Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Every entrepreneur has “tasted” acid and salt and gone through various challenges while running his business, including Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Before serving as Mayor of Solo and running as vice presidential candidate number 2 to accompany Prabowo Subianto, Gibran was the son of President Jokowi who was known as an entrepreneur.
Based on research by CNBC Indonesia, on average Gibran's business is in the food and beverage (FnB) sector in collaboration with his younger brother and General Chair of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), Kaesang Pangarep.
One of Gibran's most famous businesses is the Surakarta-based catering company, Chili Pari. Apart from offering catering services, Chili Pari also provides wedding organizer (WO), meeting hall, decoration, wedding cars and bridal make-up services.
Even though he has a fairly large business, the 36 year old admits that his journey as an entrepreneur has not always been smooth. In fact, he was once abandoned by an employee, cheated and unable to pay the installments.
“[Ada] Bank debt, interest cannot be paid in installments. “That's a normal thing,” said Gibran, quoted from the TikTok account @majubersamagibran, Tuesday (6/2/2024).
In the same upload, Gibran also admitted that a number of his businesses had gone bankrupt. Based on research by CNBC Indonesia, four of Gibran's businesses have gone out of business, namely Goola, Ternakopi, Madhang and Siap Mas. In fact, Ternakopi went bankrupt because it didn't sell.
However, Gibran believes that ups and downs are a normal thing that all entrepreneurs experience.
“As entrepreneurs, we often experience failure, are cheated by people, or employees resign to create their own brand. That's something normal,” he stressed.
After being elected as Mayor of Solo, the politician born on October 1 1987 no longer managed his business directly and handed it over to Kaesang. Gibran admitted that he wanted to focus on community service through political channels.
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