The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Student Entrepreneurship
Tria Mardiana (a*), Agus Setiawan(a), Tuessi Ari Purnomo(a), Oesman Raliby Al Manan(a)

(a) Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang

Abstract

Covid-19 in 2020 has an impact on various aspects of human life. The economic aspect is one of the dominant aspects affected by Covid-19. Many employees and laborers have been dismissed and even dismissed due to imbalance economic conditions. Moreover, the existence of physical restrictions adds to the adverse effects of economic conditions. Other conditions in the education sector are also affected by the economic impact because the burden of paying semester money is getting heavier. Entrepreneurship is one of the things that is expected to be able to minimize the worsening economic conditions due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study is to find out how many students who are entrepreneurial are affected by Covid-19 and how their readiness is in mitigation if this happens again with a similar case. The research method uses descriptive analysis with a questionnaire method and interviews of student entrepreneurs at the University of Muhammadiyah Magelang. The results showed that the effect of Covid-19 directly affected 42% of entrepreneurs, and the remaining 58% had no effect. The influence and absence of Covid-19 includes several factors, including the production model, raw materials, marketing model, market share, and of course how much dominance of similar products is.

Keywords: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, human life

Topic: Education