Young Entrepreneurs Network, STIE Perbanas Holds Perbanas Entrepreneur Award Training
Today, the business world is a field that is loved by everyone. Facing this phenomenon, STIE Perbanas Surabaya has provided platforms for students who are interested in the business field. One of them, such as an event held by the Ormawa Entrepreneur Club "Perbanas Entrepreneur Award Training" on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Located in Campus 1 Hall, an activity themed "Show Us Your Idea and Lets Reach With Us", aims to develop and improve abilities. in making business proposal ideas with the hope of fostering fresh, unique, creative, and innovative ideas for students.
It is known, our Indonesian entrepreneurs are still behind other countries. According to the United Nations (UN), the progress of a country in entrepreneurship is 4% of the country's total population, but for Indonesia it is still 1.56% which is still very far behind. This condition inspires STIE Perbanas Surabaya together with Ormawa Entrepreneur Club to equip students with a training program for making business idea proposals which can later be forwarded to the PKMK event held by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education.
As explained by the Head of STIE Perbanas Surabaya, Dr. Lutfi S.E., M.Fin., The important thing in increasing campus accreditation is one of which is entrepreneurial graduates. "One of the important points of accreditation is what percentage of Perbanas Surabaya graduates work as entrepreneurs. In building ideas and making entrepreneurial realization, Perbanas Surabaya also plays a role in obtaining institutional accreditation "A", he said when opening the event.
Evidently, of the many STIE Perbanas Surabaya graduates who have become entrepreneurs, one of them is Mas Afif who has a shoe cover business (raincoat for shoes). His business has spread to all regions in Indonesia. "While we are young, let's spend our period of failure, because we will be able to enjoy good fortune in old age," concluded the Chief Executive, Saiful Bahri. (Sely)