TANGERANG – To increase the capacity and skills of people who are running businesses, Dompet Dhuafa’s Community Service Agency (LPM) in collaboration with Aisyiyah Tangerang Regency held a training on financial management and halal certification on Thursday (12/09/2024). Aisyiyah, as a women’s organization under the Muhammadiyah Association, played an active role in this training.
Based on data from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (Kemenkop UMKM), during 2022, the growth of MSMEs in Indonesia was recorded very positively, reaching 8.71 million units. In addition, as many as 99 percent of business forms in Indonesia are MSMEs. Although MSMEs play an important role in the Indonesian economy, managing MSME businesses is not easy. Based on the results of a study proposed by Forbes.com, there are 8 out of 10 small business owners who fail in the second year.
The contribution of MSME businesses to the economy has indeed been proven, but on the other hand, this scale of business still faces many problems. One of them is financial management. To produce good performance, MSME players must know how to manage their business finances.
For this reason, LPM Dompet Dhuafa initiated this financial management training. The training covers a variety of important topics, ranging from the introduction of MSME products, entrepreneurial skills, to family financial management. Through this training, participants are not only equipped with the knowledge to develop a business, but also the skills to manage finances.
The training was held at the Multipurpose Hall of Universitas Muhammadiyah AR. Fachrudin, Tigaraksa, Tangerang Regency was attended by more than 50 participants, including women from the Aisyiyah Social Welfare Assembly and MSME owners.
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According to Kamaludin, the Head of LPM Dompet Dhuafa hopes that this training will have an impact on the beneficiaries to improve the quality of their business and manage finances, both for business and family needs. This training is an important step to strengthen their ability to face challenges in the business world.
“It is hoped that the beneficiaries can be more familiar with and have the ability to process, the first for financial management, the second is related to knowledge about halal certification, the hope is that with this training we hope that the training participants from the beneficiaries of the Majelis Ta’lim Ummahat Empowerment program, make their business even better and have the ability related to product problems and then also manage financial problems so that they can manage finances both for their business and their family finances,” he said.
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In addition to financial management materials, the training also provided education on the importance of halal certification for a business. The speakers who filled this training were experts in their fields. Nita Rusdiana, one of the speakers, said that this event was very important for the women of the Social Welfare Taklim Assembly congregation, especially for MSME players to increase their knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship.
“This event is very important for the mothers of the Majelis Taklim congregation, especially the micro and small business actors from the Social Welfare Assembly Taklim congregation to immediately obtain halal certification. The participants, they were very enthusiastic and also very enthusiastic in participating in this event. So, I as the head of the institution immediately deployed several halal product process assistants to assist MSME players to immediately obtain halal certification, “he said.
Yeti Warda, Chairperson of Aisyiyah Tangerang Social Welfare Council, expressed her gratitude to Dompet Dhuafa for the support that has been given in organizing this training.
“I am very touched. Thanks to the support from Dompet Dhuafa, this event can be carried out well. Hopefully in the future we can continue to work together to provide benefits for the women of the Social Welfare Taklim Assembly,” said Yeti.
LPM Dompet Dhuafa hopes that this training will not only provide immediate benefits to participants, but also create a long-term positive impact. The knowledge gained is expected to be applied in their daily lives and in their businesses. Dompet Dhuafa is committed to continuing to implement relevant education and training programs in an effort to empower the community. (Dompet Dhuafa)
Text and photo: Anndini Dwi Putri, LPM
Editor: Ronna