Sharia Entrepreneurship Model as a Concept for Culture Formation and Entrepreneurship Empowerment in Islamic Boarding Schools

Unemployment is a social problem currently being faced by the Indonesian nation, so it requires serious attention to handle it. One way that can be done to overcome the number of unemployed is to increase the number of entrepreneurs. It is believed that educational institutions can play an important role in increasing the number of unemployed people and reducing the unemployment rate. Islamic boarding schools are Islamic educational institutions spread across all provinces of Indonesia, with a total of 28,984 Islamic boarding schools and 4,290,626 students. Religious teaching alone causes alumni from Islamic boarding schools to be unable to compete in society and are unemployed. The Sharia entrepreneurship model as a concept for cultural formation and entrepreneurial empowerment in Islamic boarding schools is believed to be able to increase students’ interest, culture, and independence in entrepreneurship. Data collection used the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) method. Analyzed qualitatively and described in descriptive form with stages of data analysis, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The selection of informants in this study used purposive sampling. The informants in this research consisted of school principals, teachers, students, and involved lecturers. The results of this research reveal that the Sharia entrepreneurship model as an empowerment concept can increase entrepreneurial culture, interest, and independence. The model must include three criteria, namely character, Concepts, and skills. Meanwhile, the concept of empowerment can be carried out by identifying business potential and capital capacity and improving management in Islamic boarding schools.