scholarly journals Designing Online Marketplace To Resolve Marketing Problem For Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Aditya Hermawan ◽  
Aniek Murniati

The study aims to design an online marketplace to provide solutions to problems faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), the difficulty to market their products online. One of the problems faced by SMEs is difficult to market their products online. One of the solutions that we provide is by designing an online marketplace to solve marketing problems effectively. We found that SMEs have attempted to market their products through social media such as facebook, twitter and others. In addition, some SMEs also have a website and advertise their products through online advertising. However, many of those who did not know how to market products online in order to increase sales. We designed an online marketplace for SMEs based on the concept of e-commerce to resolve the problems faced by SMEs, the effective marketing. The online market design is made taking into account the needs of SMEs as well as customer needs. Therefore, this study was conducted to SMEs in Malang, East Java, Indonesia  and the people who often make purchases online.With the existence of the online market, SMEs can increase sales lead to increased profits for SMEs.Keyword: Online market, E-Commerce, Maketing

Author(s):  
Vivek N. Bhatt

The article focuses on the study of prevailing decision making styles of Small Scale Industrial (SSI) Units. It presents data collected from 200 SSI units from Bhavnagar – a coastal city of Gujarat, India. The objective of writing the article is to depict heuristic decision patterns of small and medium enterprises, and the rare use of analytical or statistical business intelligence tools in decision making processes. It would be interesting to study the design of decision taken on routine basis in small units, poorly equipped with technology and technical know-how. The paper is descriptive in terms, and lays a lucid picture of present decision making processes.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
farah fadhilah

Indonesia’s tourism sector continues to be encouraged to become one of the major foreign exchange earner sectors and has a direct impact on the people involved in tourism activities in the hope of covering current account deficits, increasing employment, and moving Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It should be understood that the tourism sector has direct and indirect impacts on the domestic economy


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhita Paranita Ningtyas ◽  
Hisworo Ramdani ◽  
Duana Fera Risina

Bisnis kuliner saat ini menjadi salah satu bisnis paling menjanjikan untuk di jalankan, prospek usaha ini akan terus cemerlang mengingat kuliner atau makanan merupakan kebutuhan pokok bagi semua manusia. Salah satu bisnis bidang kuliner yang bisa dijalankan adalah bisnis katering. Selain itu  dengan semakin berkembangnya teknologi dan pemanfaatan teknologi bisnis di media online merupakan opsi yang menguntungkan bagi usaha kecil dan menengah. bisnis online memiliki lahan pasar yang cukup besar, diperkirakan angka pengguna internet di Indonesia lebih dari 88 juta orang. Katering misalnya, bisnis penyedia makanan yang awalnya jarang melakukan promosi, sekarang banyak ditemukan iklan katering di social media instagram. Namun kenyataanya masih banyak usaha katering yang belum menggunakan teknologi sebagai usaha promo katering yang mumpuni. Ini dapat dilihat dari usaha katering yang dijalankan oleh posdaya mandiri bekasi. Bisnis katering ini masih menggunakan promo secara manual untuk mengenalkan usaha katering mereka. Alhasil usaha katering yang dijalankan oleh posdaya mandiri bekasi tidak berjalan dengan maksimal. Solusinya kami tawarkan untuk menjawab permasalah di atas yaitu meningkatkan pelatihan dan praktek Pengelolaan Bisnis Katering Manual Menjadi Bisnis Katering Online. Mitra bisa memanfaatkan media online sebagai tempat untuk promosi katering serta penyebaran informasi secara luas dan gratis. Selain itu Pengembangan Menu Katering. Pengembangan katering selain masakan katering biasa, dibuat katering khusus balita dengan mengusung “real food” bahan alami untuk dibuat makanan dengan kemasan yang bagus dan nilai gizi yang tinggi, Karena sasaran pasar ini banyak tetapi belum ada usaha seperti ini. Serta Pengelolaan SDM Katering, pengelolaan katering dibuat lebih simple dengan dibuatkan kelompok kerja untuk anggota posdaya yang belum memiliki pekerjaan dan dikelola secara baik dengan sistem online.Kata kunci: Usaha Katering, Real Food, Berbasis OnlineThe culinary business is currently one of the most promising businesses to run, the prospect of this business will continue to be brilliant considering that culinary or food is a basic need for all humans. One of the culinary business that can be run is the catering business. In addition, with the development of technology and the use of business technology in online media, it is a profitable option for small and medium enterprises. Online businesses have a large market area, estimated that the number of internet users in Indonesia is more than 88 million people. Catering for example, business food providers who initially rarely do promotions, now found many ads catering on Instagram social media. But in fact there are still many catering businesses that have not used technology as a qualified catering promo business. This can be seen from the catering business run by posdaya mandiri bekasi. The catering business is still using promos manually to introduce their catering business. As a result, the catering business run by the Mandiri Bekasi Posdaya does not run optimally. The solution we offer to answer the above problems is to improve training and practice of Managing a Manual Catering Business into an Online Catering Business. Partners can use online media as a place to promote catering and disseminate information widely and free. Besides that, the Development of the Catering Menu. Catering development in addition to ordinary catering cuisine, catering specifically for toddlers is made by carrying "real food" natural ingredients to be made with good packaging and high nutritional value, because there are many target markets but there are no such businesses. As well as Managing HR Catering, catering management is made more simple by working groups for Posdaya members who do not have jobs and are well managed with online systems.Keywords: Catering Business, Real Food, Based Online


