The Micro Business Ease and Protection Festival is being held across\n10 provinces, one of which is East Java, where it has been staged in\nJember Regency, so MSMEs must make full use of it.<\/p>\n
Jember, East Java (ANTARA) \u2014 The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium\nEnterprises (MSMEs) has said the Micro Business Ease and Protection\nFestival held in Jember Regency, East Java, is driving MSMEs to move up\nthe value chain and become more empowered through the financing\nfacilities and market access provided by the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Micro Business Ease and Protection Festival is being held in 10\nprovinces, one of which is East Java, where it has been placed in Jember\nRegency, so MSMEs must make the most of it,\u201d said the Acting Deputy for\nMicro Business, who is also the Deputy for Entrepreneurship at the\nMinistry of MSMEs, Riza Damanik, at the festival in Jember Regency on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
According to him, one of the government\u2019s main programmes is to make\nit easier for MSMEs to gain access to financing and market access,\nbecause the two are interrelated.<\/p>\n
\u201cProviding financing access without providing market access will\nactually create problems for MSMEs later on, whereas obtaining financing\nwithout having a market means they cannot sell and cannot repay their\ncredit loans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The same applies in reverse: having broad market access but no easy\naccess to financing will also make things difficult for MSME players,\nbecause there may be plenty of market demand that cannot be met due to\nlimited capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor that reason, the government is taking the initiative with a\nsingle integrated scheme and no longer carrying out sectoral MSME\nempowerment, but rather empowering MSMEs through a sound ecosystem,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The Micro Business Ease and Protection Festival is a form of joint\ncommitment to strengthen micro enterprises through the provision of\nlicensing access, financing, business mentoring, and legal and social\nprotection for micro business actors.<\/p>\n
In addition to widening financing access, the government is also\ncontinuing to strengthen services for MSME players through digital\ntransformation so that various business services can be accessed more\neasily, quickly and in an integrated manner. One example is an\nintegrated digital platform called the MSME Service Application System\n(SAPA UMKM).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Jember Regent Muhammad Fawait expressed appreciation for\nthe Ministry of MSMEs\u2019 move, which he said sent a strong signal of the\ncentral government\u2019s attention to business actors in the regions.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trust shown in making Jember the location for this event is a\ntangible form of the state\u2019s commitment to the development of micro\nenterprises,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Jember Regency Government itself is determined to continue\nconcretely safeguarding MSME strengthening policies, with one routine\nstep being regular field visits to embrace and listen to the aspirations\nof informal business actors.<\/p>\n
He said MSME empowerment is the key element in the medium and\nlong-term poverty alleviation strategy. This empowerment targets two\nmain segments: sustaining existing MSMEs and creating new entrepreneurs\nfrom low-income community groups (the first and second decile\ncategories).<\/p>\n
\u201cPoverty can only be concretely resolved if we provide real support\nto MSMEs that are already running, while at the same time creating new\nbusiness opportunities for people of productive age in vulnerable\ngroups,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/micro-business-facilitation-festival-in-jember-aims-to-upgrade-msmes-1784643613", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }