7 Inspiring stories of Successful Entrepreneurs in Indonesia
1. Susi Pudjiastuti
Women born in 1965 that now serves as the Minister of Marine affairs and Fisheries of INDONESIA under President Jokowi is an entrepreneur who was known for his firm. He pioneered the business in the field of fisheries and then the airline from zero. After choosing to quit school before graduating high SCHOOL, he started his business as a trader of clothes and a bed cover. After seeing the potential of the region of his place of residence, Pangandaran, as a producer of fish, Susi then use it as a business opportunity and switch to fishing effort. With a capital of only Rp750 thousand results from selling the jewels, he began to buy fish from the auction place and market it to a restaurant. After briefly faltered, business Susi finally managed to master the exchange auction fish in Pangandaran and even then penetrated into the export of fish and lobster.
Business the airline is also starting from the fishing business. To overcome the problem of delivery of the fish that slow if by land or sea, Susi bought a plane from bank loans to the transport of the products of the sea, which later evolved into the fleet of the airline Susi Air serving the inland route and carter.
2. Reza Nurhilman
For those who do not know this name, maybe You know more about “cracker demon” Maicih. Yes, Reza Nurhilman is the name of the young man who was in the back of the product cassava chips, extra spicy. Reza start a business cassava chips in mid-2010 a self at the age of 23 years with an initial capital of 15 million dollars. For this business, he holding one manufacturers chips local in Bandung.
Reza started his business by simple marketing, namely through the social media platform, Twitter, prior to developing wings by applying a system of agency use the term General so that their products can reach consumers more widely. The General markets its products by way of around or nomadic.
The young man was born in Bandung, 28 years ago, claimed the key to his success lies in his way of thinking out of the box, namely by not opening stores as most sellers that make their products exclusive. Through Twitter, the generals tell the location information of the sale each day. A way of marketing that is quite unique this proved successful in lifting the name of Maicih in the virtual world. New half year course, turnover Maicih could reach Rp7 billion per month. A fantastic figure, isn't it?
3. Bob Sadino
Born in Lampung, March 9, 1939, the late businessman with full name Bambang Mustari Sadino is one of the successful entrepreneurs who had experienced a fall-up before finally chalked great success. After about a nine-year employee, Bob decided to stop and swerved into an entrepreneur. The first business he started is car rental business, with just one car Mercedes and he supiri own.
However due to unfortunate accident that happened to him while driving the car disewakannya it, business was stopped in the middle of the road. Do not break up the spirit, he later switched professions as construction workers who are paid daily wages. When a coolie, he saw an opportunity other business, the cattle business of the chicken and domestic chicken eggs. With a capital loan of his neighbors, finally Bob began to run the business. First, Bob offers his own merchandise from house to house in the region around his place of residence, especially to the expats, in Kemang, South Jakarta. Business eggs that eventually the sweet fruit and he developed wings by selling meat and vegetables hidoponik. Thanks to its ductility, the business is a success and he founded Kem-Chicks, known supermarket selling a wide variety of farm products and agriculture. Although already successful, he still look simple and often serve their own customers like his own family.
4. Yasa Singgih
Born to a family of mediocre, child birth 1995 and decided to plunge into the world of business since very young. Since the age of 15 years, after his father had a heart attack and need surgery, he began to look for his own money by being the master of ceremonies at a variety of events, birthdays and music. In addition, still in the same age, he started doing business online by selling decorative lamps, but did not last long because the issue of suppliers. A year later, at the age of 16 years, Yasa switch to business mode. Had ups and downs and despised people, to the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars from various businesses, before he eventually managed to build a clothing brand own by carrying the name Mens Republic. In addition, he also manages a business management consulting named MS Consulting as well as residential complexes in the form of plots of land in Bogor.
5. Nicholas Kurniawan
Name, Nicholas Kurniawan may not have been too familiar in Your ear, but this time in the age of very young, 20 years old, he had already become successful exporters of ornamental fish of the youngest in Indonesia. All starting from the conditions of his family who is trapped and in debt, and Nicholas also intend to change his fate. Had a chance to try a variety of business ranging from insurance, food, MLM, and toys, fall and get up and even do not up grade when the class 2 high SCHOOL, he began to bounce back and try his luck with the sell of ornamental fish online through the site Kaskus. Even though it had several times cheated by prospective buyers, the business of ornamental fish Nicholas is now reaching out abroad and in a month the turnover could reach more than Rp 100 million.
6. Sunny Kamengmau
You never heard of the handbag brand Robita? Bag Robita that are so popular in Japan is even reportedly a dream by all among the socialites in the country sakura. The person who was behind the 'kitchen' bag brand Robita this is Sunny Kamengmau, the young man from Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Who would have thought a young man who never graduated high SCHOOL that eventually become successful entrepreneurs that can inspire anyone who hears her story.
Sunny started his business with a capital of reckless. After leaving his hometown and went to Bali, he worked as a janitor in a hotel. Lapse of some time he was lifted into a car park because it is considered to have a good work ethic. During that time, she also took the time to learn English and Japanese. His first salary he set aside to buy a dictionary of two foreign languages and study it diligently. Luck may indeed be in it since the beginning he employed in such hotels, because there he became acquainted with a businessman from Japan who later asked him to supply the leather bag to his country. Even though it was limping for some time, even almost lost all of the dressmaker bags that work for her, Sunny can slowly rise up and business bag that's increasingly strengthened to be able to have 100 employees.
7. Gibran Rakabuming
Current name Gibran Haram may already be known by almost the entire people of Indonesia, outside of the fact that her father, Joko Widodo, is a president of the republic of Indonesia. Gibran is the owner of a business in the field of catering and wedding organizer by the name of Chili Stingray.
Before served become the Mayor of Solo, then jakarta Governor, and finally President of RI, her father, Joko Widodo is a businessman furniture. However, Gibran chose to blaze his own efforts without the intervention of his father. He started his business with apply for a loan to the bank for capital. Even though it was rejected several times, he finally get the approval from one of the banks and with borrowed capital, he started Chile Stingray with orders a small party. Thanks to the ability and tenacity alone, now Chile Stingray is already a lot to handle big orders with number of guests up to thousands of people and businesses Gibran was growing.
How, very inspiring isn't it? Indeed, many who say not all people have the talent so employers, but judging from the stories above, it can be concluded that success is the result of hard work, not pure talent. Hopefully inspirational stories of the successful entrepreneurs at the top You can pick your lesson and become a motivation for You to try yourself in the world of business are limitless. Hopefully You can become a successful entrepreneur like them!