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Nandwa Nelly Awinja ◽  
Olanrewaju Isola Fatoki

The digital economy is a new business environment that enables enterprises to operate and provide services via the Internet and digital platforms. The study was on the effect of economic digitisation on growth of SMEs in Nairobi CBD. The specific objectives were to determine the effect of digital financial services, digital content, digital values and skills and the effect of online advertising on the growth of small and medium enterprises. The sample size in this study was 1000 SMEs formally registered in the study area from where a sample of 300 was randomly selected. The questionnaire was employed for the purpose of data collection from which out of the 300 questionnaires distributed, 180 were returned representing a 60% response rate. Guided by the research objectives, the data collected through the questionnaire were sorted, coded and presented in graphical and tabular forms for the purpose of descriptive analysis. To determine the significance of the relationship between the dependent and independent variables, a regression analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24. The study established that digital financial services were significant factors in ensuring growth of SMEs in Kenya. The study concluded that Mobile payments have become a favorite means of making financial transactions.  The study also established that Applications available for mobile digital devices is expected to increase enormously.  Digital payment technology has increased over the last decade. From the findings, it was concluded that Consumers grow more familiar with the different payment systems available and encourage more transactions. The SMEs should explore the possibility of forming a management committee to streamline economic digitisation issues. It is recommended that the organization clearly spell out economic digitisation procedures and criteria. This can stir positive growth  among SMEs establishments and can result in effective management. The Government and the various agencies should also make provisions for training programs for SMEs  to empower them in terms of economic digitisation. The SMEs should not rely on external professionals to assist in digitisation as this may be expensive. It is also recommended that the SMEs should adopt digital financial services. E-commerce will ensure increased profitability for small and medium enterprises. They should also have Social networking sites, which have proved to be popular online activities in relation to time, spent. They should also adopt Innovation driven entrepreneurship as it contributes to increase in sales revenue, market share, efficiency, customers’ loyalty and firm profitability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Papa ◽  
Gabriele Santoro ◽  
Lia Tirabeni ◽  
Filippo Monge

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of social media usage on four knowledge creation processes, namely socialisation, externalisation, combination and internalisation, and innovation in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach A sample of 96 SMEs has been used to gather data through a standardised questionnaire and test the hypotheses through OLS regression models. Findings The results indicate that social media influence positively three out of four knowledge creation processes and that they help to foster the innovation process. Originality/value From a theoretical perspective, the study contributes to literature considering a specific digital tool and its effect on knowledge creation and innovation. In fact, a few studies have considered the impact of social media usage on other variables, such as ROI and productivity, but never on knowledge creation and innovation through a quantitative study. From a managerial perspective, the research suggests managers to implement and involve social media within business and innovation processes.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu Ulfa Sholihannisa ◽  
Hadiansyah Ma'sum

