Page | 1 Innovative Decision-making and Ambiguity: Women Entrepreneurs Exploring Internationalisation Opportunities Sundas Hussain Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom E-mail: sundas.hussain@ntu.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8273-7801 Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Saudi Arabia E-mail: smalshibani@pnu.edu.sa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-8053 Amir Daneshvar School of Strategy and Leadership, Coventry University, United Kingdom E-mail: ad2164@coventry.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-0294 Abstract The ongoing economic impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic upon national and international economies has provided a novel set of challenges and barriers for organisations; particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This has led to an increased focus upon sustainable decision making and long-term survival and growth strategies, such as internationalisation opportunities, for SMEs during obscure times and fluctuating economies. Thus, examining how SMEs within ambiguous economies are adopting innovative decision- making to continue to sustain and grow their enterprises provides a vital perspective and understanding of not only enterprise survival but enterprise growth during times of economic uncertainty. This chapter proposes a conceptual framework that explores internationalisation opportunity through an intersectional lens. The framework depicts that intersectionality as an enabler during ambiguous times for Maldivian women entrepreneurs generates innovative decision-making towards internationalisation as part of sustainable growth practices. The conceptual framework offers theoretical implications for empirical studies of an inductive or deductive nature and offers pragmatic importance for women entrepreneurs considering internationalisation through sustainable growth during obscure times and fluctuating economies. This chapter contributes to the growing body of knowledge in the field of international entrepreneurship, particularly innovative decision-making, and sustainable growth through internationalisation opportunities of women entrepreneurs, whilst advancing our understanding of gender and entrepreneurship studies. Studying innovative decision- making and sustainable growth practices of women entrepreneurs additionally provides a new perspective to intersectional works within entrepreneurial growth during uncertain times. Author bio’s Dr Sundas Hussain is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University. Her PhD examined entrepreneurship support for socially disadvantaged women in collaboration with a Birmingham-based housing association. Dr Hussain also leads a team as a Climate Director with Woodfarm Education Centre, a Scottish registered charity. Since 2015, the centre has successfully delivered several Climate Challenge Fund projects financed by the Scottish government. Grants received range from £100,000 to £250,000 for climate change projects aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and the carbon footprint of the local community. Her other affiliations include membership of the Gender and Enterprise as well as Entrepreneurship in Minority special interest groups at the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.