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The retail grocery business is an important part of the traditional market economy. However, most micro-businesses still face limitations in financial management and inventory control. This community service activity aims to improve the capacity of retail grocery businesses in Bolu Market, Tallunglipu District, through assistance with simple financial record-keeping and inventory management based on sales data. The implementation methods included observation, socialization, training, and direct assistance to business partners. The results of the activity showed an increase in the partners' understanding of the importance of financial recording and inventory, as well as their initial ability to implement daily business recording. This activity contributed to improving business efficiency and supporting the sustainability of micro businesses in traditional markets. Furthermore, business partners have demonstrated improvements in more structured inventory management, resulting in reduced waste and stock discrepancies. This initiative is expected to have a long-term impact on developing the capacity of micro-entrepreneurs in traditional markets.

The Unnoni Weaving Center is a community-led, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development center for traditional weaving. Despite its significant potential, many entrepreneurs in this center face challenges in determining appropriate product prices. They typically rely solely on intuition or follow market prices without considering all production cost components, resulting in very small profit margins and even the risk of incurring losses. In response to these challenges, this community service program was designed to improve the ability of SMEs to determine more rational, measurable, and profitable selling prices through comprehensive and applicable training in production cost calculations. The methods employed included outreach, workshops, intensive mentoring, and hands-on simulations on pricing based on real costs and reasonable margins. The program was conducted in two sessions at the Unnoni Weaving Center Hall, involving 25 local weaving entrepreneurs. The results showed significant improvement, with participants' understanding of identifying production cost components increasing by 76%, while approximately 80% successfully conducted simulations for determining selling prices, taking into account raw materials, labor, overhead costs, and profit margins. The tangible impact of this activity is seen in increased business literacy, more systematic calculation skills, and the confidence of SMEs in determining prices and negotiating with consumers and business partners. Furthermore, this activity is expected to be a starting point for the implementation of a simple financial recording system, increased operational efficiency, and the development of a branding strategy for Unnoni woven products so they can compete more professionally, sustainably, and with high competitiveness in both local and global markets.