Helmet cleaning business

Cimahi - Age not a barrier for the dusk launch business. After a dismal cross over into the pay-in tens years, Tanjung Darwansyah find the business of processing animal skin that was not there sesenja age.

Men find Cimahi origin as the choice of his life after an diusia 50-years old. Craftsman himself now processing animals such as snake skin, biawak, buffalo, crocodile, the cow is processed into a range of various products of interest.

As limited only to sell products, non-leather jacket, and then evolved into a company of various products such as leather jackets, shoes, hats, bags, leather belt that is calculated in the domestic market and export markets.

"There is no word late, the business is well water well, from the beginning have a leather jacket for the goods, then I have provided, until now continues," he explained.

I want the secret? According to the requirements to become a businessman there is two that is bold and brave attempt to try again. Money for capital is the number two, self-confidence for a categorical embedded.

"The most important confident, brave try. I is a former employee of PT DI (Dirgantara Indonesia), originally a matter of ngerti menyoal skin, but I want menyoba," he said.

Starting business since 5 years ago, only Darwansyah capital money is less than Rp 20 million from their own wallet. Slowly rotates faster capital so that billions of rupiah currency is also always drop in kantungnya each year. During this period he has also spread to the skin products export many countries such as Malaysia, Australia, America and France.

Mercedez bens former employees also had to learn to make leather products from friends. Apparently working in the provision of PT DI technology directorate at the (design) to make himself easy to master techniques to make leather products.

Raw materials for leather, it is easy to get pasokannya good friend of subscription and at several places in Sumatra. Of raw material prices also vary, for example for python skin can be obtaining the price of Rp 300,000 per meter. Of the type of skin, crocodile skin price is the most expensive, the Rp 200,000 penetrate the number per inch.

Darwansyah proudly say, in the beginning of the business he can orderan for 600 pieces of leather military jacket, this is not apart from services that offer orderan friends.

Although already well everywhere, she recognizes the leather-based products with the export of its own, this is not easy. Generally, the buyer (buyer) want a foreign label, and ask for inclusion foreign countries not to export destination of Indonesia. Although at this time it has its own brand of Dong Jung.

"They (foreign buyers) inginnya brand they used, I sanggupi because what we may need to make money," his him.

Products dijualnya generally occupy relatively top-class product, at least, can be seen from the price of one pair shoes, the skin can reach U.S. $ 500 per pair, or the cheapest price from Rp 600,000 to Rp 5 million. "The message they last 1000 to 2000 pairs of shoes, but may be delayed because of the crisis," he said.

Talk benefits from this business, just promises, Section of each product is created, it is capable mengantongi net margin 30% to 100%.

"Because the price of genuine leather products that dark, how is the price people will buy, if he was like," he said.

He was able to record a sale of Rp 200 million per month, or go through billions of rupiah per year. Unfortunately with the limited amount of production, he was still overwhelmed to serve demand products, especially leather shoes.

"Now there is an order request from Jakarta Raya stand at Grande Market size 40 to 60 meters, but I have not sanggupi," he said.

Darwansyah inspired by the business, can contact:

DONG Jung (Darwansyah Tanjung)
Address: Jl. Nata Complex Endah 12 Blok N, Cihanjuang Cimahi in West Java. (Hen / ir)