Business Week: Indonesia Gudangnya Pengusaha Muda
Posted on September 14, 2009
Comment: 39 Comments Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2009 yang diselenggarakan oleh majalah Business Week benar-benar mengejutkan saya. Di tengah krisis ekonomi dunia, yang juga bertiup kencang ke Asia, termasuk Indonesia, masih tumbuh pengusaha-pengusaha muda baru yang tangguh dan layan diberi apresiasi oleh majalah global sehebat Business Week.
Bahkan, ini yang di luar prakiraan saya, dari 25 nominasi pengusaha muda Asia tersebut Indonesia menempatkan sembilan wakil. Bandingkan dengan India (1), Jepang (1), Singapura (5), Hongkong (2), Thailand (2), China (2), Taiwan (1), Hong Kong (1), Korea Selatan (2). Malaysia? Tidak ada satu pun pengusaha muda terpilih dari negeri jiran tersebut.
Apakah ini artinya Indonesia merupakan lahan subur bagi pertumbuhan pengusaha muda Asia di tengah krisis? Masih bisa diperdebatkan. Tetapi, itulah yang terbaca dari Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2009 hasil seleksi pembaca dan editor majalah tersebut.
Siapa saja para wakil Indonesia tersebut? Saya kutipkan utuh di bawah ini dari situs BusinessWeek.com.
Andina Nabila Irvani (Age: 19, Company: Spotlight)
Andina, a student of visual communication design at Bina Nusantara University, began painting her sister’s canvas shoes just for fun. What started as a hobby has turned into a potential business. Andina and her sister Nerissa Arviana, a graduate of the School of Business and Management at the Bandung Institute of Technology, founded Spotlight and started to produce painted canvas shoes in larger quantities. To expand the business, Spotlight decided to make not only painted shoes but also painted T-shirts and bags. The company has five employees and its monthly revenue has reached $1.5 million to $2 million. Andina is in charge of products and promotion while her sister handles the finances and product orders.
Wahyu Aditya (Age: 29, Company: HelloMotion School)
When Wahyu was 24, he quit his full-time job as an animator to start his own business, HelloMotion School, which today produces hundreds of the brightest young talents in Indonesian film and animation. His Hello festival attracts 300 new works annually, creating jobs and business opportunities for Indonesia’s ever-growing film and content industries. Wahyu was a national finalist for the 2006 IYCEY Design Award and winner of the 2007 IYCEY Design and Screen Award. At 27, he became the first Indonesian and youngest overall to be crowned the British Council’s International Young Screen Entrepreneur of the Year. He is now planning to use his $12,000 grand prize to study the film industry in London and Bristol.
Goris Mustaqim (Age: 26, Company: PT Resultan Nusantara and ASGAR MUDA Foundation)
Goris helps young people turn business ideas into workable plans so they can determine their own professional journeys. He does so while merging an entrepreneurial spirit with environmental concerns. In 2006, Goris founded Asgar Muda, a foundation that empowers youth in his hometown to become involved in educational and cultural issues, with the intent of improving the welfare of the local people.
Oscar Lawalata (Age: 32, Company: Oscar Lawalata Culture)
Traditional Indonesian textiles, natural dyes, and ethnic cultures have always been the elements driving Oscar Lawalata to accomplish his work as a fashion designer and entrepreneur. The fact that nearly all of his designs are 90% handmade gives him the edge in the segmented market of the cultural-based fashion business. Last February he won the British Council’s International Young Creative Entrepreneur (IYCE) Fashion Award 2009 at London’s Fashion Week.
Aziz Setyawijaya (Age: 19, Company: Nomaden Experimental Artworks)
Aziz didn’t even have his own camera when he founded Nomaden Experimental Artworks in 2008. But as a member of the photography club at Gadjah Mada University, he was able to borrow a camera from his friends to get his work done. The success of his business has allowed it to broaden by producing what he calls a memorial book. In just a few months, Yogyakarta-based Nomaden has generated $7,000 in revenue.
Malariantika Yulianggi (Age: 19, Company: Shoyu Pia Cake)
When Malariantika was in the middle of her research on local foods such as cassava, she realized its abundance—and the fact that it still isn’t widely used by Indonesian people. So she started to make Shoyu Pia cake (shoyu is Japanese for cassava). Nowadays, Anggi, as she likes to be called, has six employees to meet increasing demand from her customers.
