Analisis Pengaruh Pengetahuan Kewirausahaan Terhadap Minat Berwirausaha (Studi Kasus Mahasiswa Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis)

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of entrepreneurial knowledge on entrepreneurial interest among students of Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis. This research aims to measure the extent to which entrepreneurial knowledge influences students’ interest in entrepreneurship and to examine whether the influence is significant. This study is a quantitative research using primary data collected through questionnaires. The sampling technique used is probability sampling, with a total of 100 student respondents. Data were collected using an online questionnaire via Google Form and analyzed using Validity Test, Reliability Test, Classical Assumption Test, Simple Correlation Test, Simple Regression Test, and Hypothesis Testing (T-test). The results of the study indicate that there is a significant influence between entrepreneurial knowledge and entrepreneurial interest. Entrepreneurial knowledge has a considerable and significant effect on increasing the entrepreneurial interest of Politeknik Negeri Bengkalis students