Pelatihan dan Pendampingan Pembukuan Sederhana dalam Upaya Peningkatan Literasi Keuangan Pelaku UMKM di Pajangan, Bantul

Abstract

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as a driving factor for Indonesia's economic growth for the welfare of society. This is shown in the high absorption of labor up to >90% and business actors continue to increase. In the Hamlet of Need Lor and Mangir Kidul, Pajangan District, Bantul, quite a number of MSME actors have been recorded. The business run by the community is an effort to improve the family's economy. Behind the business they run, MSME actors have never made financial records of the business they are running. Furthermore, MSME actors still combine business and personal finances. Based on these conditions, training and assistance for simple MSME bookkeeping is needed. The purpose of this service activity is so that MSME actors understand the preparation of financial reports and can apply them appropriately to the business they are running. The method used to carry out this activity is participatory between partners and the implementation team which is detailed in several activities which include training, mentoring and evaluation. The results obtained are MSME actors have the knowledge and skills in carrying out financial bookkeeping properly. This activity is expected to have an impact on MSME actors so that they have the ability to improve the quality of the business they run and are able to manage cashflow professionally so that they have consideration in making decisions to plan future business strategies.

Keywords:MSMEs, Financial Literacy, MSME Bookkeeping