Empowering Angkringan Microenterprises through Infrastructure Improvement and Business Mentoring

Abstract

Limited facilities and infrastructure, along with low managerial capacity, hinder the angkringan microenterprises in Kricak Village, Tegalrejo District. These conditions result in low business attractiveness and constrained income growth. This community service program aimed to implement an integrated intervention model through facility improvement and business management mentoring to enhance service quality and entrepreneurial capacity. The method employed a participatory empowerment approach consisting of problem identification, intervention planning, facility improvement implementation, direct mentoring, and qualitative evaluation. Physical interventions included replacing tarpaulins, improving lighting, and providing supporting business equipment, while mentoring was conducted through dialogue and practical guidance on organizing a cleaner and more structured business layout. The results indicate improvements in the physical quality of business premises, customer comfort, and increased awareness and motivation among business actors to manage their enterprises more systematically. Although the impact on revenue growth has not yet been quantified, improvements in business conditions and positive partner responses indicate strengthened internal capacity among the micro-entrepreneurs. Enhanced service quality and business organization have the potential to increase competitiveness and gradually expand income opportunities at the local level. This integrated intervention model proves practical and relevant for empowering community-based microenterprises with limited resources.