Business Beginning with Dreams, Fathani Gets Billions of Rupiah from River Water
LHOKSEUMAWE - Dream, business plan and focus are three important words in business. If these three words are practiced with all the heart of God willing will be easy to achieve success. That is an important message that was caught from talks with Haji Fathani (48) at Premium Café Station some time ago.
The man born in Samalanga has a great passion and commitment to success in the business world. The road to success is pioneered by educational education, in this case vocational-based education.
"After graduating from Lhokseumawe Polytechnic, I went to PT PBI at Blang Lancang, then moved to another company several times," continued the seven-year-old son.
Fathani claimed since sitting on the bench has aspired to become an entrepreneur. "Working on others is still needed. Besides adding experience also to raise capital," he said.After feeling enough will
After feeling quite the experience and starting to have capital, Fathani decided to pioneer his own business. "At first I became a contractor. But then interested in penetrating the business of providing Packaged Water Products (PWP), "said this friendly man.
Under PT. PIM there is a bottled water business, Mount Aqua, which has been established since the 1980s. In 2000 Mount Aqua has actually got a market in the community, but the service is not maximal so it does not give big profits. The source of clean water for Mount Aqua is taken from the upstream of Krueng Peusangan.
"So, since 2005 I ventured to buy all the shares of Mount Aqua. Then my management fix. The results are amazing, slowly turnover up from Rp 300 million to now reach USD 3-3.5 billion per month, "he said.
Fathani also takes care of halal certificate in MPU Aceh. "Every month MPU officers come to ensure halal. We follow all MPU directives so that water is completely processed in a lawful manner, "he said.
In its development, the product of Mount Aqua has been changed brand to Mount Drink. Fathani changed this brand because there is a call from Aqua, although actually the brand Mount Aqua clearly different readings from Aqua.
Now, Fathani live enjoy the fruit of his dreams. "When take over from PIM I had taken the help of capital from the bank. But now it has been all, "he continued.
"The demand for bottled water in Aceh is very promising. We are only able to produce 7 thousand boxes, not yet able to distribute to all cities. To Banda Aceh only about 30 percent we are able to fulfill. If there is additional capital, I have an obsession to open a bottled water factory in every district in Aceh, "he explained.
Entrepreneurial spirit is also transmitted to his children. His eldest daughter, Hayatun Nafisah, is enrolled at Entepreneur University Singapore. The second daughter, Zahara Amelia, is currently studying at the Department of Business Management of Trisakti University, Jakarta. "Hayatun had graduation last year, together with President Jokowi's son," said Fathani.
To the young generation of Aceh, Fathani advised not to be afraid to face the future. There are still many jobs that can be worked on. "The important thing is dream, business plan and focus. If you do not have dreams, it is impossible to become a business man, "he said.