Rita R. Pidani is the Coordinator of Under-graduate Business Program and Lecturer at the UON Singapore which is a wholly-owned entity of the University of Newcastle, Australia. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of Newcastle, Australia. Currently, she is a Lecturer of Business and Commerce Programs and is conducting research activities in the areas of small and medium-sized enterprise development, women’s enterprise development, local economic development, and business and financial models for developing countries. She is a member of Economic Society of Australia (esacentral) and affiliated with the centre of full employment and equity (cofFEE) at the University of Newcastle.