Bintan Regency is a Regency with the largest decrease in the open unemployment rate for the 2022-2023 period in the Riau Islands. This study aims to determine the strategy of the Bintan Regency Regional Government in reducing unemployment in Bintan Regency. The research method used is qualitative descriptive research with interview and documentation data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that the Bintan Regency Manpower Office has mostly implemented its strategy well from the organizational strategy already having good strategies and policies. The program strategy has a positive impact on the workforce in improving skills and prioritizing the placement of local workers. The resource support strategy is adequate both in terms of human resources, finance, technology and infrastructure. Institutional strategy, responsible for performance targets and exercising its authority in reducing unemployment.

Village-Owned Enterprises are institutions that operate in the field of managing village economic resources which aim to optimize village assets, improve community businesses and increase village income. This increasingly narrow agricultural area has caused the people of Batu Belanak Village to complain because some of their harvests have failed, such as coconuts, the quality of the coconut harvest is not good so it is not suitable for sale and consumption by the local community. This research method uses qualitative research. The data collection technique is using interviews and documentation. There are 4 indicators according to Siagian's role theory (2000:142-150), namely Stabilizer, Innovator, Pioneer and Modernizer. The results of this research show that the role as a stabilizer for the sale of electricity tokens and telephone credit, cattle fattening is one of the BUMDes programs that is running in Batu Belanak Village, the need for cattle, especially Midai Island, the price of sacrificial cattle is too high and the cows that come out will get big profits, fishing gear for Village BUMDes fishermen Batu Belanak provides credit for goods. BUMDes provides credit for goods in installments. The role of BUMDes innovator in Batu Belanak Village will be to create a household credit program. The government's role as a pioneer is to first implement innovation to build cooperation with the community in terms of advancing the village. Role as a modernizer from traditional to modern conditions.

Tanjung Harapan Village has various potential natural and human resources that can be optimized to increase PAD. However, Tanjung Harapan Village faces various challenges in optimizing the potential of natural and human resources in the village. The problems faced include limited resources, low capacity of village officials. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the strategies implemented by the Tanjung Harapan Village government in an effort to increase PADes. This research aims to analyze the strategies implemented by the Tanjung Harapan Village government, Singkep District, Lingga Regency, in  an effort  to increase  Village  Original Income (PADes).  Highlighting  the importance of PADes as a source of financing for village development and improving community welfare. This research uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach.  Data collection was carried out through in-depth interview techniques with village officials and community leaders, participatory observation of village resource management activities, as well as documentation studies related to village financial policies and reports. The data obtained was analyzed using qualitative analysis techniques which included data reduction, data presentation, as well as drawing conclusions and verification to ensure the validity of the findings. The results reveal that the Tanjung Harapan Village government has implemented several main strategies to improve PADes, namely optimizing natural resources through more effective management, increasing the capacity and competency of village officials through training and continuous education.

The establishment of Village-Owned Enterprises is a way to innovate in improving village development, especially in the economic sektor. The reality is that many villages are not ready to manage and even develop BUMDes. This research aims to find out how the development strategy carried out by BUMDes Mitra Karya Sejahtera as one of the BUMDes with developing status in Bintan Regency. The type of research used is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. Then the data collection technique was carried out by interview, documentation and observation.The results show that this BUMDes does not have a clear mechanism in identifying problems, and problems are often handled traditionally through deliberation. The main obstacles in the development of BUMDes business units include the impact of the Covid-19 pandemik, limited capital, and less strategic business locations. While development strategies such as legal entity registration and organizing events have been proposed, implementation has not been optimal. BUMDes have made efforts to realize the strategies, including capital strengthening, HR training, and expansion of business units. However, the impact of these efforts is still not maximized due to limitations in implementation and unsustainable activities. Effective monitoring and evaluation have also not been implemented, given that evaluations are conducted informally and unscheduled.

This study aims to determine and analyze what factors can influence a Purchase Decision (study at Elegant Soes Bukittinggi store). The population in this study are customers who have shopped at the Elegant Shoes store, especially those who live in the city of Bukittinggi with a total sample of 100 respondents who were taken using the Purposive Sampling technique. Primary data collection uses questionnaires distributed to customers who have shopped at the Elegant Shoes store and secondary data collection uses literature studies from reading sources such as books, journals, websites and articles related to research. The results of hypothesis testing in this study state that all hypotheses can be accepted, where the Consumer Behavior variable has a positive and significant effect on the Purchasing Decision variable. This Purchase Decision identifies that the higher the usefulness of the product and the suitability of the product to the consumer's purchase value, the higher the value of the purchase decision and the Online Promotion variable has a positive and significant effect on the Purchase Decision variable, this indicates that the higher the intensity of online promotions carried out by the Elegant Shoes store it can improve the purchasing decisions made by consumers.