How does the Campus of Indonesia Empower SMEs? An Analysis of the Assistances found in KEMDIKBUD Programs; My Theme is on Research
Introduction Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have an important role in the economic and industrial growth of a country (Husband and Purnendu, 1999; Mahemba, 2003; Tambunan, 2005). Small businesses are important to study because they have a crucial role in economic growth on a national and regional scale. Mostly 90% of the total businesses in the world are contributed by SMEs (Lin, 1998). In addition, SMEs have a contribution to employment (Tambunan, 2005). Empirical studies show that SMEs on an international scale is a source of job creation (Olomi, 1999; Lin, 1998; Westhead and Cowling, 1995). The contribution of SMEs to employment, both in developed and developing countries, including Indonesia, has a significant role in overcoming the problem of unemployment. In Indonesia, SMEs have a strategic role in development, this is shown in the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJP