Discover your creativity

Do Your business

Business and Creativity, two interesting topics! Some people like to do business for success and some students are successful in business at their young age. The key of business is creativity. Human’s creativity and innovation are the most important economy sources. To expand the horizons and to foster creative ideas of students are goals of Stube-HEMAT. Through a three days training on creative business, Stube-HEMAT  tried to motivate, inspire and equip participants to recognize and to be involved in creative business world.

The program was started with a discussion delivered by Yohanes Andri Wardhana, a general manager of Sebangsa, a company engaged in development of community media, with a topic of gaming application and digital world business. Held on August 6, 2016 at the Secretariat of Stube-HEMAT, it discussed the evolution of the internet, social media user data, such as, Facebook, Line, Instagram and other social media in Indonesia besides business opportunity through gaming application and virtual world.

The activity was continued with a training on August 12-14, 2016 at Wisma Lentera Kasih, Kalibawang, Kulonprogo. A whole first day, the participants were encouraged to create creative business ideas. They were asked to think about the necessity of doing business now days. In the opening session, Trustha Rembaka revealed potency that belongs to the participants that can be converted into something valuable. Participants were divided into groups to motivate each other and discuss creative ideas in business.

The training invited experienced facilitators and business practitioners. UMKM Yogyakarta was represented by Sugiyanto S.Sos., M.M. He conveyed 5W + 1H in business. It consists of What kind of business, Who will be the network, Why choose such a business, and Where & When a business will start. He also added three important points in business, that is,  "open heart, smart and swift-handed". The materials were supplemented through a kind of games which make the atmosphere so pleasant especially with the presence of a young creative batik entrepreneur, named Miftahudin Nur Ihsan, having a specific custom batik.

The session continued with another topic of managing capital and calculating profit by Kelik Tananto, a business practitioner of furniture. Other speakers were Anung Budiyanto (an agency of  printed media) and Sugeng Handoko (pioneer of Nglanggeran tourism village, Gunungkidul). Anung revealed the rise and fall of printed media business especially in digital era where people can access news and information quickly and cheaply. While Sugeng Handoko, a youth pioneer of Nglanggeran tourism village development conveyed his up-down experiences in pioneering and maintaining the spirit of community around the ancient volcano area.

A session of business design encouraged participants to find ideas and business plan they wanted to do. Their planning then were criticized by the facilitators, for example, Mitha, a student of UST shared business ideas of selling buffalo horn accessories from Southwest Sumba.

The final session asked the participants to formulate more specific business and present their business plan. Several ideas were Erwiana (hijab business), Cindy (online fashion business), Ata (traditional hair stylist), Umbu Wahi (traditional sculpture), and Nuel (fashion). This presentation ended the series of  the training.

Success at young age is not easy however it is possible. It needs strong will to grow and try everything. Indeed, not everyone has talent of business, but everyone can learn it. Let us be motivated to reach success. (ITM)