Starting your own business does not need to wait for mature age and a myriad of capital. Julie Shie proves it. With perseverance and strong determination, women born in Aceh, 29 years ago, is now successfully become one multinational employers. (Photo: Kontan.co.id)There's no other word to describe the most fitting Julie Shie than tough. Women are not even 30 years starts a business at the age of eight years. Now, Julie has 14 companies with a turnover of billions of dollars per year.
Starting your own business does not need to wait for mature age and a myriad of capital. Julie Shie proves it. With perseverance and strong determination, women born in Aceh, 29 years ago, is now successfully become one multinational employers.
Currently, women's real name Yulianty, born February 8, 1982, it has about 14 companies under the umbrella of the Worldwide Group. Most of the moves in transportation services, logistics, and property. Last year, Julie's total business turnover reaching U.S. $ 12 million.
Born to a family of ordinary and not economically disadvantaged, since childhood, Julie was educated always appreciate the money. In a small town in Aceh, his father was the skipper who also has a public transportation business washing clothes (laundry). Although located, just like that his father never gave Julie allowance. "To buy candy USD 50 only, I first asked all kinds," recalls Julie.
As a result, little Julie become commonplace for the self in order to obtain the desired. At the age of six years, he helped his father in business in order to get more pocket money. Every day, it works to sort clothes and clothing mark owned by the customer.
Julie is also often joined her mother went from one town to another to do business. Because accustomed to communicating with many people, he grew into an outgoing kid and fun.
Preoccupation of parents helping businesses make the achievement of elementary school when the initial entry so muddy. In the first semester of school, he became the only kid in class who can not read. Once the report cards are dealt, he felt very ashamed and determined to change. Since then, he studied very diligently to become the first champion since the second grade elementary to junior high school.
Still, while the school, Julie's still fun to do business. At the age of eight, he was selling candy and snacks in school. Capital of pocket money set aside bit by bit. He is shopping for goods to be sold in grocery stores owned by her aunt.
At the age of 14 years, Julie has worked part time at poultry shops and electronics stores. When sitting in class 3 junior high school, Julie began teaching private kindergarten to junior high school children. The pay is decent. From one student, she could to Rp 80,000 to Rp 120,000. "If collected, my salary could be equivalent to an office employee at the time," Julie said proudly.
However, Julie did not want to continue to be a teacher. He wanted to try something new. Selulus high school, he chose to work in foreign currency trading company. There, he learned from scratch how to analyze technical and fundamental movements of the yen, U.S. dollar and euro.
Because the dollar currency market is active at 12 o'clock tonight, Julie forced overtime and go home early every day. This job only lasted three months. He then worked in PT Toba Internesa, forwarding services company. Because of his achievements, he believes holds the branch in Pekanbaru and Padang.
Because there are internal problems, at the age of 19 years, Julie resigned and founded his own forwarding company called PT Samudera Beautiful Berkatindo (SIB). Capital amounting to Rp 30 million he borrowed from his father and a friend. Less than a month, Julie had a turnover of business and can not pay the debt.
Forward because of expansion
Strong demand makes Julie then build forwarding company in Singapore named Worldwide Shipping Logistic Services Pte Ltd in 2006. The company is bridging the rubber trade in Indonesia, with buyers in China.
Julie also build Omega Shipping Pte Ltd to take care of Sino commodity trade from Asia to China. A year later, he built the Andaman Worldwide Shipping Co. Ltd. in Thailand.
In 2010, this Indonesian cuisine enthusiasts founded the Worldwide Property Investment Ltd in Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand who become marketers of property projects in several countries. This year, he would open an office in Shanghai, Japan, and Korea.
Until now, the Mother of Jiratchaya Parnitehkul Angel, 18 months, because it has a solid activity must deal with 14 companies spread across three countries. "I am ever in the three countries in one day, or attend 10 meetings a day," he said. But, he notes, meetings not to be in Indonesia a traffic jam.
Julie is currently working on large projects by SOEs in China in mining sector. He is also believed to be Singapore's water heater product distributor in Indonesia. Women who can 10 languages also was exploring a book of children's special.
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