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alternative financing such as microfinance and from government
grants and programs.

Microfinance and government grants are among the ones that are
accessible and preferable for womenpreneurs. Haneef et al (2013) had
conducted a survey on the integration of waqf and Islamic
Microfinance for poverty reduction in Selangor, Malaysia. The study
found that microfinance institutions in Malaysia focuses on
womenpreneurs. Additionally, the majority of the clients were married
and had children that further motivated them to pursue
entrepreneurship with the hope to secure a brighter future for their
family. Microfinance institution such as Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
(AIM) other than mentioned SadaqaHouse and Waqf An-Nur as well
as other government initiatives (such as Tekun and eKasih) had
offered number of products and scheme readily offered for
entrepreneurs to subscribed into.

Previous research on Zakat and Waqf in financial sustainability
Previous studies and research are important in broadening one’s
knowledge and strengthening the discipline. Scholars engage in literary
analysis to understand, scrutinise, and assess the current corpus of
knowledge. Through the process, they can detect trends in past
outcomes, appreciate the breadth and specifics of current knowledge,
and pinpoint areas in need of more investigation (Mohamed Shaffril et
al, 2020).

Raman et al (2022) had done a bibliometric study on research that link
womenpreneurs with SDG and had found that women
entrepreneurship literature grows very slowly since its initial
introduction in 1991 until 2010 but starts to gain momentum from
2014 onwards. The study had also found three main themes that
women entrepreneur literatures are mostly associated with that are:

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