I have heard that the government here has a number of support mechanisms for Thai SMEs depending on the category and viability. Is this so? I'm pretty handy with a business plan, research, proposals, grant writing and such, but obviously as a foreigner, my name wouldn't be on the paperwork. And that's fine, I just need to know where to look to find the data, to find whats on offer from the govt, low or 0 interest loans, tax benefits, grants (lol yeah right) but what ever it is I would like to know. Sadly I can't read Thai and my in-laws that can are either busy with their own thing or are not particularly contract savvy enough to accurately translate all the nuts and bolts of it.

Dose anyone here have experience with this? Or perhaps know where I can look for some details in English?

I don't have any information to offer, but you might try contacting

the American or British Chamber of Commerce here in Thailand.

You an contact the British Chamber of Commerce via the British Embassy in Bangkok. Do let us know any info you find out and good luck.