Tourism Business Opportunities in Indonesia after What Happened in Thailand (1)

ASEAN that comprises South East Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, and etc. have been interesting places for tourists to spend their time and money. Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, and maybe Vietnam offer a lot of cultural traditions and beautiful and natural landscapes to invite and please tourists. I think in the segment of cultural and natural tourism industry in South East Asian countries there are two biggest market leaders: Indonesia and Thailand. As we all know, tourism industry all about to make tourists enjoy their visit and feel safe during their visit. So, the politics and security are important. Unfortunately for Thailand, after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ousted from its position by a military coup the security and politics in Thailand are unstable. There were several unrests in Thailand. During Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's era (after Thaksin was ousted and temporary government was led by military generals) , People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protestors had control over 2 international airports in Thailand: Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang and caused a lot of tourists couldn't come in and out from Thailand, infact a lot of them couldn't come out of the airport.

Currently, United Front for the Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), the opposite side of PAD protestors penetrated police barriers and went into Royal Cliff Beach Hotel where most of ASEAN leaders plus China, South Korea, Australia, India, New Zealand and Japan leaders were staying. Because of UDD invation the Thailand government has had to cancel the latest Asean++ Summit. Thailand failed to guarantee the security of that summit and because of that ASEAN plus neighbours countries' leaders safety were in danger, fortunately there were no fatal incidents hit those leaders.

A Business Opportunity: Campina Scoop Counter

Heyhoo, if you are interested in doing business with small fund then this is a suitable business opportunity for you. Campina, as we all know is a famous and well known ice cream producer that was built by the Pranoto family in 1970. At the first time, they made ice cream in their home garage in Surabaya. Then they made ice cream using ice cream maker tool made in Italy during 1970 to 1980s. At 1985 they moved to a factory in Rungkut industrial estate in Surabaya. In the mid of 1990s Campina changed into a modern corporation.

Ice creams and other products of PT Campina Ice Cream Industry are made through several processes using high quality standard materials. PT Campina supports research and development for developing new delicious products to meet customers' needs and wants. There are several kind of Campina's products: stick ice cream, cake ice cream, cup ice cream (i love one of Campina's cup ice cream, that is Concerto Chocolate Sundae), family pack, premium ice cream, and etc.

Campina also revolutionizes the way it sells it's products. Previously it sells products to minimarkets, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and malls. In 2006 Campina started to offer opportunity for investors to invest in Campina Scoop Counter (CSC) program. Investment for that program is approximately 10 million Rupiahs. Investors who join CSC program rent a Freezer Exquisite 320 (125 cm x 70 cm x 200 cm) 215 watt (155 watt + 60 watt of 2 neon lamps), get 7 packs of 5 liters basic flavor ice cream (strawberry, chocolate, durian, chocolate chip, blueberry chip, and etc), and etc. Investors can sell that basic flavor ice creams in cones or mix basic flavor ice creams with other delicious things such as banana, black sticky rice, corn, green coconut, and others. For further information please google it or browse campina website.

Property Business Opportunities in Indonesia

Even though global crisis spread since sub prime mortgages problem in USA affects many countries including Indonesia but there are still a lot of business opportunities in property sector in Indonesia. Indonesia's House of Representatives (or known as DPR Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat) achieved a consensus in January 2008 to allocate 1% of National Budget (or known as APBN Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara) for citizen residential subsidy. That subsidy is distributed to some real estate developers so that the national target 2004-2009 to develop 1.265 million units of Simple Residence/Simple and Healthy Residence, 60 thousand units of Citizen Apartment for Rent (Rusunawa) and 25 thousand units of Citizen-Owned Apartment (Rusunami) can be achieved. Beside that, cabinet minister for citizen residential (Menpera) urges local governments to support the development of those 85 thousand units of subsidized Apartments. So, the development of subsidized residence and apartments is a property business opportunity in Indonesia.

For businessmen who don't know or don't have background in construction business can participate in property business in Indonesia by becoming franchisee of existing Property Broker Corporations in Indonesia, such as Coldwell Banker, ERA, Century21, LJ Hooker, Marvin Reeves, Raine & Horne, Ray White, Professionals, and etc. Only few of those corporation's franchise opportunities is described in detail.

ERA offers franchise opportunities for tax obedient Indonesia citizens that own a Inc. corporation and strategic 100 square meters unallocated building for ERA office, and have fund above 1 billion Rupiahs. Currently ERA Indonesia already have more than 130 office Member Broker and more than 2850 Active Marketing Associates spreads around Indonesia’s big cities. ERA's products and services are: Electronic Integrated Systems (EIS), ERA Referral / Relocation System, Integrated Promotion, Certificate Checking, Comparative Market Analysis (CMA), Property Ownership Credit Program, ERA Move, ERA Renovation, ERA House Insurance, ERA SMS, ERA Customer Care, ERA Free Notaris/PPAT Fee, ERA Community Service. For further information, investors can browse www.eraindonesia.com.

Marvin Reeves Real Estate Indonesia is a global franchise network that operating in the Real Estate sector. Marvin Reeves having the central office in Groningen, Holland. The Marvin Reeves Real Estate Indonesia is a Trading Business jointly established by independent entrepreneurs under a professional centralized management with an integrated and standardized marketing program to present one full services and professionalism. Marvin Reeves offers franchise investment for local investors that comply these requirements:
1. Able to invest fund as much as 591 million Rupiahs (included franchise fee for first year operating business)
2. Franchise fee 80 million Rupiahs/5 years
For further information, investors can contact Marvin Reeves at their central office at Mangga Dua Plaza Complex (Agung Sedayu) Block C no. 6, Jl. Mangga Dua Raya - Jakarta 10730. Telephone: (62-21) 6013738 (hunting) Fax (62-21) 6018037.

Ray White that is a household name and has a long association with the real estate industry offers franchise opportunities for those investors who are interested in it and can comply requirement to invest fund as much as 500 to 1000 million Rupiahs. According to David Chandra, Principal of Ray White Kelapa Gading, Cempaka Putih, and Kuta: "Property agency business is a business with minimum risks, doesn't need a lot of funds, and very profitable. With Ray White's system and its good brand image, i can get unlimited income". For investors who are really interested in becoming Ray White franchisee can contact Trisna Yany in Jakarta (Phone: +62 21 3922 777, Fax: +62 21 3925 528, Mobile: 0817 817 525, Email: trisnayany@raywhite.co.id), or Irene Sutjianingsih in Surabaya (Phone: +62 31 5355 777, Fax: +62 31 5481 688, Mobile: 0817 330080, Email: irene@raywhite.co.id ).