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This study examines how socio-economic resilience among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) is built through community collaboration, empowerment, and collective awareness in Makassar City. The research aims to develop an integrated understanding of MSME resilience as a socially embedded process shaped by collective interactions rather than solely by firm-level resources. A qualitative research approach based on a comprehensive literature review was employed to synthesize recent empirical and conceptual studies related to MSME resilience, community-based collaboration, empowerment, and collective awareness. Relevant peer-reviewed sources were systematically identified from reputable academic databases and analyzed using qualitative content analysis and thematic synthesis. The results indicate that community collaboration functions as a structural foundation for socio-economic resilience by enabling resource sharing, collective risk management, and adaptive responses to economic disruptions. Empowerment emerges as a key catalyst that strengthens individual and collective capacities, enhancing MSMEs’ ability to engage in collaborative networks and pursue sustainable business strategies. In addition, collective awareness is identified as a critical social mechanism that fosters trust, shared responsibility, and coordinated action, thereby reinforcing the effectiveness of collaboration and empowerment. The findings reveal that socio-economic resilience is an emergent outcome of the dynamic interaction between structural, individual, and social dimensions. This study concludes that sustainable MSME resilience in Makassar City requires integrated development strategies that simultaneously strengthen collaboration, foster empowerment, and cultivate collective awareness. The study contributes to resilience theory by emphasizing collective dimensions and offers practical insights for inclusive and sustainable MSME policy design.

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MSME Resilience Community Collaboration Empowerment Collective Awareness Sustainability

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Awaluddin, S. P., Suci, Y. R., Indriasari, D. P., Mariati, M., & Weraman, P. (2025). Building Socio-Economic Resilience through MSME Community Collaboration: A Critical Study on Empowerment and Collective Awareness in Makassar City. Golden Ratio of Community Services and Dedication, 6(1), 59–69. https://doi.org/10.52970/grcsd.v6i1.583
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