Pelatihan Manajemen Usaha UKM Sebagai Upaya Bangkit dari Pandemi Bagi Kelompok Perempuan Pengrajin Tenun Ikat di Kampoeng Tenun Alor Kota Kupang

Abstract

The development of tourism in East Nusa Tenggara is inseparable from the support of the creative economy industry which is actively marketing superior local products, for example, Ikat weaving produced by a group of women in Kampoeng Tenun Alor, Kupang City. This creative industry has been running since 2014, managed by a group of women craftsmen named Ternate who loves ikat weaving and has the vision to introduce NTT woven cloth into a global product. However, this optimistic vision has not been supported by optimal abilities in managing business management in the field of weaving creations. This problem was exacerbated by the arrival of the pandemic which caused the Ternate group in Kampoeng Tenun Alor to face difficulties in increasing work productivity, increasing diversification of woven products, managing business finances, and difficulties in tax reporting. This training is an effort to optimize business management governance in Kampung Tenun Alor. SME business management training contains material on entrepreneurship, finance, and taxation for the creative industry. Through the community education method, 10 training participants from the craftsmen group received business management training and were skilled in managing business management to increase the productivity of the creative economy industry in supporting the revival of tourism in East Nusa Tenggara.