The Ministry Of Industry Improves The Quality Of The Fashion And Craft Industry Through This Program
JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Small and Medium Industries (IKMA) of the Ministry of Industry (Kemenperin) improves the quality of the creative industry in the fields of fashion and craft through the Creative Business Incubator (CBI) - Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC) program. Director General of Small and Medium Industries (IKMA) Kemenperin Reni Yanita explained that the Creative Business Incubator program is one of the efforts of the Directorate General of IKMA, through the Bali Creative Industry Center (BCIC) in fostering creative Small and Medium Industry (IKM) players, especially fashion and craft fields, in developing their business to advance to class. "The purpose of implementing a Creative Business Incubator or CBI-BCIC to increase the business capacity of new entrepreneurs engaged in the Fashion and Craft Industry so that they can move up in class," said Reni during the CBI-BCIC 2023 Graduation at BCIC Tohpati Denpasar, Bali, Friday 8 December, quoted from Antara.
BCIC's Creative Business Incubator activities are carried out by involving academics, industry coaches, fashion and craft business practitioners, venture capital and investor angel. "This activity is carried out for two years which includes the classic learning stage (camp) in the first year for 6 weeks which ended with business pitching participants in front of potential investors as well as a mentoring program (coaching) in the second year which was implemented for approximately 6 months," he explained.Reni emphasized that success in doing business requires hard work and sacrifice. Incubator participants in 2023, both those who have gone through classroom and mentoring sessions, should be appreciated because they have dedicated their time and energy in no time. "I am sure that this sacrifice will not be wasted because it will be the capital of the success of the participants' businesses in the coming years," he added.Reni hopes that the guidance that has been provided through this Creative Business Incubator can inspire participants to be able to use the knowledge that has been obtained, maintain information networks and communication between participants and resource persons, as well as become economic drivers in the community and become an example for fashion and craft industry players. "We also expect the participants to invite other fashion and craft creative IKM players, both family, friends, and neighbors, as well as neighbors, to participate in the CBI program and other BCIC programs in order to realize equitable distribution of fashion and craft creative IKM coaching throughout Indonesia," he said.Reni explained in this BCI program several alumni have also received investment from investors to increase production capacity by building new factories. And there are several alumni who have successfully penetrated the export market and become leaders in certain fields.