HOW TO START A SMALL BUSINESS? BAGAIMANA MEMULAI USAHA KECIL?
(1) Buatlah bagan (rencana) keuangan anda->Chart your way to financial success. What price do you intend to sell your product or service for? How much will it cost you to produce? Work out a roughly estimated profit remembering to factor in fixed costs like rent, energy etc. (2) Lihatlah pesaing anda->Check out your competitors. How much are they selling a similar product for. Can you add something to it to make yours different and hence a better price? (3) Promosikan produk anda->Put down your Unique Selling Proposition. Also how are you going to market your product? Via newspapers, a website, through word of mouth? (4) Tentukan jenis usaha anda-- seperti usaha perorangan, PT, CV, dan lain-lain-> Decide what type of business you would like to be -- an incorporation, LLC, etc. This is important for tax purposes. (5) Tentukan pembiayaan/modal untuk usaha anda->Think of how you're going to finance your business initially. The bank, venture capitalists, angel investors, SBA grants(government), your own savings are all options. Remember the four F's for invesment: founders (people who share your idea), family, friends and fools. (6) Buatlah barang atau jasa yang dibutuhkan oleh masyarakat/pelanggan->Make your product(s) or service available to customers using your marketing strategy above. (7) Tetap jaga agar biaya-biaya tidak melebihi perkiraan dalam menjalankan bisnis anda->Keep a close eye on your running costs and keep them in-line with your projections. (8) Belajarlah->Learn. Find buddies, mentors, local business-related organizations, Internet forums, and especially wikis to discuss the details of running a small business. It's much easier for everyone to perform their core businesses well and prosper when they don't waste time and energy "reinventing the wheel" on housekeeping. (9) Dapatkan akun permulaan untuk menyelamatkan usaha kita nanti->Get your accounts in order right from the start. Saves you tedious work later. (10) Dapatkan/buka akun (rekening) dagang untuk memudahkan kredit/pinjaman dari bank->Get a merchant account. A merchant account is a contract under which an acquiring bank extends a line of credit to a merchant, who wishes to accept payment card transactions of a particular card association brand. Without such a contract, one cannot accept payments by any of the major credit card brands. (11) Tentukan metode pembayaran seperti kartu kredit, dan kartu debet->Set up payment methods like credit card and debt card. (12) Tetap konsisten memberikan penilaian/apresiasi terhadap mereka yang mungkin nanti menjadi pelanggan anda->Keep in mind to always provide VALUE to those who may be your customers. You probably can't beat a big business on price in commodity items, so develop and get recognized for your expertise. Let your customers know they'll ultimately do more (or enjoy more) with with your maybe-a-little-higher prices and superior guidance or service. Show off a few things on a wikis and make presentations to show your skills. You could even branch out into consulting. You might be able to beat a big business in differentiated items[1] like services or decorative goods, too, if you can do better at replacing costly hidebound practices like creating a perception of quality and recognition with an expensive location with cheaper, better ones like making it easy for your customers to praise your quality online
