Yang Mi

OPPORTUNITY to open a culinary business is never ending. By selling food and unique embroidery determination to move forward, Markiyat target can reach up to Rp 1 billion in profits next year from sales of business Mie Khangen managed.
The man who was familiarly called this Marki started his business from a cottage industry making ready to eat noodles. Year 2002 was the beginning of his luck melakoni the food industry business.With a capital of 5 million, Marki ventured to open a dry noodle-making business in the number of Depok, West Java. "At that time the capital is still small and mediocre, 5 million that I borrowed from my in-laws, with the capital I have to minimize all expenditures during it, "said this father of two sons.

Opening the dry noodle-making business is not without reason. Because the man born in Yogyakarta, 39 years ago, this never worked in a factory making noodles commonly used for chicken noodle and meatball noodles. "Learning from experience, I see no chance of this business, on the other hand too many successful entrepreneurs who started from zero and I tried this opportunity, "he said.

Marki admit, competitive business of making that kind of dried noodles is not small, especially in the area of Depok. For that, he made a new breakthrough, namely the dry noodles first get halal legality of MUI Barat.Tidak Java province only that, the noodles are also certified free of preservatives from City Health Office Depot. "We were the first company making noodles and the only one who gets the certificate in the city of Depok, this is what differentiates us from other companies," he said.

Lapse of eight years later, the man who had been a national hockey athletes began to expand its business by opening a food business based mi.Kedai eat it, he named Noodles Khangen. With philosophy, buyers are expected to come back to buy noodles. When asked why had to wait eight years to open a diner is, Marki has its own reason.

"It takes careful planning to expand this business, so that later became more optimal," said UI graduate of the Faculty of Letters in 1990 that force. Do not want half measures, Marki began to rack my brain to create new innovations in the culinary industry category especially mi.Dia also experimented with creating green noodles are noodles ready to use by using ingredients from vegetables such as cabbage, katuk, spinach, and broccoli.

"The initial idea blaze when my child is not a fan of vegetables, but a big fan of chicken noodle, from where I combine, noodles made from vegetables," he said. He stated that he made these noodles have a high nutritional value and also had a lot of fiber. For that, go Marki, noodles are safe for consumption by all age groups, be it children, elderly, and pregnant women.

"I also often work with several elementary schools for booking green noodles, the goal for children is more nutritious snacks to eat noodles Khangen this," he admitted. Although only opened April 2010 and then, Mie Khangen shop located at Jalan Merdeka number Raya, Depok II Timur, is preferred by many pembeli.Marki admit, at least 400 bowls of noodles sold per day. In fact, on entering the weekend, orders can be increased up to 500 bowls of noodles.

Not satisfied with one outlet, this bespectacled man began to open two branches in the region Khangen noodle shop Depok.Hingga end of 2010, Marki plans to open four more branches in Jakarta and Depok. Thus, overall there are seven branches of Mie Khangen managed. He mentioned the number Rp70 million to start a business initial investment such culinary business.

"After three months later Alhamdulillah, its capital is back," he said. With hard work and planning capitalize a mature business, a man whose hobby sport has a target to earn income up to Rp 1 billion within a period of six months is not a figment depan.Target only, the article is currently an entrepreneur with 40 employees makes noodle shop Khangen as a franchise business. Two of the four stalls which will Mie Khangen opened at the end of this year are included from the cooperation of the franchise system.

Marki said, with an investment ranging from Rp45 million to Rp60 million, then someone can entrepreneurship through Mie Khangen label name. "I predict, with capital investment, then it can return capital in six months to a year," he added.

Marki next year is also targeting to open 20 stores Mie Khangen, whether through management of the business itself or through waralaba.Tidak system focuses only by opening opportunities in the Greater Jakarta area, he also plans to expand its business in other cities such as Taksikmalaya, Yogyakarta, Purwakarta, Bandung , even Medan.