 | Needs and Characteristics of a Sample of Micro and Small Enterprises in Thailand - Working Paper N°5 - Micro and Small Enterprise Development and Poverty Alleviation in Thailand - Project ILO/UNDP: THA/99/003 (ILO-ISEP - ILO - UNDP, 1999, 102 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
| | Foreword |
| | Preface |
|  | 1.0 Background |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 1.1 An overview of problems and needs of MSEs |
| | 2.0 Survey of selected Thai urban-based MSEs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 2.1 Survey methodology |
| | 2.2 The survey sample |
| | 2.3 Results of the Bangkok survey |
| | 2.4 Results of the Phetchaburi survey |
| | 3.0 Characteristics, problems and needs of Thai MSEs |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 3.1 Characteristics of Thai MSEs |
| | 3.2 Problems and needs of Thai MSEs |
| | 3.3 Possible solutions to problems |
| | 4.0 Notes on statistical findings |
| | (introduction...) |
| | 4.1 Gender issues for entrepreneurs |
| | 4.2 The educational level of entrepreneurs |
| | 4.3 The age of entrepreneurs |
| | 4.4 The relationship between sales, asset value and number of workers |
| | 5.0 Recommendations |
| | Annexes |
| | Annex I: Tables 2 - 31 |
| | Annex II: Figures 1 to 9 |
| | Annex III: List of enterprises surveyed |
| | Annex IV: ILO Recommendation concerning General Conditions to Stimulate Job Creation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, 1998 (No. 189) |
| | Back cover |
4.2 The educational level of entrepreneurs
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, which are plotted in the same manner as Figure 1, the survey found that the majority of the entrepreneurs in the supported microenterprises have only an elementary education. This category would also presumably include those workers who would be vulnerable to being laid off during a time of recession due to financial and economic crisis. Therefore, this type of situation would seem to adequately reflect and justify the government’s policies and programmes and the assistance provided to laid-off workers.
Considering the fact that many of the independent microenterprises and small enterprises are businesses which were established independently without much support from government agencies, this may suggest that “real” business opportunities are more accessible to those people with higher levels of education.
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