Examining the Effects of Entrepreneurship Training, Innovation, and Business Capital on Students' Entrepreneurial Interest

Abstract

The unemployment rate among university graduates remains relatively high,
indicating an imbalance between the number of job seekers and available
employment opportunities. This situation highlights the need for alternative
solutions through the development of entrepreneurship among students. This
study examines the effects of entrepreneurship training, innovation, and business
capital on students' entrepreneurial interest at the Faculty of Economics and
Business, Bina Insani University, among the 2022–2024 cohorts. This study
employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional survey design and
simple random sampling. The minimum sample size was determined using the
Slovin formula, resulting in 78 respondents, while 100 valid respondents were
retained for the main analysis. Data were collected through questionnaires in
April 2026 and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 29 with multiple
linear regression. The results showed that entrepreneurship training was
positively and significantly associated with entrepreneurial interest (B = 0.281;
β = 0.257; t = 3.795; p < 0.001), innovation was positively and significantly
associated with entrepreneurial interest (B = 0.546; β = 0.532; t = 7.679; p <
0.001), and business capital was positively and significantly associated with
entrepreneurial interest (B = 0.208; β = 0.207; t = 3.047; p = 0.003).
Simultaneously, the three variables were significantly associated with
entrepreneurial interest (F = 98.215; p < 0.001), with R² = 0.754 and adjusted R²
= 0.747. Innovation showed the strongest relative association with
entrepreneurial interest based on the largest standardized coefficient (β = 0.532).
These findings indicate that entrepreneurship training, innovation, and business
capital are significantly associated with students' entrepreneurial interest. The
findings may provide considerations for developing student entrepreneurship
programs through strengthening individual capabilities and providing
appropriate entrepreneurial support.