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Jobs to be a businessman, I guess until whenever is still wide open, not limited. That is, at any time, now or tomorrow, we could have become entrepreneurs. In fact, if we want to quickly become entrepreneurs, we can also do today. For example, we simply come to the notary, make your CV or PT, so we businessman and director of the Governance and Management of our own. And, there is no need any ceremony, because who else is lifting us if not our own. And, do not need no ceremony permanganate all, because who else is lifting us if not our own.

However, try it if we work in firms owned by others, then to be a director takes a long time. It was still very dependent on the decision of our superiors. In fact, in my opinion, to become a businessman and director, should not require work experience. Therefore, basically, our job to become an entrepreneur is not limited.

So, should we have to “be” first. That at least, with us was a director in our own company, is the first step to start a business. And, it makes it much easier business than we are looking for a job. Thus, the “success” that makes us grow a sense of trust formulated. And, as we believe in ourselves, then we will be able to do something.

Many instances in society, that one obtains the position, be it in government or private, but he had no previous experience. And it turns out, he can also do the job well. That is, confidence or “confident” we get when we get success. Although, let’s say that we have set up businesses achieve only small successes. However, it is not a problem. Instead, it will make us more motivated to achieve greater business success.

I think we really should not ignore the small successes. Believe me, that in fact the small successes that will be a tremendous success in the business on our business in the future.

Indeed, for us who are used to linear thinking, would say, that our new first confident of success. If we agree with the opinion, confident new first person to achieve success, then when can we be entrepreneurs?

In business dialogue held by the Indonesian Manager Association (AMA) Yogyakarta some time ago, there was a dialogue participant who asked me, about how the factor of luck and timing factors determine success in business?

How important is it for entrepreneurs luck factor? The Chinese people have a habit, if you want to plunge into the business, then we must have a hockey or a big fortune. If not, then our business will go bankrupt.

If it turns out we do not have any luck, it is suggested we should not set up a business. In fact, I think, whose name was luck or the hockey was actually a part of life that we can not control. We can not guess. And, indeed life. How do we know that we got lucky, if we’ve never tried it. Lucky to be proved, not only be imagined.

I suggest that we might have luck. Only, by a particular situation, good fortune could have then gone. Different view of timing, in any business activities that we do, then we can control it. That is, the timing can be controlled less than a fortune.

Therefore, in my opinion, it may be that business can we start or we take today. But it could, if we start from five years ago. So the timing is a little we can control. Clearly it shows, that the business opportunities that do not know the actual arrival time.

Today could be time for us to take the opportunities that business. And if delayed, it is impossible not to be taken other people and we have lost business opportunities, I think, the first person who sells beverages Aqua in Indonesia, namely Tirto Utomo, also need about 8-year struggle to exist as it is today.

Possibly, the time the product was first raised, not the time or less precise timing. For most who buy the Aqua products are foreigners. But it turns out from time to time people drink Aqua Indonesia began to idolize it. So, people then know by calling water “Aqua”.

So also in the bottle, which was first introduced by Mr. Sosro. Where, at the time tea Sosro entry in the market, nor is it on the correct timing. Thus, the product is to get known and loved the community, requiring a hard struggle.

So I guess, the presence or absence of luck in our business, we should not think about it, because we can not control. But should the timing was right, and hopefully it is in accordance with our luck.

Robert T. Kiyosaki in his book “Cash Flow Quadrant” argue, that the real success is a bad teacher. But it applies to ourselves. That is, as an Entrepreneur, we really should not sit on our own success. Therefore, it will make us become less excited, be creative, make us complacent or arrogant, makes us forget ourselves, not even the possibility of success we achieve will be a boomerang for ourselves. Success was, in my opinion, does not mean “time to enjoy”.

Indeed, our success could plunge us. Moreover, if we are too proud of that success, will make us forget ourselves. Therefore, in order that success is not a boomerang for ourselves, then we must be very clever to manage success. But, of course, others can only learn from our successes.

That may be. In fact, it can make one’s business success. Because, basically learning from others’ successes were legitimate. In short, if a person learns the success of others, it can indeed be a good teacher. Although we really can learn a lot in people who fail. In this context, I think, that we are still enduring business can grow even better in the future, there are times when we must realize this. Or rather, as an entrepreneur should be assessed, that failure is actually the best lessons. Therefore, I think we should not be too afraid of failure. We learn most about ourselves when it fails, do not be afraid to fail. Because the failure was actually the process of us to be successful, I believe, whose name was actually entrepreneurs can not succeed without experiencing failure.

