Entrepreneurship Motivation of Single Parent Women in Kendari City

Abstract

This study explored the entrepreneurial motivation of single parents in Kendari City using a qualitative descriptive method. Five participants were selected through purposive sampling, focusing on those actively engaged in entrepreneurship. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using Miles and Huberman’s interactive model. Findings revealed that internal motivations stemmed from emotional resilience and a strong desire for socio-economic independence, while external motivations included economic pressure and limited job access. The study produced a model named Entrepreneurship Based on Resilience and Socio-Economic Independence. This model reflects how single parents redefine their agency and capacity beyond traditional limitations, aligning with the posthumanism perspective that challenges human-centered norms and embraces adaptive, resilient identities shaped by socio-technological and economic forces. Entrepreneurship emerged not merely as survival, but as transformation. The study recommends inclusive support systems to empower marginalized individuals through training, funding access, and social recognition.