Real Work Lecture (KKN) is a community service program by students that aims to empower the community with a cross-disciplinary and sectoral approach. The KKN program in Telaga Jernih Village, Secanggang District, Langkat Regency, aims to overcome the problem of monotonous hereditary livelihoods and open up new business opportunities through economic empowerment and entrepreneurship. Before the program was implemented, most villagers relied on the agricultural sector, especially oil palm and rice, which made the village economy vulnerable to price fluctuations and environmental conditions. This program focused on socialization about livelihood diversification, entrepreneurial skills training, and reducing plastic waste by converting it into products with economic value. Through this training, the community was invited to see local potential that could be developed into new business opportunities. The results of the implementation of this KKN showed an increase in community understanding of the importance of business diversification and the application of skills acquired in starting small businesses in the fields of agricultural processing and plastic waste recycling. Several residents have started new businesses supported by the skills taught during the training. However, several challenges such as low digital literacy and limited access to capital are still obstacles to business development. Therefore, a follow-up program is needed that focuses on developing digital skills and access to capital to support the sustainability of the business that has been pioneered. Overall, this KKN program has succeeded in providing a positive impact on the Telaga Jernih Village community and can be a model for local potential-based economic empowerment in other villages.

Wedding gifts, which used to be personal and called seserahan, are now commonplace in Indonesian society and must be present at a number of wedding events. In Javanese traditional ceremonies (for example in Central Java and East Java), seserahan are usually given the night before the wedding. These wedding gifts have a very promising opportunity if made into a business. This wedding gift making training from all kinds of gifts is open to women in Lebosari Village. The delivery method is by directly providing and making materials to match the desired quality. The trainer first provides the shape of the gift, then the participants are invited to make additional shapes. Participants will also learn about statue making techniques and the tools needed to make wedding gifts. In addition, training participants also get information about the cost of making wedding gifts. The result of this training is that it can make the community more enthusiastic in filling their free time by taking advantage of existing business opportunities such as making wedding gifts.