Abstract:
The external environment and the expectations of border entrepreneurs: the case of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province aimed to 1) study the relationship between external factors and expectations of border entrepreneurs of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province, 2) forecast the external factors that influence the entrepreneurs of border Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province, and 3) study the problems and suggestions of the border entrepreneurs of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province. The results revealed were as follows: 1) The external factors including economic, social and culture, and politics and law are positively correlated to the expectations of profitability in the business of border entrepreneurs of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province. 2) In case of the profit forecast of border entrepreneurs of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province with external factors including economic, social and culture, and politics and law, it shows that the R Square coefficient values the confidence index of 41.80. In forecasting an external environment that influences the Operating Profit Margin, it is economic, social and cultural, and political and legal aspects. The F value is 6.696 at a significant level of .000 percent. Thus, the independent variables are significantly influential in forecasting the variables correctly. The regression analysis of the external environment that influencing the expectation of profit is Y = 6.366 + (-.538)Eco + (-.124)Cult + (.006)Pol 3) The external factors including economic, social and culture, politics and law, and technology does not affect to the expectations of sales, and sustainability in the business of border entrepreneurs of of Tak Bai district, Narathiwas province.