The world has a big concern to entrepreneurship. The Indonesian government has been trying to increase the number of entrepreneurs by changing the way of thinking of college and university graduates from job seekers into job creators. One of the government's efforts to realize that programme is by launching Student Entrepreneur Program. The programme is aimed to facilitate students who have an interest in entrepreneurship and to start their businesses that are based on knowledge, science, and art. This study aims to analyze the role of entrepreneurial attitude as a mediator of entrepreneurial characteristics influence on entrepreneurial intention. The population of this research are students of semester one to the last semester of State Polytechnic of Malang and Brawijaya University who have learned an entrepreneurial education. Judgment sampling is used to choose the sample. The data collection was done through questionnaires. The data were collected from 206 respondents. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive statistical analysis and path analysis. The result shows that entrepreneurial attitude acts as a partial mediation of entrepreneurial characteristics influence on entrepreneurial intention.

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The census sampling technique method was used. The population is amounted to 76 batik business actors. The method of analysis is Wrap-PLS 5.0. Findings: The results showed tha implementation of banking and tax regulation for small and medium business actors has a number of positive consequences to success of the business involved. Among them regulation of banks through the determination of rate interest on credit, the ease of credit application and the speed of credit process supported by good business management and financial knowledge (financial inclusion) is a good determinant factor in increasing capital, business scale, profit and business management. Tax regulation through the determination of tax rate, ease of tax access, simplification of tax procedure and transparency regarding taxes supported by good business management and financial knowledge (financial inclusion) become the determinant factor in increasing capital, business scale, profit and business management. Practical implications: The results are interesting from the theoretical and practical aspect to be applied for the financial inclusion. Originality/Value: The paper contains a formalized approach to the success of Small and Medium Enterprises in Indonesia.

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status ;(post print South East Asia Journal of Contemporary Business, SEAJBEL 11 (2), 87-94 vol. , 2016)Micro SME sector is an important sector in the national economy moving. Management needs to manage internal resources owned by the management of intangible assets that are unique resources, cannot be duplicated, cannot be replaced, and rarely found among competitors. This article aims to explain the role of spiritual capital, human capital, structural capital, relational capital in improving the performance of SMEs. based resources based theory which is the company's resources as the main controller behind the performance and competitiveness. The results show the important role of spiritual capital, human capital, structural capital, relational capital in improving the performance of SMEs.

status: post print (artikel ini telah di terbitkan pada prosiding FMI8 Palu)Usaha kecil menengah dalam menghadapi persaingan yang semakin kompetitif maka manajemen harus memilih strategi bisnis dan dapat menjalankan strateginya dengan tepat dan sukses. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menguji dan menganalisis strategi bisnis yang di gunakan UKM dalam meningkatkan kinerjanya. Mengunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan metode survey. Unit analisis UKM Karawo di Kota Gorontalo dengan jumlah responden 68 pemilik/manajer UKM Karawo dengan mengunakan kuisioner untuk mengumpulkan data. Analisis data mengunakan WarpPLS. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa strategi paling tepat dan sesuai diterapkan oleh UKM karawo adalah strategi kepemimpinan biaya dan strategi differensiasi yang mampu meningkatkan kinerja. Namun strategi fokus belom mampu meningkatkan kinerja UKM Karawo. Implikasi praktis dari penelitian ini bahwa pentingnya UKM karawo memilih dan menerapkan strategi yang tepat dan sesuai dengan kemampuan dengan mengedepankan strategi kepemimpinan biaya dan differensiasi untuk meningkatkan kinerja.(postprint)

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The influence of foreign tourist arrivals based on the region of origin on economic growth was analyzed in this study, using GDP data as a proxy for economic growth, the number of tourist visits, the Consumer Price Index, and the monthly period of exchange for 2007-2016. This study uses secondary data with the Error Correction Model (ECM) regression method with short and long-term calculations. The results showed that the variable number of tourist visits had an effect on GDP in the continents of Asia, Europe, Middle-East, and Oceania while in the long run in all continents except America. The exchange rate variable in the short term has a negative effect on GDP in the American Continent and the Middle East, while in the long run, the exchange rate variable has a positive effect on GDP in the Asean continent and Europe. The CPI variable only has a positive effect on GDP in the long run for all continents except America. So that it can be concluded that not all continents have a positive impact on GDP, one of which is the American continent, so in order to optimize and increase economic growth, it should be stressed that the cost of developing the tourism sector in America should be allocated more proportionally or diverted to continents of Asia, ASEAN, Oceania, Europe and the Middle East.of developing the tourism sector in America should be allocated more proportionally or diverted to continents of Asia, ASEAN, Oceania, Europe and the Middle East. Keywords: Error Correction Model,GDP, Tourism