Business Program : Several Ways of Growing Your Business

The Business Program is designed to enhance the potential and expertise of creative entrepreneurs by serving as a platform that connects buyers, makers, and creators, bringing them together. The program facilitates matching demands and supplies within the creative industry, expanding distribution channels and customer networks, and fostering cooperation. It also allows for idea-sharing between sellers and buyers to develop more innovative projects. The program includes Business Matching, Studio Visits, LABBfest, and Local Talent. Additionally, it collaborates with the Mango Art Festival to create a supporting mechanism for fresh and new opportunities, ideas, imaginations, and possibilities in the creative business.

Business Matching

The Business Matching program is a tool designed to boost creative businesses and pioneer new potential markets during Chiang Mai Design Week. The program aims to connect creative entrepreneurs in crafts and design, thereby expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs in the northern Thailand to showcase their products and services to targeted buyers and users. It also serves as a cooperative platform that links leading brands, not only in Thailand but also internationally, with participants from countries such as Laos, Taiwan, Japan, Scotland, and Russia to foster further business development in the future. 

Studio Visit

The Studio Visit program is an exclusive opportunity that beckons high-potential buyers and creators from Thailand and around the globe to delve into the heart of Chiang Mai’s creative industry ecosystem. This immersive experience includes visits to handicraft factories and artist studios, providing audiences with insights into innovative ideas and methodologies while allowing them to appreciate the potential and preparedness of Chiang Mai’s creative business players. These site visits encompass various sources, from mass production facilities to custom producers. Moreover, this exclusive program serves as a unique platform where local and international figures within the creative business arena can converge, fostering collaborative partnerships and inspiring the discovery of fresh and innovative business solutions.

LABBfest.

LABBfest. offers a vibrant stage for artists from Chiang Mai and the northern region, whether independent musicians or professionals of diverse genres. This platform welcomes audiences and attracts music industry entrepreneurs and renowned music festival organizers from Thailand and abroad, including Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Esteemed event organizers like Big Mountain and Monster Music Festival also join in to explore a rich tapestry of live music. These renowned organizers will thoughtfully curate some potential bands in this event to showcase their talents at upcoming national and international concerts. Furthermore, this platform serves as a hub for cultural exchange among musicians from various Asian countries, contributing to the growth of the music industry in the upper northern region on a national and global scale.

Local Talent

The Local Talent program provides tools that facilitate business negotiations between investors or employers and emerging creative talents seeking growth paths, skill development, and collaboration with aspirational brands in various local creative industries. This encompasses ceramics, fashion and textiles, and furniture design. The program also promotes investment in product and service development while nurturing innovative ideas to be functional, which focuses on participants in new generations and homecoming creators in the northern Thailand.  

Mango Art Festival

Another highlight of the Business Program is when CEA collaborates with the organizers of the Mango Art Festival to create a platform for showcasing the potential of local artists in the northern region. The Mango Art Festival is a creative festival that presents the artwork of local artists, facilitating negotiations between artists, galleries, art organizations, product brands, and even leading global accommodation and hotel businesses. This year’s Chiang Mai Design Week, with its experienced curators, continues to seek unique and eye-catching artworks and semi-artistic designs. Participate in the Mango Art Fest once again to promote the art scene in the north and push the works of local artists, including emerging ones, to a broader audience.