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INVESTMENT FORECAST | by Manta Klangboonkrong EMPOWERING FEMALEENTREPRENEURSWomen are at the forefront of Thailand’s small-business growth, with the potential to become an even greater force in the regional and international economyThailand is considered one of the global leaders in entrepreneur- ship. Not only is there a lot ofentrepreneurial activity, with 46 per cent of the population engaged in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but of those entrepreneurs half are women.One person closely studying the characteristics and trends of entrepre-neurship in Thailand is Ulrike Guelich, lecturer and research fellow at the School of Entrepreneurship and Management at Bangkok University, as she annually conducts a survey as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project. Last month Ms Guelich presented recent GEM survey findings – and shared her thoughts on the experience of women