PM Presents 4th SME Provincial Champions Awards

MGR Online•Economy•20h ago

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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the 4th SME Provincial Champion Awards ceremony to honor 77 model micro-enterprises from across Thailand.

•Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the awards ceremony on August 7, 2026, at Millennium Hilton Bangkok.
•The project is a collaboration between the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) and Prince of Songkla University.
•77 businesses, one from each province, received the SME Provincial Champion Awards.
•The event took place under the 18th SME National Awards organized by Thammasat University and OSMEP.

Overview

•On August 7, 2026, Anutin Charnvirakul presided over the SME Provincial Champion Awards 4th ceremony at Millennium Hilton Bangkok.
•The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP) and Prince of Songkla University collaborated to develop Micro Enterprises across 77 provinces.
•77 businesses received the SME Provincial Champion Awards, along with 12 special awards including The 7 Pillars of Excellence and The Sectoral Grand Champion.
•The ceremony was held as part of the 18th SME National Awards, organized by Thammasat University and the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP).
•Participants in the project received business checkups, management training, in-depth consulting, and E-catalog creation.
•10 selected businesses will participate in business experience activities abroad to connect with international markets.
•Anutin Charnvirakul stated that the collaboration between OSMEP and Prince of Songkla University supports local entrepreneurs to become provincial models and strengthen the grassroots economy.
•Supajee Sutumpun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, attended the event.

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Key Quotes

Anutin Charnvirakul

"The cooperation between OSMEP and Prince of Songkla University in implementing the SME Provincial Champion Awards project is another important mechanism to bring university knowledge and potential to support local entrepreneur development."

ความร่วมมือระหว่าง สสว. และมหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ ในการดำเนินโครงการ SME Provincial Champion Awards จึงเป็นอีกหนึ่งกลไกสำคัญในการนำองค์ความรู้และศักยภาพของมหาวิทยาลัยไปสนับสนุนการพัฒนาผู้ประกอบการในระดับพื้นที่

Key Entities

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who presided over the 4th SME Provincial Champion Awards.

Supajee Sutumpun(ศุภจี สุธรรมพันธุ์)

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce who attended the awards ceremony.

Organization

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion (OSMEP)(สำนักงานส่งเสริมวิสาหกิจขนาดกลางและขนาดย่อม (สสว.))

An organization that collaborated with universities to develop micro-enterprises and organize SME awards.

Prince of Songkla University(มหาวิทยาลัยสงขลานครินทร์ (ม.อ.))ℹ️

A university that partnered with OSMEP to drive the development of the SME Provincial Champion Awards project.

Thammasat University(มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)ℹ️

An organization that co-organized the 18th SME National Awards with OSMEP.

Place

Millennium Hilton Bangkok(โรงแรมมิลเลนเนียม ฮิลตัน กรุงเทพฯ)

The venue where the SME Provincial Champion Awards ceremony was held.