One Hope for the Economy

SMEs have the potential to hold steady and perhaps even grow amid the current economic crisis.

February 3, 2009

NURAEDAH from Sinjai in South Sulawesi province started a sewing business in 2007 with expectations of a better life. She brings a notebook wherever she goes so if anyone wants to place an order she can write down their measurements. She takes a five-hour bus ride to Makassar, the provincial capital city, every time she needs raw materials. With a net revenue of Rp2.5 million per month, her small business has helped Nuraedah pay her family’s ex

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