Government's Role in the Development of Blacksmiths Home Industry in Kampar Regency

Abstract

This article discusses the home industry of blacksmith craftsmen which is a form of community business that can be empowered by the government. The aim is to find out and explain the role of the Kampar Regency Government in empowering blacksmith craftsmen. The collection of data and information was done through observation, interviews and documentation with qualitative data analysis methods. The results of the study prove that the role of the government in fostering the home industry of blacksmiths is as a coordinator by issuing various policies, as a facilitator (coordination, synchronization, and control) stimulator (integrating investment programs), and as a mediator (intermediary) cooperation with other business actors can be in the form of providing raw materials and marketing of handicrafts. The conclusion of this study is that the government plays a role in fostering blacksmiths as a policy-making coordinator, as a facilitator for business and environmental development, as a stimulator by opening up investment opportunities for companies.This article discusses the home industry ofblacksmith crafts which is aform of community business that can be empowered by thegovernment. The aim is to find out and explain the role of the KamparRegency Government in empowering blacksmith crafts. The collectionof data and information is done through observation, interviews anddocumentation with qualitative data analysis methods. The results ofthe study prove that the role of the government in fostering the homeindustry of blacksmiths is as a coordinator by issuing various policies,as a facilitator (coordination, synchronization, and control), stimulator(integrating investment programs), and as mediator (intermediary)that cooperates with other business actors in the form of providing rawmaterials and marketing the handicrafts. The conclusion of this studyis that the government plays a role in fostering blacksmiths as a policy-making coordinator, as a facilitator for business and environmentaldevelopment, and as a stimulator by opening up investmentopportunities for companies.