THE INTEREST IN STARTING BUSINESS AMONG ACCOUNTING
STUDENT YEAR 2010 OF UMY IN 2012
ABSTRACT
At present, innovative and creativity
are difficult to developed. This research tried to find the opinion of the
respondent about the level of interest in starting business. This research was
qualitative that collect the data by interview. The respondent were five
students of Accounting Department Year 2010 Muhammadiyah University of
Yogyakarta. This research has found the respondent that interest in starting
business when they still study. There are some factors that influence the level
of interest in starting business. Before starting business we need preparation
and know the impacts that we get. In conclusions, the business can be
formed and developed as like as that you want. The result of the research can
be a new reference to make kind of this research in a bigger scale in the
future.
Keywords: business, interest, student, UMY
A.
INTRODUCTION
Indonesia is a
country with too much population. But the population in
Indonesia is not matched with
the number of jobs, it causes
unemployment continues to increase from year to year. Unemployment problem can
be resolved by the creation of new jobs. Entrepreneurship
for students would be something that
is very encouraging. Entrepreneur will reduce
the amount of unemployment. Entrepreneurship for students is expected to be a
pioneer of economic development in Indonesia. In accordance with the purpose of
Presidential Instruction No. 4 of 1995 is to grow the pioneering spirit of the
younger generation to be able to become entrepreneurs. Especially at this time, the development of free trade causing that all aspects of
society is required to prepare and create new job opportunities. Development of
Indonesia will be more stable if supported by resilient and tough
entrepreneurs. In this time there is
no secret that the government has been very difficult to provide new jobs.
The phenomenon
of unemployment increases
every day and becomes one of the social
issues that require resolution. At least jobs that exist today, the main reason
for the increase in the unemployment rate in the country. Plus some factories
or industries that many employees laid off due to bankruptcy. This condition
can be reduced if we try to create jobs. For that all of society, especially
among students who have the creativity and the provision of knowledge they have
gained in world class, should have the mentality to entrepreneurship than hang
themselves with job hunting along with millions of unemployed who are also
looking for work.
The
interest of student to starting business effected by variety aspect. One of
this aspect is attitude of dependency with their
parents, where
most of the students are always asking for financial support to parents. It
makes them not to develop
and not think creatively. Dependence
on giving parents would cause students to be consumptive. For those with an
interest in students to entrepreneurship will minimize reliance on giving
parents and consumer attitudes inherent. Various
potential benefits students in entrepreneurship, such as having the opportunity to
hone the entrepreneurial spirit, improving
soft skills to be
directly involved in the world of work, increasing the courage
to start a business.
This
research provide information about the interesting in starting business among Accounting
students year 2010 of UMY in 2012. The data collected were based on these
research questions :
1. How is the rate of the interest to start business?
2.
How is the way and
your preparations to start your business?
3.
What is the
implication of starting business in your study?
The
data were taken from the Accounting students of UMY on the interest of starting
business. This research is conducted by interview to collect the data with some
questions related to the topic. Based on the analysis of the interview, we can
know the interest Accounting student of UMY to starting business.
B. LITERATUR REVIEW
Dr. Ir Ciputra defines an
entrepreneur is someone with "proficiency to turn dirt
and junk into gold". Definition changing dirt and junk into gold according
to him there are three main meanings. The first is the occurrence of a
significant creative change: from the dirt and junk that is worthless and
thrown people into something that has a greater value. Both the final result of
the changes have commercial value, not just regarded as a great work, but also
has a high market value. Third gold for an entrepreneur to start bias of dirt
and junk that is not worth, in other words with zero capital.
Entrepreneurship
is an activity that can provide added value to the product or service through a transformation,
creativity, innovation and sensitivity to the surrounding environment,
so that the product or service is more
felt by the user
of products and services (Raymond
Kao).
Entrepreneurship
is the process whereby an individual or a group of individuals uses organized
efforts and means to pursue opportunities to create value and grow by
fulfilling wants and need through innovation and uniqueness, no matter what
resources are currently controlled (Robbin & Coulter).
From the
above definition of entrepreneurship, there are 3 key themes can be identified: 1)
the pursue of opportunities,
entrepreneurship is with regard to the pursuit of trends and changes in the
environment that others do not
see and notice; 2)
innovation, entrepreneurship include changes reshuffle, change shape,
and introduce new approaches that a new product or
a new way of doing business; and 3)
growth, post
entrepreneurial pursuit of growth,
they are not satisfied with a small fixed or remain
the same size. Entrepreneur wants to grow his
business and work hard to achieve
sustainable growth while seeking tendencies
and continue to make product innovations and
new approaches.
