The Implementation of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Empowerment in Efforts to Boost the Local Economy in Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province

Mohamad Ramly R.N Ladua; Muhtar Lutfi; Yunus Sading

doi:10.55927/eajmr.v5i7.225

Authors

Mohamad Ramly R.N Ladua Tadulako University
Muhtar Lutfi Tadulako University
Yunus Sading Tadulako University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/eajmr.v5i7.225

Keywords:

Empowerment Implementation, MSMEs, Digitalization, Downstream Processing

Abstract

This study analyzes the implementation of MSME empowerment in Palu City across five strategic pillars using a qualitative-descriptive approach. Data were gathered through observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews with 25 informants, then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model. The findings reveal that empowerment is in a transitional phase. Digitalization boosted revenues by 40% but faces an older-generation digital divide. Low-interest credit is underutilized due to weak bookkeeping and post-disaster credit history issues. Equipment assistance sustains production, but self-financing remains limited. NIB issuance via OSS is efficient, yet Halal and IPR certifications are slowed by bureaucratic pace and tax anxieties. Lastly, commodity downstreaming has successfully entered modern retail, but macro-infrastructure deficiencies like rolling blackouts, water shortages, and high cargo costs threaten its sustainability.

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