Achieving business success can pass a lot of ways. One of these reckless actions as did Andika Lubis. Without the provision, he went to the United States. Now the company that he built a huge success recorded a turnover of up to Rp 400 million per month.
Many entrepreneurs are successful even without a large capital. One of them is Rama Andika Lubis. Male graduates of Architecture National Institute of Technology Bandung is more desperate to start his business with capital. After all, the desperation that led him to be a young entrepreneur, multi-Rp 5 billion per year.
Currently, through the flag Eprodeco, Andika managed to become a trusted decorator large number of managers mall in Jakarta. His clients ranging from Plaza Indonesia, until the company's range of Panasonic large and XL Axiata. One decorating project could be worth up to USD 300 million.
Not just a decoration, through the holding company of PT Andrafa Abiatama, Andika also provide one stop shopping of creative design, printing, merchandise, decorations, and event organizer. Since it was first established in 2008, the client Andrafa already reached hundreds of companies. Most of them utilize the services Andrafa at the launch of the product.
From small, Andika, who was born in Kinabalu, on September 18, 1974, was a hard worker. Her father always stressed to try to get what she wants. "If you want toys, I have to buy your own from the savings, plus the money my father a little," recalls Oliver, so he called.
Similarly, when the college. Because of his father's business went bankrupt in the field of interior design affected by the monetary crisis in 1998, Oliver must helter-skelter looking for extra cost of school by working odd jobs. Luckily, at that Citibank offers credit card programs for students. He became the agent of the seller. Considerable advantage. "Can you make adds added to tuition," he said.
The principle that hard work is not easy to forge Dika be given up and dare to pursue a dream. Right after college, he briefly worked in one company. But, not long ago, he decided to resign because want to gain knowledge and gain work experience in the United States (U.S.).
With capital loan from the grandmother of Rp 10 million to buy tickets, go to the U.S. reckless Andika. In fact, when the situation was precarious following the WTC tragedy of 9 / 11. Luckily, he escaped on a tourist visa to the administration at the airport. Because the only armed with money 100 dollars from his uncle, he was forced to not eat when the aircraft transiting in Singapore and Japan.
Arriving in the U.S., Oliver visited her aunt to stay alive. Because only a ride, she did not dare ask for more money. He decided to find a job. The easiest opportunity is to be delivering newspapers. Incidentally, there is a newspaper deliveryman near the residence aunt Dika entrust the job to.
Every morning, Dika delivering newspapers with his aunt's car. Delivering newspapers decent wage. In two weeks, he was getting paid $ 1,500 U.S.. Less than two months, he could pay the debt to her grandmother.
Dika also a lot of life is sustained by the compassion of others. Over the past have not had a work visa, he helped a Chinese-American citizens. "I use her ID during the work," he said.
Slept only two hours
Long story short, Dika enroll to obtain a student visa. He wanted to study at private universities in the field of business management. Not unexpectedly, he was accepted.
While in college, Dika increase her hours to become shopkeepers, from 16:00 until 22:00. He slept for two hours, then began pukukl 24.00 to 06.00 started delivering newspapers. He continued his time to lecture starts at 7.00 am until 13.00 pm. "I did the routine for four years," said Oliver.
In 2003, there was sad news coming from Indonesia. His father died of illness. His mother recalled Dika. He had to replace his father as the backbone of the family. With a heavy heart, Dika leaving school and starting a business from scratch in Indonesia.
His first effort is to develop creative design and event organizers with a friend. The effort was successful and managed to record a turnover of up to Rp 2 billion per year. Unfortunately, because there are internal conflicts, Oliver decided to get out.
Capitalized savings, along with his wife, Fauziah Pospos Rany, whom he married in 2005, Oliver built a business rival. Through Andrafa Abiatama flag, he started to get various projects. "First, I trusted the Panasonic provides a variety of merchandise and printing products," said Oliver.
Dika also worked on decorating the mall and apartment interiors. A number of apartments in Jakarta've got a touch of design Andika. Now, he is negotiating to build a stage show circus. "Its value reached USD 700 million due to stage a strong have ridden an elephant," said Oliver.
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