 2000

(Publicized in the Royal

Gazette on February 17, 2000)

as a juristic entity and a

governmental office, not an

official agency or state

enterprise.

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Board of SMEs Promotion

Chairman of the Board of Small and Medium Enterprises

(SMEs) Promotion

= Deputy Prime Minister, The House of Representatives

Dr. Trairong Suwankiri

Role: formulating policies and plans for SMEs promotion

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Vision of OSMEP

“To be leading organization in formulating policy and

strategy on SMEs promotion and to take role as focal

point in coordinating the working systems of the

public and private sectors in order to propel SMEs to

grow with strength and sustainability.”

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SMEs Macro Strategies

Department

SMEs Coordination and

Services Department

Director General

Central Administration

Department

Center of Information

System and Technology

Specialist and Advisor Team

Legal Affairs and SMEs

Advocacy Development

Department

Venture Capital Fund

Management Department

SMEs Promotional Scheme

Development Department

Business Promotion and

Development for Regional SMEs

Department

SMEs Regional/Sector

Strategies Department

Micro Enterprises

Strategies Department

International Cooperation

and Policy Support

Department

Government Policy Promotion

Department

Organizational Strategy and Budget Administration Department

Director General Affairs Department

Strategy Development and Promotion Cluster SMEs Promotion Action Plan Coordination Cluster General Services and Supporting Cluster

Deputy DirectorDeputy Director

Internal Audit Division

Deputy Director

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II. Roles & Duties

1. Formulating SMEs Master and Action Plan and SMEs

related laws and regulations

2. Taking charge of SMEs promotional activities that

have yet to be implemented by other offices

3. Establishing international network and serving as

SMEs advocacy in both local and international arena

4. Providing support facilities for SMEs such as financial

support, innovation and technology support,

mentoring, incubation, etc…

5. Managing and monitoring special SMEs promotional

projects under the government’s policies i.e. OTOP

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SMEs Promotional Agencies

PolicyPolicy

ImplementImplement

SupportSupport

OSMEPOSMEP To formulate SMEs Promotion strategies To create target sector & definition for SMEs To cooperate and coordinate with various SME Promotional Agencies To establish SMEs Information Center & business enabling factor

Regional

•VC

IEAT

•Support credit to SMEs•Credit Guarantee

OSMEP SME BANKSMEs VC

• To create investment Policy for SMEs

•Benefit forSMEs

• To support & promote environment& community

MOCMOC

MOTSMOTS

MOCMOC

MOACMOAC

MOSTMOST

MOFMOF MOLMOL

DIP

TISIISO

SME BANKSICGC

DIW

FTI , TCCSMEs Entrepreneur Association

MOIMOI

• Standard to SME & International Standard

MOPHMOPH

• To develop resources to SMEs

ISMEDFTPI

OPDC

BOIBOI

SPECIALIZED INSTITUE

•To establish Industrial Estate Authority for SMEs

• To promote industries & entrepreneur

• To develop technology & employees

•Training & develop labour force

• Private sector to promote SMEs

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III. Thailand’s SMEs Promotion Plan

(2007-2011)

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSMEP), Thailand

SMEs Definition

ME

SE≤ 15

Over 30 ≤ 60

16 - 30

≤ 30

Retails

Over 50 ≤ 200

Over 50 ≤ 100

Over 50 ≤ 200

Fixed Asset (mln. baht)

51 - 200

26 - 5051 - 200

Employment (persons)

≤ 50≤ 50≤ 50Fixed Asset

(mln. baht)

≤ 50≤ 25≤ 50 Employment

(persons)

Services

Wholesales

Manufacturing

Enterprise Size

Exchange Rate at 33.00 Baht : 1 US Dollar

Sectors

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Direction and Target of SMEs PromotionTarget of 2007 -2011Direction of SMEs

PromotionKPI of SMEs Promotion

•Strengthening entrepreneurs to use skill, productivity, innovation and knowledge as growth mechanism.

•Restructuring SMEs sectors from low-end to medium and high-end products & services ; from OEM to ODM and OBM

•Creating of business ethic with CSR

•Facilitating common infrastructures for innovation and productivity upgrading

1. Expansion in GDP of SMEs

2. Growth of labor productivity and total factor productivity of SMEs

3. Growth of SMEs export

1. GDP share of SMEs is 42% in 2011

2. Labour productivity and TFP in target sectors increase no less than 5 percent/yr.

3. SMEs export growth is

at the same rate as

total export growth

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Strategies of SMEs Promotion Plan 2 (2007-2011)

Vision: SMEs to Grow with Sustainability, Strengthand Balance

Intellectual

Infrastructure

Network&

Alliance

Productivity

Competitiveness

Strategy 1: Create new entrepreneur and develop the capability of existing entrepreneurs

Strategy 2: Upgrade Manufacturing SMEsStrategy 3: Increase the efficiency and reduce impediment in trading sectors

Strategy 4: Promote the Capability on Value Creation in Services Sector Strategy 5: Promote SMEs in Regional and Local AreasStrategy 6 : Create business environment and enabling factors

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Summary of OSMEP’s SME Promotion Infrastructure

Skills & Competency

building

Capacity Building

Financing Market Accessibility

■ Incubation

■ Mentorship

■Consultancy

■ Business Coaching & Training

■ SME University

■ iSMEs

■ Machine Fund

■Internationalization Fund

■ Intellectual Property Fund

■ Consultancy Fund

■ Venture Capital

Fund

■ Business Matching

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