Roihatul Jannah (Age: 30, Company: Helmiat Bonceng Bocah)
As the motorcycle is the main means of transportation in Indonesia, Roihatul’s Helmiat Bonceng Bocah (HBB) came up with a product that makes it safer for parents to carry their children on a two-wheeled vehicle. This product is designed especially for child safety. Roihatul refined her design to produce a carrier that successfully combines safety and comfort.
Antonius Dian Adhy Feryanto (Age: 30, Company: PT Pavettia Atsiri Indonesia)
Since Indonesia is rich in nutmeg, patchouli, and citronella oils, Feryanto figured there was an opportunity to harness them in an ethical way. This chemical engineer embarked on a steep learning curve to acquire the expertise necessary to develop a suitable production process to transform the raw materials into a commercial product. By 2006, Feryanto and his associates established Pavettia Atsiri Indonesia to produce the essential oils on an industrial scale. Since the business began trading it has enjoyed considerable success; its production has increased tenfold and the company has developed a network of farmers.
Iim Fahima Jachja (Age: 31, Company: Virus Communications)
Virus Communications is an online marketing consulting firm founded in 2006 by Iim Fahima and her husband, Adhitia Sofyan. Today it is Indonesia’s leading online business consultant, known for its online-behavior knowledge and technology. In just three years the company has won big business pitches and handled more than 10 blue chip clients, including Hewlett Packard, Toyota, Auto 2000, Telkom, XL, Smart Telco, Lippo Group, Tupperware, and Sosro
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Well, good luck, Sir… Nice to hear that.. Hope you will be more successful in the...
feed burner sdh dicentang pak
di tunggu artikel kerennya..!
wah sampai ada yang berbentuk surat 
tapi yang modusnya seperti ini pasti sudah ada langkah `mempelajari...
Mantaf Bang….
September 14th, 2009 at 1:31 am
“The company has five employees and its monthly revenue has reached $1.5 million to $2 million.”
ini kok rada meragukan menurut saya
September 14th, 2009 at 1:32 am
Wah, very inspiring…
TFS, Pak Nukman, congrats buat semua…
September 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Soooo inspiring… thanks for share
September 14th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Subhanallah … Luar Biasa
Bener2 Mulai Bangkit dan meretas Jalan Hidup menjadi Pengusaha yg Bermanfaat buat banyak Orang efeknya Nantinya Indonesia akan semakin Maju dg kehadiran Pengusaha2 Muda dan semakin mengikis Angka Pengangguran dan Kemiskinan di Indonesia..
Para Generasi saya..upz Generasi Muda
Maju Terus Pengusaha Muda Indonesia
salam dr Surabaya
September 14th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Wah muda muda semua.. ada yang 19 tahun malah.. Harus lebih hebat ni.. Semangat
September 14th, 2009 at 1:51 am
HEBAT SEMUA!! salut, kagum, bangga utk anak bangsa yg bisa sukses sbg entrepreneur muda.
Sangat terinspirasi, tapi tetep masih bingung buka usaha apa ya….:)
September 14th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Saatnya era kreativitas
Yang muda gak mau kalah
Smg saya jg gak mau kalah ama yg usia kepala 1 neh.
September 14th, 2009 at 4:00 am
Malaysia memang bukan bangsa Kreatif Pak, bisanya cuma MengKlaim karya Putra Bangsa saja. ya wajar Dong Indonesia Mendominasi…kan Negara Kreatif !!!
I LOVE INDONESIA
September 14th, 2009 at 7:25 am
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September 14th, 2009 at 11:32 am
beberapa itu pemenang dari shell livewire. kayanya ada kesalahan data tuh apa nominasi pertama
September 15th, 2009 at 4:09 am
Salut buat mereka semua.. Semoga dunia usaha di Indonesia semakin berkembang dgn hadirnya pengusaha2 muda..
September 16th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Semoga saya menjadi yang selanjutnya…
ahahaha…. :d
September 17th, 2009 at 7:02 am
hebat hebat hebat!!!
kondisi perekonomian Indonesia yang begini begini saja “memaksa” tumbuhnya pengusaha pengusaha muda yg kreatif.
ketika yg lain memandang hal ini sebagai suatu masalah, mereka mampu melihatnya sebagai peluang.
sekali lagi, salut!
