Hartono, Chips Craftsman Who Never Counting Before Run Business
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TANGERANG - "Business was never counting before, counting after start running the business..."
Phrase that asserted Hartono, an craftsman in Solear, Tangerang, Banten. Now, he successfully made a profit of millions in month on reckless capital and thought nothing of it when starting a business.
Men 48 years tell, in 2004 a resident tried to process cassava into chips. Products made of citizens was then a conversation several villages because it is crispy and tasty. No doubt, the local community was then followed in the footsteps process cassava into chips.
"I was initially not interested in being a craftsman of cassava chips. I previously as an employee of a contractor in Central Jakarta. Must leave at dawn, back home at late night, that I do every day for three years," explained Hartono in front of participants of entrepreneurs 'Ayo Kita Berwirausaha' organized PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) in Tangerang resident, recently.
But over time, see his friends chips business success, Hartono was interested. In 2007, he started doing chips business. But not easy as back your hand. Challenges and obstacles in its path with patience.
"My wife assisted chips cooking, frying and packaging in the 3x6 meter overhang house. Having finished goods in small packs for Rp500 per pack, I've traveled around the village offers as well commend stalls and traditional markets. Some are good, some refuse," told Hartono.
Not only that, he also often face a rogue seller like did not pay the debt, fuzzy, does not keep promises, and so forth.
"Do not be an entrepreneur if afraid of being cheated. Because with this bitter experience, surely you do not want to repeat itself and will act more cautiously," he said.
These bitter experiences do not make it retreat. Hartono to stay strong and focused with his business. He must continue to run their business.
And amid efforts to strengthen this business, an offer capital support from PT PNM. He had hesitated for fear of not able to pay the capital loan.
"Fear for can not return, fearing my businesses go bankrupt. But my mind to and principled business before it do not count, but counting after the business street. Employers must be totally reckless. So I borrowed capital loan from PT PNM. I use it for business, not even used for wasting money," he said.
Because of his reckless, company development named UD Dikari with trademark Jawara and Anugrah began rapidly. In the past, Hartono only occupies an area of 3x6 meters with 15 employees. But, after become PNM customer, now he has had a semi production plant with 300 meters a land area with 300 employees and his able to spend cassava as much as 20 tons per month.
PNM itself not only give Hartono capital loan. However, guide also related entrepreneurship and study visits to various cities in Indonesia, even to Thailand.
Head of the Division of Business Capacity Development And Management Services PT PNM, Cut Ria Dewanti justify if PNM to provide assistance in the process of the customer's business activity concerned, regarding the technical aspects of the production process, packing, marketing and finance.
"Do not be afraid to start entrepreneurship. We encourage SMEs to move up a class through a variety of ways so that SMEs can go up a class or classes of simple modern for traditional classes," said Cut Ria.
PT PNM (Persero) itself spread over 62 branches throughout Indonesia, has a service network in more than 3,000 districts, hundreds of Micro Capital Services Unit. Since 2009 until the end of 2015 has disbursed capital amounting to Rp23.1 trillion. Currently PNM has had 300 thousand customers SMEs throughout Indonesia.
Phrase that asserted Hartono, an craftsman in Solear, Tangerang, Banten. Now, he successfully made a profit of millions in month on reckless capital and thought nothing of it when starting a business.
Men 48 years tell, in 2004 a resident tried to process cassava into chips. Products made of citizens was then a conversation several villages because it is crispy and tasty. No doubt, the local community was then followed in the footsteps process cassava into chips.
"I was initially not interested in being a craftsman of cassava chips. I previously as an employee of a contractor in Central Jakarta. Must leave at dawn, back home at late night, that I do every day for three years," explained Hartono in front of participants of entrepreneurs 'Ayo Kita Berwirausaha' organized PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) in Tangerang resident, recently.
But over time, see his friends chips business success, Hartono was interested. In 2007, he started doing chips business. But not easy as back your hand. Challenges and obstacles in its path with patience.
"My wife assisted chips cooking, frying and packaging in the 3x6 meter overhang house. Having finished goods in small packs for Rp500 per pack, I've traveled around the village offers as well commend stalls and traditional markets. Some are good, some refuse," told Hartono.
Not only that, he also often face a rogue seller like did not pay the debt, fuzzy, does not keep promises, and so forth.
"Do not be an entrepreneur if afraid of being cheated. Because with this bitter experience, surely you do not want to repeat itself and will act more cautiously," he said.
These bitter experiences do not make it retreat. Hartono to stay strong and focused with his business. He must continue to run their business.
And amid efforts to strengthen this business, an offer capital support from PT PNM. He had hesitated for fear of not able to pay the capital loan.
"Fear for can not return, fearing my businesses go bankrupt. But my mind to and principled business before it do not count, but counting after the business street. Employers must be totally reckless. So I borrowed capital loan from PT PNM. I use it for business, not even used for wasting money," he said.
Because of his reckless, company development named UD Dikari with trademark Jawara and Anugrah began rapidly. In the past, Hartono only occupies an area of 3x6 meters with 15 employees. But, after become PNM customer, now he has had a semi production plant with 300 meters a land area with 300 employees and his able to spend cassava as much as 20 tons per month.
PNM itself not only give Hartono capital loan. However, guide also related entrepreneurship and study visits to various cities in Indonesia, even to Thailand.
Head of the Division of Business Capacity Development And Management Services PT PNM, Cut Ria Dewanti justify if PNM to provide assistance in the process of the customer's business activity concerned, regarding the technical aspects of the production process, packing, marketing and finance.
"Do not be afraid to start entrepreneurship. We encourage SMEs to move up a class through a variety of ways so that SMEs can go up a class or classes of simple modern for traditional classes," said Cut Ria.
PT PNM (Persero) itself spread over 62 branches throughout Indonesia, has a service network in more than 3,000 districts, hundreds of Micro Capital Services Unit. Since 2009 until the end of 2015 has disbursed capital amounting to Rp23.1 trillion. Currently PNM has had 300 thousand customers SMEs throughout Indonesia.
(rnz)