Impact of Entrepreneurial Skills and Innovations on Business Success
Resti Indriarti, Hari Mulyadi

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI)

Abstract

Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is an entrepreneurship activity that became one of economic development priorities in Indonesia because it has a large contribution on national income. Business success at SMEs is ex-pected to increase national income continuously. Therefore, to identify factors that affecting on business suc-cess is important. Two of these factors are entrepreneurial skills and innovations. The purpose of this study is to investigate impact of entrepreneurial skills and innovations on business success in Sentra Industri Rajutan Binong Jati (SIRBI) Bandung. The population of this study are 225 knit entrepreneurs, while the sample are 70 knit entrepreneurs. Sample technique used is simple random sampling. The result shows that entrepreneurial skills and innovation has significant impact on business success. This study adds insight into entrepreneurship field, that entrepreneurial skills is important factor in achieving entrepreneurial success.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Skills, Innovations, Business Success, Entrepreneurship

Topic: Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship and Contemporary Issues