Interview with Success Entrepreneur

       Name 

      Rinda Kusuma Winti

Date of birth

Surabaya, 1 February 1978

How did the business start?

In the beginning, i starting the business just for fun, filled the spare time trying to create business from car rental, and have a fresh market store. When car rental business runs it make dizzy because the car sometimes taken away by people. Then, trying to open a market stall fresh, at that time the market was quiet so few buyers and eventually bankrupt. After getting various experiences from previous business endeavors, finally i trying to make siomay at home, initially ,i make 50 seeds and then sold, so many people who start ordering.

Why decide to make this business?

Because I see that siomay’s demand  and many people like it very much

Which college do you study? And what faculty?
I studied at STT Telkom majoring in informatics engineering.

Why do you choose this businees ?  Your major in college is different from the field business.
I ever worked on telecom company  for 5 years. I decided resigned from the company  because I want to take care my children by myself, otherside I still want to work, doing something for my family. The job that can take care a children also is become an entrepreneur, so I decided to become self-employed.

The majors at college are different from those in the current business, how do you get the recipe and the skills?

I joined a cooking course before starting business.

How many branches that you have ? In which city..?

There is in Jabodetabek, Tegal, Magelang, Surabaya, Palembang, Makasar and Banjarmasin

What is your strategy in handling the employees?

We make the rules, so the employees work by the rules. the rules cover the hours of work entry, and if late what penalty. In production we have clear guidance. We called it SOP (standard operation production).  so they work just follow the SOP.

What are the obstacle during ruin the business? How you handle it?

Many obstacle from the beginning, such as employee’s lack of discipline, delivery, costumer and raw materials. Sometimes we are late delivering goods to costumer, missing the raw materials etc. We learn from experienced and always fixed it.

What is your next business target  ?

Currently we are already in some supermarkets (tip top, lotte, carrefour), the future we want to make food other than siomay such as side dishes and snacks, now there are siomay, batagor, otak-otak,  next  we want to expand our branch from Sabang to Merauke.

What is the  key of your success ?
Focus, many prayers, patient, innovative and creative.