International Journal of Business and Economic Development, Vol. 6 Number 1 March 2018 www.ijbed.org A Journal of the Academy of Business and Retail Management (ABRM) 48 Analysis of internal barriers toward the growth of start up business in Indonesia I Gusti Putu Diva Awatara Anwar Hamdani Siti Fatonah Linda Nur Susila STIE AUB, Surakarta, Indonesia Ardi Gunardi Universitas Pasundan, Indonesia Keywords Internal barriers, start up, SME’s, Indonesia Abstract This study aims to analyzed internal barriers such as motivation, management capacity, funding and marketing influenced toward the growth of start up Business in Indonesia. This research in SME’s Indonesia using samples from 100 respondent with sample technique is purposive sampling. Data collection method used a questionnaire, documentation and interview. The method of analysis used is multiple linier regression. The result showed that the motivation, management capacity, funding and marketing influence on the growth of start up business in Indonesia. Corresponding author: I Gusti Putu Diva Awatara Email address for corresponding author: gruppe_cemara@yahoo.co.id First submission received: 29 th September 2017 Revised submission received: 13 th November 2017 Accepted: 15 th March 2018 A. Introduction Given the current economic challenges facing many countries across the globe, the notion of engendering greater entrepreneurial activity has become a prominent goal for many national governments. The relevance of entrepreneurship to economic development has been highlighted by many researchers (e.g. Davidsson et al, 2006) and it is now well-recognised that education and training opportunities play a key role in cultivating future entrepreneurs and in developing the abilities of existing entrepreneurs to grow their business to greater levels of success (Henry et al, 2003). According to the European Commission (2008), the aim of entrepreneurship education and training should be to ‘develop entrepreneurial capacities and mindsets’ that benefit economies by fostering creativity, innovation and self-employment. More globally, governments across the world are increasingly recognising the positive impact that the creation of new businesses can have on employment levels, as well as the competitive advantages that small firms can bring to the marketplace (Scase, 2000). Moreover, while entrepreneurship provides benefits in terms of social and economic growth, it also offers benefits in terms of individual fulfilment, with entrepreneurship now breaking through the barriers of class,