Does Technology Improve SMEs Business Success? Empirical Research on Indonesian SMEs

Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of technology usage and financial resources on SMEs business success. Besides, it studies the relationship between SMEs business success and SMEs ownership. This study uses primary data in the form of questionnaires with purposive sampling method. The questionnaires are given to 120 SMEs owners who responsible for the success of their companies. The result proves that technology usage and financial resources have a significant impact on SMEs business success. Besides, there is a significant difference between technology usage and success of business based on SMEs ownership. This study is expected to provide benefits for the SMEs owners in planning the need for technology to raise business success. This study explains the relation between technology usage, SMEs business success and SMEs ownership that has never been performed before.