Semarang │(October 28, 2017) To commemorate the 89th Indonesian Youth Pledge Day, the Faculty of Economics (FE) at Universitas Muhamadiyah Semarang (Unimus) held a general lecture entitled “Stategies of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Financial Management to Face Global Business Challenges.” Arnas Agung Andrakusuma, S.E., M.M.(head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) for Semarang City area) and Dr. Hardiwinoto, M.Si. (Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Unimus) became the speakers, moderated by Dr. R. Djoko Setyohartono, S.E., M.M., S.H., M.Kn. The general lecture was held in the hall of Unimus Nursing Research Center building, attended by 170 students of the Faculty of Economics at Unimus.
Dean of the Faculty of Economics revealed that we are now live in the global sphere that has no limit, a border-less world with no boundaries. “Competitions at work don’t only happen in the domestic arena also abroad so that we are demanded to change our mindset, to always think globally and have international insight. The general lecture was held as an attempt to create technological-based and international-minded students who are excellent at entrepreneurship.” he stated.
Through their presentations, both of the speakers shared knowledge about tips to compete in the global era. Dr. Hardi said that young generations should always be happy, serious, and sincere in every activity in order to be successful in the future. “Being an entrepreneur is like learning to ride a bike. One doesn’t only learn about theories but also practice it. To get into entrepreneurship, we need to be creative, as well as have dreams and high imaginations for those who can possess the world are those who are creative, as well as having dreams and high imagination. In order to succeed a business, you need knowledge (hard-skill), skill (hard skill) and attitude (soft skill)” he added. “When there is no more a chance, do not regret to much that will hinder you from getting another chance. Youth has to always keep the spirit and resilient, and is not easy to get despair,” he concluded.
In front of Unimus’ students of Accounting and Management programs, the head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Semarang City area stated that, “leadership and spirit of entrepreneurship was very important. By today, the number of entrepreneurs is less that 2%, meaning the chance to be an entrepreneur is still open. Good communication, good networking becomes very important to be mastered by those who want to be successful. To be successful, we also need to have the concept of “eye-catching”, to be different from others, honest, committed to the field and high confidence,” Arnas explained. “When starting a business, do not always think about money, Talking about capital, it is not only about money, it only ranks 10th among the most important points to succeed a business. A more important capital is ability to build relations, especially ability in communication and networking. Also, it is important to have an ability to present business ideas to others as well as to master how to get trust from others,”the young entrepreneur (also head of Baznas and of FKPI) added. “In order to develop the self, there are four keys of success that need to be recognized. They are ability to communicate and build network, ability to collaborate, creativity, and critical thinking towards problems by offering solutions. The other key is “eye catching”, to be different from what have existed so that people will get interested,” he concluded the lecture.
Reported by the Technical Unit of Public Relations and Protocol.
