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The interest of the public including policymakers, academics, and practitioners to develop women entrepreneurship in Indonesia started to emerge after the Asian financial crisis of 1997/1998 due to at least three main reasons.

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Tambunan, T.T. (2022). Women Entrepreneurs. In: Fostering Resilience through Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9435-6_4

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