Peningkatan Manajemen Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) Kursi Bambu merupakan Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat (PKM) sekaligus menjadi tujuan dari kegiatan PKM ini. Berdasarkan survey dan anailisis, maka dapat diidentifikasi permasalahan sebagai berikut: 1) kurangnya pemahaman terhadap ilmu manajemen bisnis baik secara pengelolaan sumber daya manusia dan belum memiliki perencanaan strategic dalam mengembangkan bisnis; 2) terbatasnya pemasaran kursi bambu yang selama ini dilakukan secara konvensional; 3) minimnya kemampuan pelaku UMKM dalam menguasai pemanfaatan digital marketing untuk menyebarluaskan produk kursi bambu; 4) masyarakat memiliki keterbatasan dalam permodalan sehingga mengalami kesulitan untuk mengembangkan bisnis kursi bambu yang bervariasi, dan inovasi yang menarik sehingga mampu bersaing dan peningkatan pendapatan pengrajin; 5) terbatasnya alat membuat kerajinan bambu yang dimiliki  oleh kelompok  pengrajin   bambu tradisional; dan, 6) modal kelompok pengrajin bambu masih sangat kecil, pada umumnya perusahaan tersebut masih milik perorangan sehingga kekuatan modal sangat tergantung dari kondisi finansial keuangan pribadi.  Metode yang dilakukan melalui beberapa tahapan, yaitu: 1)tahap persiapan; 2) tahap pelaksanan; 3) monitoring; dan 4) evaluasi. Hasil dari PKM ini, UMKM mendapatkan pelatihan mengenai manajemen UMKM yang meliputi pelatihan peluang bisnis, SDM, dan manajemen pemasaran.Kata kunci: bambu, digital marketing, kursi, manajemenImprovement of Management of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) of the Bamboo Chair in Ciranjang VillageABSTRACTIncreasing Business Management Micro small and medium enterprises (UMKM) of Kursi Bambu is an activity of devotion to the community “Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat” PKM at once as an aim from this PKM activities. Based on Survey and analysis, it can be identified problems as follows: 1) lack of understanding to the business management either in human resources management and do not have strategic planning in developing business; 2) the limited marketing of Kursi Bambu is during this is  conventional; 3) the lack of UMKM doers skill in holding digital marketing utilization to overspread Kursi Bambu products; 4) the people have the limited in the capital so that find it difficult to develop the business are varied of Kursi Bambu; 5) the limited of bamboo craft maker is shared by a group of a traditional bamboo craftsman; 6) we got group capital of bamboo craftsman was very small, in general, the company is still owned by an individual capital so power depends on personal finances. The method in this devotion was done in several phases, 1) preparation phase; 2) actuating phase; 3) monitor phase; 5) evaluation. The results from this PKM that UMKM got the training about business management which covering business opportunity, human research management, and marketing management.Keywords: bamboo, digital marketing, chair, management


Al-Khidmat ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Rani Apriani ◽  
Evi Selvi ◽  
Pamungkas Satya Putra

