Potensi Usaha Kecil Mikro (UKM) Dalam Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi

Abstract

As an economic activity, Small and Micro Enterprises (SMEs) activities have provided opportunities work for the surrounding community and create a mobilization of production factors, although on a small scale. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of SMEs in increasing rural economic growth. Taking objects in Purwodadi Village, Tegalrejo District, Magelang Regency, the research was conducted on 37 business units. From the research results, it is known that there is a business unit that has a very low turnover of Rp. 375,000, - and a very high turnover of Rp. 150,000,000, - per month. To find out the magnitude of the increase in per capita income, the Magelang Regency Minimum Wage approach in 2019 is a projection of per capita income that can be formed for the next 1 year or 12 months. To achieve the Magelang Regency Minimum Wage of Rp. 1,882,000, -, the business unit must grow by an average of 15.35% per month, or the total turnover of business units as forming village GDP must increase by 438%. With the Location Qutient (LQ) method, as many as 25 business units have LQ <1, out of 47 existing business units. The business contribution to the formation of total turnover was 34 business units, with a contribution of <1%, as many as 4 business units with a contribution equal to 1%, as many as 9 business units with a contribution of> 2%. The highest contribution of 24.44% was the business unit with the highest contribution, namely from the culinary business; mushrooms, cireng and nuggets.