Mr. Agus Yuli from Jombang

Having an interest in a hobby can actually lead to success. Just look at Mr. Agus Yuli, a muffler entrepreneur from Jombang. Departing from his passion for the automotive world, this 40-year-old man has successfully opened a muffler business, starting by making, repairing to selling exhaust. Mr. Agus’ success story begins with his late father-in-law who first opened an exhausting workshop. After learning for 1-2 years from the exhaust workshop owned by his late father-in-law, Mr. Agus dared to open his own exhaust workshop. To be precise, in 2004 Pak Agus managed his own exhaust workshop. “Before working with my father-in-law, I had opened a furniture business for 2 years. However, this effort did not work. Now I happen to be an automotive hobbyist and my father-in-law has an exhausting workshop, so I continue to help as well as learn how to make and repair exhaust, “said Mr. Agus

The twists and turns of Mr. Agus in running the exhaust workshop are of course coloured by experiences or incidents beyond Mr. Agus’ predictions. For example, Mr. Agus has been tricked by a muffler seller, who until now has not sent Mr. Agus’ exhaust orders until his phone number is no longer active. A journalist from the Jombang media also approached Mr. Agus to interview the success stories of Mr. Agus in building a business from scratch. In fact, a group of school children even signed up to Mr. Agus to ask about the success story of Mr. Agus.

The success of his business, Mr. Agus, who has been blessed with 3 children, cannot be separated from the support of the KSP Sahabat Mitra Sejati branch of Jombang. Since joining as a member in 2014, Mr. Agus has received support from KSP Sahabat Mitra Sejati which has always supported UKM entrepreneurs. He received a working capital loan for the first time from KSP Sahabat Mitra Sejati intended to build a house and expand his exhaust workshop, because at that time Mr. Agus was incessantly implementing a ball pick – up system which required capital for the purchase of exhausts. “Of course, my business cannot grow if there is no support from customers or outside parties. It’s not the wrong choice if I have been a member of KSP Sahabat Mitra Sejati since 2014. KSP has given a lot to Sahabat Mitra Sejati for my business. The relationship so far with KSP Sahabat Mitra Sejati is also a very valuable form of support for me to keep my spirit in running this business, “said Mr. Agus closing the conversation.