AbstrakPendapatan para UMKM saat pandemic ini menurun drastis, bahkan sejumlah UMKM kehabisan modal usaha sebab tidak sebanding antara modal usaha, pendapatan usaha dan kebutuhan hidup sehari-hari. UMKM saat ini harus berusaha agar usahanya tidak terkena dampak yang berat akibat covid-19. Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) berada di garis depan guncangan ekonomi yang disebabkan oleh pandemi COVID-19. Dengan adanya CSR maka diharapkan UMKM dapat menormalkan kembali iklim usahanya. Salah satu cara edukasi kepada UMKM yaitu dengan media webinar. Tujuan pengabdian masyarakat ini dilakukan agar UMKM yang ada di Karawang  dapat memanfaatkan program CSR. Metode pelaksanaan pengabdian ini dilakukan dengan sarana media sosial, ini digunakan untuk pencarian data, sosialisasi, penyuluhan kepada mitra yaitu UMKM yang ada di Karawang diantaranya dengan membuat grup whatsapp dan Instagram. Pengabdian masyarakat yang difokuskan kepada UMKM dilakukan dengan cara sosialisasi melalui webinar. Secara umum pelaksanaan pengabdian masyarakat ini dikategorikan sukses dan berjalan dengan baik, hal ini dapat dilihat dari kemampuan peserta dalam memahami materi pemaparan. Persentase keikutsertaan UMKM saat webinar berlangsung yaitu 100 % mengikuti webinar dari awal hingga akhir sesi.  AbstractThe income of MSMEs during this pandemic has decreased drastically, even a number of MSMEs have run out of business capital because they are not comparable between working capital, business income, and daily living needs. MSMEs must currently make efforts so that their businesses are not severely affected by covid-19. Small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are at the forefront of the economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the existence of CSR, it is hoped that MSMEs can normalize their business climate again. One way to educate MSMEs is by means of webinars. The purpose of this community service is done so that MSMEs in Karawang can take advantage of CSR. The method of implementing this service is carried out by means of social media, this is used for data search, socialization, outreach to partners, namely MSMEs in Karawang, including by creating WhatsApp and Instagram groups. Community service that is focused on MSMEs is carried out by means of socialization through webinars. In general, the implementation of this community service is categorized as successful and running well, this can be seen from the ability of the participants to understand the presentation material. The percentage of MSME participation during the webinar was 100% following the webinar from the beginning to the end of the session. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Rizal Ula Ananta Fauzi ◽  
Dian Citaningtyas Ari Kadi ◽  
Galuh Kristyangga Setyo Ernanda ◽  
Permai Triwidya ◽  
Silvy Adhelia

Abstract This study aims to fulfill duties in community service activities in order to help the community in solving problems related to MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). The place for community service activities is in the Ekawira UMKM Gallery which provides various regional souvenirs from Kare Village, Kare District, Madiun Regency, East Java. Ekawira UMKM Gallery is chaired by Mrs. Hesti Purwanti. One of the products produced at the Ekawira UMKM Gallery is typical curry pia. This product is neatly packaged and already has a brand, but the marketing is only sold in the area around the Kare area, not yet out of town or through existing social media. This is a problem faced by these MSMEs. Therefore, the purpose of holding this community service is to help the Ekawira UMKM Gallery in marketing its products, by providing several sales/promotion media solutions to make it easier in terms of marketing. The marketing solution provided is by doing digital marketing, how to promote it through social media such as Instagram, creating a page on Facebook and creating a product website for the Ekawira UMKM Gallery which aims to make this product known by many people and more consumers who buy it.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memenuhi tugas dalam kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat agar bisa membantu masyarakat dalam memecahkan masalah-masalah yang berkaitan dengan UMKM (Usaha Mikro, Kecil dan Menengah). Tempat kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini berada di Galeri UMKM Ekawira yang menyediakan aneka oleh-oleh daerah khas Desa Kare, Kecamatan Kare, Kabupaten Madiun, Jawa Timur. Galeri UMKM Ekawira diketuai oleh ibu Hesti Purwanti. Salah satu produk yang di hasilkan di Galeri UMKM Ekawira adalah pia khas Kare. Produk ini sudah di kemas dengan rapi dan sudah memiliki merek, namun  pemasarannya hanya dijual di daerah sekitar daerah Kare saja, belum sampai keluar kota maupun melalui media sosial yang ada. Hal ini menjadi masalah yang dihadapi oleh UMKM tersebut. Karena itu, tujuan diadakan pengabdian masyarakat ini untuk membantu Galeri UMKM Ekawira dalam memasarkan produknya, dengan memberikan beberapa solusi media penjualan/promosi untuk mempermudah dalam hal pemasaran. Solusi pemasaran yang diberikan yaitu,dengan melakukan digital marketing caranya mempromosikan melalui media sosial seperti instagram, pembuatan laman pada facebook dan pembuatan laman web produk Galeri UMKM Ekawira yang bertujuan agar produk ini di ketahui oleh banyak orang  dan lebih banyak lagi konsumen yang membelinya.


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