Program Pengembangan Usaha Kecil pada Sentra Industri Kecil Handycraft di Desa Tutul Kecamatan Balung Kabupaten Jember (Small Business Development Programs on the Center of Handicraft Small Industry in Tutul Village, Balung Sub-ditsrict, Jember Regency)

Abstract

Abstract
Starting from the existing problems related to human resources where the majority of the people of Tutul
Village have a low educational background. Although in making handicrafts, formal education is not very
important, the low quality of the human resources is not supported by the development programs of skills
training. The second problem is that small handicraft industry businessmen in Tutul village are still
constrained by financial or capital resources, and the marketing process is still conventional, so the amount
of production is still based on the number of orders coming. Therefore, this research aims to describe the
implementation of small business development programs in the center of handicraft small industry in Tutul
village.This descriptive research employed a qualitative approach. The research data were collected through
observation, documentation, and interview. The village head as themain informant was determined by using
snowball sampling technique. To test thedata validity, the researchers conducted perseverance of
observation and data triangulation. Data were analyzedby using qualitative data analysis by Miles and
Huberman, namely data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusion. The findings indicated that
the small business development programs in the center of handicraft small industry in Tutul village werethe
development programs of managerial aspect, especially human resource skills and marketing. The second,
capital development programwas carried out by providing capital assistance to craftsmen by PT Telkom
Jember. The next program was through a partnership program that aimed to expand the network of
craftsmen. The fourth program was the development of the center of small industry under the auspices of
Technical Implementation Unit of Job Training Center (UPT BLK)Jember. The last development program
was coaching carried out by PT Telkom and UPT BLK Jember by conducting training and the assistance of
facilities and infrastructures.
Keywords: program, development, and small industry