Mixed Methods Study to Explore the Portrait of Micro and Small Enterprises in Semarang City During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- DOI
- 10.2991/aebmr.k.210311.083How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Micro and Medium Enterprises, Pandemic Covid-19, Crisis Gripping Strategies, Exploration Studies
- Abstract
This study aims to explore the portrait of SMEs during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The respondents are more than 500 SME actors in Semarang City. Data are collected and analysed by a mixed method. The results show that the SMEs have very various types of business. The length of running business also varies. Many millennials are involved in this sector. The initial capital they use is very varied. The income they receive is also very volatile. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, they generally admit that their income tends to increase relatively. However, during the Covid-19 pandemic, most of them experienced a sharp decline in results. The contributing factor that they conveyed was the existence of a government policy. This research finds that some catering businesses experienced an increased income. A type of business that uses social media assistance has also increased rapidly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research also finds that most of the SME actors don’t receive crisis assistance through various programs. The reason is that they lack access to information. Some of these results confirm the findings of previous studies. However, most of the findings are recognized as initial embryos to be investigated further in future research.
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- © 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
- Open Access
- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Gregorius Nasiansenus Masdjojo AU - Titiek Suwarti AU - Ida Nurhayati AU - Listiyorini Wahyu Widarti PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/13 TI - Mixed Methods Study to Explore the Portrait of Micro and Small Enterprises in Semarang City During the Covid-19 Pandemic BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Banking, Accounting, Management and Economics (ICOBAME 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 413 EP - 418 SN - 2352-5428 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/aebmr.k.210311.083 DO - 10.2991/aebmr.k.210311.083 ID - Masdjojo2021 ER -