Purpose This study aims to develop an Islamic crowdfunding model based on a website platform for startup companies. Design/methodology/approach Apart from reviewing related literature, specifically focus group discussion with 16 CEO of startup companies, in-depth interview with two crowdfunding provider, Fiqh expert and technology platform expert for the development of an Islamic crowdfunding website platform for startup companies. Findings The concept of Islamic crowdfunding is recommended as a funding solution for small and medium-sized enterprises and startup companies. Therefore, it was deemed crucial for this study to develop an Islamic crowdfunding model based on a website platform as a form of innovative acceleration to provide alternative funding for a startup company, which subsequently expands to a growing and sustainable business. Furthermore, the use of a website platform for the operation of a crowdfunding mechanism is deemed as an effective means to link cross-geographical investors with the startup company owners in Indonesia, specifically East Java. Practical implications Islamic crowdfunding website platform can be the solution for startup companies to obtain capital funds while startup companies are not able to provide collateral to attain financial assistance and experience problems. Expectedly, the government should provide legality, regulation, licensing and socialization matters pertaining to crowdfunding to obtain legal legality from the country. Originality/value There is still no research to develop the Islamic crowdfunding model using a website platform. This study was expected to provide essential insights on the effective development of an Islamic crowdfunding website platform integrated with startup companies, investors and Sharia committee.

This research aims to analyze the efficiency level of fourteen Zakat Management Organizations (ZMO) in Indonesia. This study uses a quantitative approach with the method of Free Disposal Hull (FDH) and the Super Efficiency (SE) method. Socialization Expense, Operational Expense, and Salary Expense are the input variables, while zakah fund collection and zakah distribution become the output variables. Empirical findings show that ZMO Corp 4 has the highest efficiency level, which analyzed through both methods of FDH or SE. ZMO managed by the government is the most efficient ZMO compared to the others who managed by private group and social organization. Total Potential Importance (TPI) shows that the output variable that requires the most significant adjustment is the zakat distribution, which is 12.66%

Money waqaf in Indonesia has a huge potential. Despite the fact, this huge potential has not been organized and utilized optimally by the waqaf management agency. Another problem faced in waqaf money is the difficulties in integrate the system of funding, financing, mauquf alaih, and distribute the beneficiaries. In the present era, waqaf in Indonesia has not been digitalized and has not used the Financial Technology (FinTech) system, so it is less economically and inefficient. The expected benefits of the research are waqaf can be a solution to the capital problems that have been faced by start-up companies which mostly un-bankable. In other side, it hopefully can encourage Nadzir to be involved in growing and developing entrepreneurship for youth starting with establishing a start-up company. This research approach is qualitative descriptive. The data is primary data with data collection techniques namely focus group discussions and interviews. The objects of the research are 30 youth start-ups in Surabaya. The result of study is that money waqf can be an alternative solution of capital problems for youth start-up companies who are un-bankable. The Sharia Financial Technology (SFT) system is a system that capable of integrating nadzir with Islamic Financial Institutions Accep Cash Waqf (IFIACW), funding, financing, mauquf alaih, start-up investors, Islamic Financing Guarantee Institution (IFGI) and Islamic Banks.

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This research is aimed to figure out and explain the impact of Islamic work ethics on business performances of Moslem merchants in Pasar Besar in Madiun City. It also become the basic questions for the interview based on the side of the sales turnover, profit, market share and the number of labors.This research used the qualitative research method and case study as the strategy. Data collection was done by interviewing and observing the research object directly. The qualitative explanatory was used as the technique of analysis by explaining the results of the interviews and of the direct observations.The results of this research reveals some significant impacts of the Islamic work ethics on business performances of the Moslem merchants in Pasar Besar Madiun City. Merchants who implemented the values of the Islamic work ethics indicated positive impact of increased turnover, market shares and numbers of labors.