Category: Business Structuring
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Making a Woman-Led Business Bankable
Tessa Wijaya taught herself to value companies, then co-founded Xendit and built it into a Southeast Asian unicorn. This final instalment sets out what a bank or an investor checks before it funds a business in Indonesia, from clean ownership and a paid-up cap table to debts, disputes, employment and governance, and how a woman-led… READ MORE →
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Structuring for Impact
Robin Lim delivers babies free in Bali, Hanna Keraf turned village weaving into a wage, Helianti Hilman built a market for forgotten foods, and Ewa Wojkowska took technology the last mile. Indonesia has no legal form made for a social enterprise, so this instalment sets out the vehicle decision every mission-driven founder faces: the foundation,… READ MORE →
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Own It in Your Own Name
When Ike Farida was refused a Jakarta apartment she had paid for, because she was married to a foreigner with no agreement, she took the case to the Constitutional Court and won. Under Indonesian law a business built during marriage can be joint property. This instalment sets out how a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement lets… READ MORE →
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Building a Foreign-Owned Business
Elora Hardy, Michela Foppiani and Susanna Perini each built a substantial business in Bali. This article sets out the compliant route a foreign founder takes: the foreign investment company, the capital and licensing it requires, the work and stay permit, and why a nominee arrangement is illegal and unenforceable. READ MORE →
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Formalising a Small Business in Indonesia
Diajeng Lestari started HijUp with roughly Rp5 million, and Syukriyatun Niamah started Robries from a university dormitory. Both are registered companies now. This article sets out the path from an informal trade to a registered company in Indonesia, the individual company one person can form, the licensing and tax registration involved, and the credit that… READ MORE →
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Women Founders in Indonesia: Nurhayati Subakat, Who Rebuilt After the Fire
Nurhayati Subakat built Indonesia’s largest cosmetics company from a home business begun in 1985. Women own 64.5 percent of the country’s MSMEs, and this series opener sets out what turns a woman-led business from an informal trade into one a bank or an investor can fund, and the founders, Indonesian and foreign, who did it. READ MORE →
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Why Your Indonesian Business Needs a Custom Company Constitution
In Indonesia, an Akta provides a legal foundation, but a custom company constitution offers essential governance and flexibility. Learn why your business needs both. READ MORE →