| dc.description.abstract | This study aims to analyze the role of women in the development of small and medium enterprises in Bantul,
Yogyakarta, studies on SME beneficiaries UPK SPP revolving fund in the sub district Kasihan Bantul Yogyakarta.
UPK SPP (Unit Pengelola Kegiatan Simpan Pinjam Perempuan) is a revolving fund management unit of
government that is allocated to provide savings and loan services to the community of women. Currently there are
808 people, utilizing the revolving fund in the sub district Kasihan Bantul Yogyakarta.This study used a qualitative
approach. The focus of this research are: (1) The role of women in small business development (2) Factors
supporting the development of businesses run by women (3) The factors inhibiting the development of businesses
managed by women. Methods of collecting data in this study using the technique Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
with SPP beneficiaries community, where they are all women who run the business. The results of this study
indicate that the role of women in the development of small businesses are helping their husbands to increase
family income. For a growing business, women become the family's main source of income. Women also helped
the country's economy through its role to reduce unemployment. Factors supporting the development of businesses
run by women is the support of family, get soft loans from the government through UPK SPP, environmental
factors and expertise. Factors inhibiting the development of businesses managed by women are mostly no good
management, done by herself, lack of raw material, the consumptive nature, the number of competitors and the
economic conditions were not good. | en_US |