To that end, when we want to start a business or in business when we began to grow, but then suddenly go bankrupt or fail, I think it should not make us discouraged. Instead, entrepreneurial spirit that’s when we have to bounce back. Because, according to my experience and other fellow entrepreneurs, successful new brand, after they had experienced failure of at least seven times. If we just fail two or three times, I think it’s perfectly natural for an entrepreneur.

Properly, the entrepreneur will never endangerment lesson without doing the steps that means. Whether it’s a step that failed or were successful. The steps start from small steps to big steps. In other words, I say a journey of 1,000 km was actually started from a small step. If we do not dare to start or float the business, or when our business grow. I find words interesting for us think together is, “Start a stepped not start”. That is, those who dare to start or expand a business, it’s better than people who did not dare to start or expand a business

State of Indonesia could be said to get ‘The Abundant Blessings’ economic crisis since mid-1998. Because, since the crisis shook Indonesia In that year, not long after came the young businessman businessmen kekancah-business world by relying on a variety of fresh and creative ideas of course.

This phenomenon gradually break the perception of many people, that a successful businessman who owned only a person with a mature and well established. This means that the more days, more wide open opportunity for us, who are still young to realize the potential in the business world, and tasted the success of this field.

Surely you remember, the monetary crisis that has resulted in massive layoffs gelombag in many large companies, thus making unemployment rose very sharply. Of course there are negative impacts, one of them crawling up the crime rate significantly as well. But, unwittingly, the positive effects were pretty great.

In desperate circumstances, many people to rack my brain to be creative and explore the courage to keep fighting for life, in all difficult conditions, socially and economically. Desperate condition raises the courage, creativity, with precise and accurate calculations in starting a business, while making progress diIndonesia business both offline and online is much more pronounced than the echoes before the economic crisis hit the country. Truly Amazing, is not?

Development of young business people in this country are very significant and can not be viewed with one eye by the international ones. You want proof? You try to remember in September of 2009 yesterday, the State of Indonesia managed to dominate the finalist Asia’s Best Young Entrepreneurs 2009. Of the 25 finalists were selected based on selection of magazine readers and the editors Busnisweek, state the name of Indonesia spawned nine young entrepreneurs with age ranging from 19 years.

So it is not uncommon for business development in Indonesia both offline and online, in the last decade (2000-2010) in international markets in its progress so rapidly. Those who have succeeded was not easy to achieve success, at least these businesses have the right mentor, joined in a particular business community, and so on.

So, with this development, young business people both offline and online, it is proper to have a container of targeted communities, to achieve the mission of businessmen, for example by joining in the relevant communities of course, in Indonesia itself has a lot of standing communities this kind, but so far not much business community that can deliver the mission and aspirations of its business as owned by Indonesia Business Online Community, this dikomunitas businesses other than hang out with people who have similar interests, also will get a lot of unique experience of the members, so … for the betterment of your business

Perhaps no other business function is more misunderstood than that of marketing. Most businesses view marketing as simply a fancy advertisement or a new company catalog. Few realize that marketing is arguably the most important aspect of business growth. A successful marketing strategy can mean the difference between business won or lost and ultimately whether a company is able to connect with its customers. In order to increase market share, a company must have a solid marketing plan and a solid sales team to capitalize on the leads generated through those marketing efforts. So, how does marketing help put businesses in front of customers? When it comes to understanding marketing, it’s important to look at the how and the why. What does the company do and how can a company best get this message out to its customers? This is the ultimate message and purpose of marketing. It’s meant to take the best qualities of a company and condense it into a clear and concise message to its customers. There are several different types of business marketing initiatives and they are best explained below.

Brand marketing initiatives

When companies want to illicit loyalty and immediate recognition of their products, they adopt an aggressive brand marketing strategy. An effective brand marketing strategy includes providing a clear message recognizable by the company name, logo, symbol or even catch phrase. It’s ultimately meant to illicit an emotional response in the customer in order to entice them to purchase. Successful brand marketing means customer will immediately identify with the company and recall past experiences.

LEARN THE BASICS

The following concepts are fundamental. Study them carefully, as they are the key to managing a successful business.

• Preparing a Cash Flow Report Finding the Balance Point
• Keeping Your Business Records Surviving the Economic Crisis
• Financing Alternatives Starting a Business – Does the Spirit of the Entrepreneur?

TOOLS TO MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS

• Business Plan Form Return with cash flow projection
• Payroll receivables Cash Flow Return
• Marketing Strategies

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