This study is undertaken to find out how SMEs contribute to the economy in terms of employment generation and its impact on the economic growth of the country. Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) is accepted globally as a tool for empowering the citizenry and economic growth. In Pakistan efforts have been made by successive governments to increase employment opportunities, reduce poverty and accelerate economic growth by increasing foreign direct investment, diversifying the economy, enacting policy frameworks which favor small business ownership and entrepreneurship programs. Specifically, this study tends to figure out: how SMEs contribute to employment generation, whether a significant number of people is employ within the SME sector; whether the SMEs increase the income level of people. The total number of employees was 255 being selected randomly from Swat marble industries. A questionnaire was constructed and distributed to the selected respondents. The responses were collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) analytical tool. The study exposes that SMEs play a vital role in employment generation. There is a positive relationship between SMEs and unemployment reduction. The result also shows that there is a positive relationship between SMEs and increase in income level. This study may be beneficial both for practitioners and academicians. For practitioners, the current study may help to devise policies and strategies concerning SMEs to generate employment opportunities. The current study may lead to the generalizability of existing research in the same field as for academic aspect is a concern.
Mudahnya penyebaran virus korona mengharuskan kita menerapkan pola hidup bersih dan sehat sesuai protokol kesehatan yang ada melalui cuci tangan dan penyemprotan cairan kimia yang bisa membunuh virus dan kuman atau disinfeksi. Disinfeksi sendiri harus dilakukan dari lingkungan terkecil yaitu rumah dan dimulai dari diri sendiri. Penyemprotan cairan disinfektan tengah marak dilakukan di tengah pandemi global virus Covid-19. Tidak hanya oleh instansi resmi, warga juga berlomba-lomba melakukannya secara mandiri. (Budiman,2020). Sebagai alternatif pengganti disinfektan dari alkohol dan klorin, yaitu dengan menggunakan air rebusan daun sirih dan jeruk nipis yang merupakan bahan alami dan bisa kita temukan di pasar maupun di perkebunan. Daun sirih bisa menjadi alternatif di tengah kelangkaan bahan-bahan yang digunakan membuat cairan disinfektan. (Wisnu,2018). Pada penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan penelitian yaitu Studi Pustaka (Library Research). Studi kepustakaan adalah pengumpulan data yang dilakukan dengan menelaah dan membandingkan buku, literatur, catatan, serta berbagai laporan yang berkaitan dengan masalah yang akan dipecahkan. Penggunaan daun sirih dan jeruk nipis untuk bahan alami pembuatan disinfektan terbukti efektif untuk menghambat penyebaran pathogen, membunuh pathogen, membasmi virus, kuman, jamur. Kandungan unsur-unsur senyawa dari kedua bahan alami ini berfungsi sebagai antiseptik alami terhadap beberapa pathogen, seperti Staphylococcus aureus., Bacillus sp., Escherichia coli, dan Salmonella Rafi.
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