Authors : Juliani Pudjowati, Agus Suman, Rachmad Kresna Sakti and S. Putu Mahardika Adi
Abstract: Business which is included in the category of Small-Medium Enterprises (SME) is the breath of regional and national economy. Some excellent business sectors in East Java are textile commodity manufacturing industries and textile products which are necessarily developed in order to be able to give national Foreign exchange for the sake of society income. A business which is necessary to be developed is small enterprise of handmade mangrove batik in Surabaya. Related to the previous matter, it is important to conduct study towards business network and SME empowerment and its sustainability. The study aims to: examine and analyse the influence of business network towards business sustainability, examine and analyse the influence of business network towards SME empowerment, examine and analyse the influence of SME empowerment towards business sustainability and examine and analyse the influence of business network towards business sustainability mediated by SME empowerment. The object of the study is handmade mangrove batik entrepreneur in Surabaya, East Java. The areas of the study are located in Kedung Baruk, Wonorejo and Gunung Anyar. Total population and sample are 58 respondents of batik mangrove entrepreneurs. The result of the study shows that first, business network insignificantly influences the sustainability of mangrove batik entrepreneurs in Surabaya city, secondly, business network significantly influences SME empowerment of mangrove batik entrepreneurs in Surabaya city. Thirdly, SME empowerment significantly influences towards business sustainability of mangrove batik entrepreneurs in Surabaya city. Forth, business network significantly influences business sustainability which is mediated by SME empowerment of mangrove batik entrepreneurs in Surabaya city.
Juliani Pudjowati, Agus Suman, Rachmad Kresna Sakti and S. Putu Mahardika Adi, 2019. The Influence of Business Network and SME Empowerment Towards Business Sustainability (Study of Handmade Mangrove Batik SME Surabaya). Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 14: 6625-6633.