THE INFLUENCES OF FINANCIAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT TOWARDS BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN OWNED-SMES IN JAKARTA

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out the influence of source of finance, entrepreneurial education, and social support towards business performance of women SMEs in Jakarta area. A total of 146 valid online questionnaires were obtained to empirically test the structural model of the research. Financial, Entrepreneurship Education, and Social Support are the independent variables while Business Performance is the dependent variable. The questionnaire used Likert scale (1 – 5; Strongly Disagree – Strongly Agree) with the convenient sampling method in Jakarta area only. Data analysis is done through validity and reliability test, followed by classic assumption test as well as multiple regression, both to confirm the hypotheses. The result confirms that source of finance, entrepreneurial education, and social support influence significantly on the performance of women SMEs. The study focuses on women entrepreneurs around Jakarta area only, and should owned SMEs for at least a year.