Furniture Business Opportunities in the University

This article aims to provide an overview of the
furniture business opportunities at universities as well as some
aspects that must be understood to start a furniture business. The
existing furniture business at University of Medan is managed by
the Furniture Business Unit located in the FT UNIMED Wood
Workshop. U2F FT UNIMED starts from community service
activities through Intellectual Products Product Development
Program in 2018. Furniture business is very potential for
universities because universities have various potentials, such as:
the availability of human resources (lecturers, technicians and
students), office building facilities, wood workshops, machine
tools, electric power and clean water. Another potential,
universities are able to implement aspects of resource
management such as money, materials, manpower, method,
machine, market, and information that strongly supports the
smoothness of the furniture business. Furniture business aspects
that need to be understood are aspects of marketing, financial
aspects, and aspects of furniture. The Stages to start the furniture
business, namely: stage of preparation, stage of implementation,
and marketing stage. Furniture business in universities gain
added value (value added) in the absorption of labor and provide
employment opportunities and educate students into new
entrepreneurs.