Kendari City''s micro-enterprises struggle with limited capital and low product innovation, with 60% facing difficulties accessing capital. This study aims to examine the relationship between business capital and micro-enterprises'' performance, with product innovation strengthening this relationship. Policy support is crucial for improving competitiveness and sustainability. This study investigates the effect of business capital on business performance in micro enterprises in Kendari City, focusing on product innovation as a moderating variable. Data was collected from 50 respondents using the Slovin formula and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) method. The study validated and tested the data for reliability and validity, providing an overview of the relationship between business capital and performance. Business capital significantly influences business performance, product innovation, and overall performance. Its Path Coefficient is 0.011, with a T-Statistic value of 9.875, above the threshold of Z ? 0.05. Product innovation also positively influences business performance, with a Path Coefficient of 0.004 and a T-Statistic value of 2.855. Business capital''s influence on product innovation is fairly large, exceeding the threshold. Business capital significantly impacts the performance of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kendari City, enhancing product innovation, competitiveness, and market competitiveness. A synergistic strategy utilizing sufficient capital fosters innovative capabilities, resulting in improved performance.

This study aims to determine the extent of the urgency of halal product certification in increasing Islamic economic growth in Indonesia. The method used is library research. The results of the study show that the urgency of halal certification in the growth of the Islamic economy in Indonesia is: (1) Halal certification is an instrument in the halal chain in the Islamic economy; (2) Halal certification encourages Indonesia's achievements through the implementation of its sharia economic system, and (3) Halal certification plays a role in increasing the quantity of economic growth in Indonesia. The research implication is as a reference and motivation for stakeholders, government and society in accelerating halal certification for target products. The novelty of research is the urgency in the movement for halal certification to move to increase the growth of the Islamic economy in Indonesia.