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Item Flourishing Despite Adversity: Resilience & Self-belief from Entrepreneur, Anadil Khan(Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware, 2023) Bullough, Amanda; Dunham, AynsleyAnadil Khan is an entrepreneur from Karachi, Pakistan who has worked in the textile sourcing industry and the Pakistani women’s apparel industry since the year 2000. This case explores the dangers she faced in Karachi during the height of Pakistan’s political turmoil and struggles with terrorism. It further explores how she was able to overcome these issues by changing her company’s focus to a related industry that was less affected by the political tensions of the time. Anadil ultimately reopened, redefined, and rebranded her company successfully.Item Swimming Upstream: The Resilience and Strength of Entrepreneur, Ayesha Hamza(Women’s Leadership Initiative, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware, 2023) Bullough, Amanda; Dunham, AynsleyAyesha Hamza is a Pakistani woman who owns and runs two fashion businesses despite Pakistan's cultural expectation that women are homemakers. This case explores how Ayesha harnessed her own power to create her businesses, despite the backlash she faced from family and strangers for violating social norms. The case evaluates how Ayesha found the personal strength to succeed in the face of cultural adversity.