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This article discusses an experiential training program that integrates three main pillars for students of Parung Panjang Vocational High School (SMK) in Tangerang: optimizing digital platforms as modern marketplaces, developing innovative product packaging to strengthen sales performance, and applying ethical and legal principles in digital business activities. The program is designed to prepare vocational students to become competent, creative, adaptive, and responsible young entrepreneurs in the digital economy. The implementation methods include project-based learning, workshops, seminars, product simulation, mentoring, and intensive practice in using online marketing media. Students are guided to identify market opportunities, design attractive packaging, promote products through digital channels, and understand consumer protection, intellectual property, and honest transaction practices. The expected outcomes include increased digital literacy, improved packaging design skills, stronger entrepreneurial motivation, and better awareness of business ethics and legal compliance. Overall, this program provides practical learning experiences that connect school-based entrepreneurship education with the demands of the contemporary business and industrial environment. It also encourages collaboration among teachers, students, and local business partners for sustainable vocational development in line with future workforce and innovation needs.

Economic independence for Islamic boarding school graduates remains a challenge amidst competitive job market. This community service (PkM) aims to increase the motivation and insight of female students (santriwati) regarding business opportunities in the service sector as an entrepreneurship alternative without requiring significant capital. The main problem faced by the partners in Baturaja was limited business literacy and the perception that entrepreneurship necessitates physical products. The method employed was socialization through interactive lectures, group discussions, and sharing sessions with academics. The results of the activity indicated a significant increase in entrepreneurial motivation among the students, with 85% of participants now expressing interest in starting service-based businesses such as education, design, or digital services. Furthermore, the participants' understanding of practical steps to initiate a business increased substantially. This activity successfully shifted the students' mindset to become more innovative and independent in facing economic challenges post-boarding school education.

This community-based program aims to strengthen the economic resilience of marginalized groups in Pakistan through a social entrepreneurship model that promotes inclusion, innovation, and long-term sustainable growth. The initiative responds to persistent socio-economic inequalities that limit opportunities for low-income populations, particularly women, youth, and rural communities. By integrating entrepreneurial training, financial literacy education, and community-based business incubation, the program equips participants with the skills needed to initiate and sustain micro-enterprises. The model emphasizes the use of local resources, socially responsible business practices, and community-led decision-making to ensure contextual relevance. Data collected through baseline assessments, participatory workshops, and post-program evaluations show significant improvement in participants’ entrepreneurial competencies, confidence, and engagement in local economic activities. Government officials, NGOs, and private-sector partners reported increased trust and willingness to collaborate with trained communities. Feedback from participants highlights enhanced motivation, improved financial knowledge, and stronger social networks. Overall, the program demonstrates that social entrepreneurship can be a powerful mechanism for inclusive economic development when combined with capacity building, community mobilization, and strategic partnerships. Findings offer insights for policymakers and academic researchers seeking scalable models to address marginalization and promote sustainable growth in Pakistan’s diverse socio-economic landscape.

The characteristics and character of an entrepreneur play a significant role in the success of the business being run. Entrepreneurs often have traits such as courage, creativity, and intensity that allow them to experience various challenges in the business world. Not only that, the ability to take calculated risks and adapt to market changes is also a key aspect in their expedition as entrepreneurs. This trait not only influences business decisions but also contributes to their individual and professional growth. Entrepreneurial character is often indicated by an orientation towards achievement and great internal motivation. They tend to have a clear vision and are able to formulate long-term goals for their business. Not only that, the ability to build networks and establish good relationships with various parties, such as customers, partners, and employees, is also an important aspect of an entrepreneur's character. This helps them in generating new opportunities and maintaining business continuity. In the context of economic growth, a description of the characteristics and character of entrepreneurs is very important for encouraging innovation and business development. By identifying these traits, aspiring entrepreneurs can improve themselves and better prepare themselves to face the challenges that exist. In addition, support from areas such as learning and training can also help hone the personality and character needed to succeed in the world of entrepreneurship.

  This study aims to analyze the role of business incubators in State Vocational High Schools (SMKN) in building student business start-ups in Mojokerto Regency. Business incubators in SMKN have great potential to encourage the development of students' entrepreneurial skills through training, mentoring, and access to business resources. The research approach used is qualitative with a case study method, involving the principal, incubator manager, entrepreneurship teacher, and students as research subjects. Data collection techniques were carried out through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results of the study indicate that business incubators in SMKN act as the main facilitators in improving students' skills and motivation to start a business. Supporting factors for the success of the program include school support, cooperation with the business world, and adequate facilities. However, several challenges were also identified, such as limited funds, human resources, and low student participation. However, the existence of business incubators has had a positive impact on students' readiness to establish start-ups, as seen from the success of several students in developing independent businesses. This study concludes that optimizing business incubator programs requires increased financial support, strengthening partnerships with the industrial world, and integrating practice-based entrepreneurship curriculum. The recommendations of this study are expected to be a reference for SMKN managers and other stakeholders to improve the effectiveness of business incubator programs in producing a competent generation of young entrepreneurs.    

This narrative literature review examines the role of entrepreneurial leadership in Indonesian higher education as a strategic approach to enhancing human resource quality and national competitiveness. Amid rapid changes in the higher education landscape, entrepreneurial leadership emerges as a critical framework that integrates innovation, visionary thinking, calculated risk-taking, and collaborative governance. This leadership style fosters an institutional culture that encourages creativity, flexibility, and continuous improvement among faculty and students, aligning educational outcomes with labor market demands. The review synthesizes current research on how entrepreneurial leadership influences institutional strength, academic quality, and socio-economic development through partnerships involving universities, government, industry, and communities. It highlights challenges such as low entrepreneurial motivation among business students and the need for integrating practical entrepreneurial education effectively. Furthermore, digital transformation and internationalization are identified as key enablers for cultivating entrepreneurial mindsets and skills. The study underscores the importance of comprehensive policies, stakeholder engagement, and contextualized educational programs to support entrepreneurial ecosystems in higher education. Ultimately, fostering entrepreneurial leadership is essential for preparing graduates equipped with critical thinking, project management, and communication skills, thereby contributing to sustainable economic growth and innovation in Indonesia.

