Pengaruh Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan Dan Keterampilan Wirausaha Terhadap Keberhasilan Usaha Pada UMKM Di Kecamatan Aesesa Kabupaten Nagekeo

This study aims to determine and analyze the effect of entrepreneurial knowledge and entrepreneurial skills on business success in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Aesesa District, Nagekeo Regency. The background of this research is driven by fluctuations in MSME performance, unstable turnover, suboptimal management, low customer satisfaction, and limited practical skills and knowledge. This study utilizes a quantitative approach with a causal associative method. The population consists of all 3,705 active MSMEs in Aesesa District. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with specific criteria, and the sample size was calculated using the Slovin formula with a 10% margin of error, resulting in exactly 100 respondents. Data collection was conducted via structured questionnaires with a 1–5 Likert scale. Data analysis techniques include descriptive statistics, validity and reliability tests, classical assumption tests (multicollinearity, heteroscedasticity, and normality), multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, F-test, and coefficient of determination administered through SPSS. The multiple linear regression analysis yielded the equation Y = 12.450 + 0.412X1 + 0.385X2. The partial test (t-test) demonstrates that entrepreneurial knowledge has a positive and significant effect on business success (t count 4.120 > t table 1.984, sig 0.000). Entrepreneurial skills also exert a positive and significant impact on business success (t count 3.850 > t table 1.984, sig 0.000). Simultaneously (F-test), entrepreneurial knowledge and entrepreneurial skills have a significant combined effect on business success with F count 38.450 > F table 3.09. The coefficient of determination (Adjusted R Square) value of 0.442 indicates that the variation in business success is influenced by both independent variables by 44.2%, while the remaining 55.8% is explained by external factors outside this research model.