ABSTRACT

Islamic business has taken an important part in supporting the existence of the halal industry in Indonesia. Also, businesses that implement Islamic values are preaching (dakwah) efforts to introduce Islamic economics to the public. Therefore, it is important to help the development of this business going forward. One of the factors that helped the development of the business was a network based on Islamic values. This study aims to find a network-based Islamic business performance model in achieving business success. This study uses a qualitative approach by taking a sample of 11 Muslim entrepreneurs from the Non-Riba Community (MTR) in the City of Semarang, Indonesia with the snowball method. The study results show that the Islamic network can strengthen the performance of Islamic business in achieving success, especially in supporting the acquisition of capital without debt (non-usury) and strengthening Islamic business ethics in the members of the community. Islamic values-based networks have become more effective with the presence of pioneers (the most successful community members) who play an active role as mentors or motivators and movers in the business community.

Keyword: Islamic Business, Networks, Pioneer