This activity aims to explore the effectiveness of cooperative-based entrepreneurial motivation training in improving the performance and sustainability of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), by providing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to become a successful entrepreneur. Pasar Johar Semarang SME entrepreneurs face various challenges in running cooperative-based entrepreneurship. It is often difficult to reach a wider market because of limited access to strategic distribution locations that inhibit the potential for business expansion. Through this training, participants are expected to learn about the benefits of being a member of a cooperative, such as access to capital, training, and business networks. will provide training on a range of business skills essential to SMEs, such as financial management, marketing, and product development. The participants will learn how to manage their business more effectively and efficiently. By presenting speakers from UMKM Center Central Java, participants as SME entrepreneurs in Pasar Johar can ask questions directly related to problems that are often encountered in the field not only about cooperative problems but other complaints ranging from existing regulations, trade permits from orders, and even procedures for getting help from the government. These efforts are expected to help pasar Johar Semarang SME partners in developing cooperative-based entrepreneurship in a sustainable manner.

Objective to mobilize local communities to want to become entrepreneurs by developing all the potential around them, especially for members of the multi-business cooperative "Aneka Usaha" Karangbendo, Kapanewon Banguntapan Bantul. Problem there is still a low level of entrepreneurial spirit and limited knowledge about entrepreneurship, especially for members of the multi-business cooperative "Aneka Usaha", which has not been developed optimally. Method opening a mindset regarding entrepreneurship and providing motivation and practical knowledge to members of the multi-business cooperative "Aneka Usaha" by providing workshops and discussions with business people and new members who do not yet have their own business. Results: Interest in entrepreneurship among members of the multi-business cooperative "Aneka Usaha" is very high, especially for new members of the cooperative. For this reason, partnerships are needed with more established business actors and universities so that new local entrepreneurs emerge more quickly among the younger generation.

This activity aims to resolve existing problems with partners, in order to support poverty alleviation efforts for NTT specialty weaving craftsmen "Kasih Bunda" Lapoem Village, West Insana District. This activity aims to improve the welfare of weaving craftsmen, whose daily work as weaving craftsmen is untouched by entrepreneurial skills. Priority problems: 1) Currently, the production produced is less varied, the combination of motifs is still simple; 2) Do not yet have entrepreneurial skills that produce economic value and are in demand by the market; 3) Do not yet have: entrepreneurial motivation, entrepreneurial managerial, Internet of Things (IoT) based marketing skills; 4) Do not have business capital including equipment and materials needed for weaving activities. The solution and method in this PKM program is to provide skills training to the Lapeom Village "Kasih Bunda" weaving craftsmen, so that partners will be able to produce superior products that have economic value and are needed by the market. To produce products that have sales value, skills training is directed at weaving quality. Therefore, the training provided will also cover technical production, weaving design and Internet of Things (IoT) based marketing which is very suitable for product promotion in the New Normal Era. This entrepreneurship training has social goals and is based on social activities. Therefore, partners will also be given training in entrepreneurial motivation and entrepreneurial managerial skills, which also includes production management, financial management, simple accounting and marketing management. Apart from that, assistance is provided to partners, so that efforts to develop micro business activities among weaving craftsmen can be realized and run well. The outputs that are expected to be realized from this activity are: (1) The formation of partner micro-businesses that are able to provide additional income to the partner members' families, and (2) The creation of partner-produced goods that are marketable. 3) Have an online-based shop such as: Tokopedia, etc

This research aims to analyze student entrepreneurial activities. Specifically, the target of this research is to determine the independent attitude, motivation and knowledge of entrepreneurship towards the entrepreneurial interest of students at the Faculty of Economics, University of Proclamation 45 (UP45). The type of research used in this research is qualitative research with a phenomological approach. The information obtained was in the form of written and verbal data from informants. Meanwhile, the data collection techniques used in this research are observation and interviews. The number of respondents was 7 Management students class of 2021 who took entrepreneurship classes. The results of this research show that increasing interest in entrepreneurship for students at the UP45 Faculty of Economics can be done by conducting structured entrepreneurship lectures, guest lectures, entrepreneurship internships, and student creative programs, while students' efforts to start a business begin with finding product ideas first, discovering partners and links to work together, then the process of creating products.

Youth entrepreneurship plays a strategic role in strengthening local economic development; however, limited knowledge, skills, and business mentoring remain major challenges for rural youth. This community service program focuses on developing youth entrepreneurship through a village business incubator based on the 8P principles: Place, People, Process, Partnership, Profit, Promotion, Product, and Price. The program aims to improve access to entrepreneurial knowledge, skills, and resources for youth in RT 013, Lubuk Gaung Subdistrict, Sungai Sembilan District. The approach employed socialization, entrepreneurship training, participatory discussions, and business mentoring tailored to local potential. The results show increased understanding of business planning, market identification, partnership development, and the use of information technology in business activities. The implementation of the 8P-based incubator model successfully strengthened entrepreneurial mindset, motivation, and youth readiness to develop sustainable local businesses. Furthermore, this program also opens up opportunities for more structured, collaborative business development, which is crucial for long-term sustainability at the village level. Overall, this program contributes to increasing the capacity of youth as agents of change in the local economy.