Bengawan Solo’s rise was reflected by its entry into the Enterprise 50 list of Singapore’s top privately held companies. In 1998, the Association of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises named Tjendri-Liew the first recipient of the Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award. According to Tjendri-Liew, over the years Bengawan Solo has attracted offers to buy out the business, but she has declined all bids as Bengawan Solo was her “baby”..