September 17th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
semakin besar jiwa entrepreneur org indonesia, semakin cepat jg ekonomi kita membaik.. smg makin byk org yg berani berwiraswasta.
btw, salam kenal yah!
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:56 pm
Hebat teman-temanku..maju terus ya sob…maju terus juga Indonesiaku.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Sayang nukman sudah tidak muda lagi
September 29th, 2009 at 10:02 am
ternyata banyak pengusaha muda di indonesa yang creatif.
harus lebih banyak diekspos media nich supaya menjadi tauladan bagai generasi muda lainya.
September 29th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Siapa bilang Ndoro… Pak Nukman iso nglungsungi tiap 3 taun sekali loh.. liat aja wajahnya sampai sekarang masih tetep nganteng dan awet muda
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
inspiring, banyak yg pada 19 tahun,..wew!
October 4th, 2009 at 5:30 am
Iim Fahira kan sak grup dg mas Nukman tho. Ning oke juga, baru 31 sudah moncer.
aku 43 th baru buat he he
October 5th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Mastono, nda usah minder, berapun umur kita belum terlambat untuk memulai, memulai bisnis bukan harus umur muda atau tua.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Bravo pengusaha muda Indonesia. Tunjukkan pada dunia bahwa Indonesia Bisa……
Mohon inijin posting artikel ini di http://www.sutarmo.web.id
Salam
October 8th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Selamat buat Para Kaum Muda Indonesia.Semoga semua keahlian serta ilmu yang kita miliki dapat mendekatkan diri pada Allah SWT. Ingatlah untuk selalu JUJUR dan AMANAH serta BERKATA BENAR. Negara ini rusak karena Mentalitas yang jelek.
Buat Pak ANTON. Biar bagaimanapun kita harus akui. Malaysia dalam realitanya lebih Maju dari kita. Sekarang tinggal bagaimana kita mengejar mereka. KITA MERDEKA JAUH LEBIH DULU DIBANDING MALAYSIA. BRAVO!!!!
October 15th, 2009 at 8:38 am
salut banget…bikin ngiri sumpah
October 18th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Salut 1000x buat yang muda dan banyak karya,mudah2an saya juga bisa seperti mereka dan untuk kita semua.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:28 am
salut bos, tambah motivasi gw nih… :p btw kayaknya ada yang salah tuh di tulisannya.. bisa di cek di
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/09/0911_asias_best_young_entrepreneurs/2.htm
The company has five employees and its monthly revenue has reached $150 to $200. Andina is in charge of products and promotion while her sister handles the finances and product orders
October 22nd, 2009 at 1:36 am
Inspiring. Mudah-mudahan karyanya tetap dipasarkan di Indonesia.
October 29th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Salam kenal Pak Nukman,
Artikel yang menarik Pak, memberi kami tambahan semangat baru untuk terus belajar.
Salam dari Bandung.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:18 pm
salut buat Wirausahan/wati Indonesia, masa krisis bukan berarti pikiran juga krisis……
maju terus Indonesia
November 12th, 2009 at 6:37 am
Sepakat sama Rommy! Emang modal utama buat wiraswasta itu bukan uang, tapi kreativitas kita. Ayo Pengusaha muda!! Kita bangun ekonomi Indonesia.
Salam!!
November 24th, 2009 at 6:54 am
Bravo pengusaha muda Indonesia>>>>>
November 26th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Luar biasa pemuda kita ini….sukses besar.
December 8th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
salut buat para pengusaha muda Indonesia
December 18th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Salut…
Ide & Kreativitas mereka luar biasa
December 28th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
jika saja semua anak muda punya usaha…hanya dibutuhkan 4.000.000 pengusaha di Indonesia untuk membuat bangsa ini menjadi maju.
January 23rd, 2010 at 1:12 pm
kapan saya terdaftar yach
January 24th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
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March 25th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
moga z gw bs kyk klian cmua
April 21st, 2010 at 3:36 am
waaww keren!!!
kapan ya sy bisa spt mereka???