Performance Optimization of Village- Owned Enterprises Through Business Management Training

Government regulations in improving the community welfare at the rural level are pursued by various strategies, one of which is through the establishment of Village-Owned Enterprises in each village. In the beginning of Village-Owned Enterprises (VOE) management by optimizing from village funds disbursed by the central government starting 2015. The purpose of establishing Village-Owned Enterprises is to optimize the village's superior resources or assets that are managed professionally so that they can become one of the sources of village income that can be used to develop the village. But until now the existence of Village-Owned Enterprises have been suspended because the concepts of establishment and management are not in accordance with the concept of rules. Therefore, business management training and the development of entrepreneurial mindset for the Village-Owned Enterprises organization. The training method is carried out by del ivering the material in general , FGDs, and case studies. From the training results it is clear that Village-Owned Enterprises managers are able to (1) identify the right business opportunities to be developed in each village. (2) creating a work program (3) understanding the meaning of organizational structure and division of tasks and responsibilities (4) realizing that managing Village-Owned Enterprises must be professional and have a strong entrepreneurial spirit. (5) understand the management of VOE must be supported by IT and high commitment is needed.