PENGARUH KEANGGOTAN KOPERASI DAN KARAKTERISTIK PENGUSAHA TEMPE TERHADAP KINERJA KEUNTUNGAN USAHA TEMPE DI INDONESIA

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of entrepreneur characteristics and other variables on the performance of tempe business in Indonesia. Tempe businesses were grouped into two categories, those were members and non-members of KOPTI. The business performance analyzed was business profit. Respondents in this study were micro and small enterprises, which were 1.150 business units of tempe producer. The analytical method used was multiple linear regression analysis. The data utilized were secondary data obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, as well as international publications, national publications and other sources related to the purpose of research. The results showed that age, raw material costs, number of workers, sales allocation, sales distribution, then assistance and training dummy significantly influenced the profit of tempe business.