Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) are Legal Entities to Realize Independent Villages

This research aims to examine and analyze related to Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes) with legal entities to realize independent villages. The establishment of legal entity BUMDes is a strategic step in strengthening the rural economy and realizing independent villages. BUMDes plays the role of an economic entity managed by the village government and the community, with the aim of improving the welfare of residents through professional and sustainable management of local resource potential. The methods used include qualitative descriptive analysis with a case study approach in several villages that have succeeded in optimizing the potential of their villages through BUMDes. The results of the study show that optimizing village potential through BUMDes can improve the welfare of village communities, create jobs, support local economic growth and make the community's economic resilience that realizes independent villages. The problem that will be discussed in this study is how BUMDes are legal entities to realize independent villages. The research method used is a normative research method with a statute approach and a comparative approach and will be analyzed in a qualitative descriptive manner.