DIARY ZARA
2. Beginning of opening the business

J store is a small store built by Zara itself, opened on August 08, 2019.

At that time Zara decided to resign from Zara's job as Admin in a shoe factory after 7 years working there. Zara chose Resign and got 24 million in replacement money.

Zara felt the money was enough to become Zara's stock to build Zara's own business.

It turns out that building a business from scratch is not as easy as imagined. With the money, Zara thought to open a photocopying business and sell ATK.

Zara started looking for a copier. It turned out to be quite difficult to find a copy machine. Until finally Zara chose a small printer machine that can photocopy as well. Because to buy a photocopy cannon machine that the price is expensive, the electrical capacity is large. I dare not take it because it has not seen his chances rame or not. For sure my house is near Junior High School and High School. That's what made me decide to open a photocopy business.

Zara opened her first business in the garage of the house. Absolutely from zero had no experience at all. My mother was angry many times.

"Zara are you sure you want to open a business? " Tell mom

"Mom sure, how can Zara continue to work in the company while my son needs me, mother also needs me to take control mother at all times to the hospital right? " answer Zara.

The first time I got a heart attack was when Zara was working. Mom babysitting my son at home, at that time mother complained of chest pain because usually mother has a history of high blood and smoking too. I bought medicine from the shop. After taking the drug the condition of the mother immediately dropped while at home only two with my son Jarel who was 2 years old. Fortunately, there was one neighbor who was building his mother's house who helped his mother at that time. He told my sister at the time. My sister was at school dropping off Keisha at school. And called me who was working.

I was immediately allowed to go home to my boss. Seeing a mother like that made me worry if I continued to work and left my mother with my two children.

I decided to resign and open a business at home.

It wasn't the support from my mother that I got when I first opened the business. In fact, many times I get the talk of a mother who always discouraged Zara in building Zara business at that time.

First shopping ATK 1 million. Buy a table and chairs and a storefront.

With full confidence Zara opened the business at that time.

It's not easy to run it. The first day of opening my income business is only 16 thousand rupiah.

the first week did not show significant results. But all that never discouraged Zara to keep trying.

"Zara you're crazy, right? Your salary of 2.8 million was left for income of 16 thousand from morning to afternoon. "that's the words of my mother at the beginning of my business.

It hurts, but it's like a whip that makes me not want to give up. One day I can earn an income that can beat my salary in my company first.

I was Ditto's wife at the time.

Zara thought about adding merchandise.

Zara shopping to wholesale near home. To buy a snack. Thank God the sales went up because there are snacks. Add again buy shelves, cigarette storefronts and continue like that every day. What is less added continues like that little by little.

Patience Zara, heartache yes very. But it is an encouragement to be successful in the future.

"At least it didn't last long.your father used to have a shop. But not talented in existing trading even went bankrupt. " The words you always gave me.

Everything I absorbed and I contained in my heart. Hopefully one day I can reverse my mother's words.

That's my plan to use the cash withdrawal balance as well. I want to become a Bank Agent in order to transact cash transfers and others.

Selling pulses, I have started using other applications. And other tokens and payments.

With full confidence I headed to Bank BNI, I met the officer and asked for the registration of Agent BNI. Funny thing is I was greeted with laughter by the BNI officer because I want to open Agent BNI with capitalized 10 million, even photos of my store was still quiet. Maybe they don't believe me.

Until finally there was no response.

I moved to the BRI, and registered Agent Brilink. Alhamdulilah well received but still use BRI Mobile. can not EDC machine.

"Bu if you want a mother EDC machine should target first at least a month mother of 200 new transactions later we give the EDC machine. " Obviously the BRI Officer.

A year I worked with Brilink but never got the EDC machine because the transaction did not reach the target. Indeed, because of the limitations of Capital and too many Administrative deductions so that it is not his profit even money my balance is getting reduced and reduced. Until Brilink finally stopped me.

Over time Zara and Ditto decided to take the car installment that time in March 2020. Zara and Ditto need the car to drive home to Cirebon and take the control mother to the hospital.

Because previously he already had a loan to BNI on behalf of Ditto, his loan for home renovation costs first. So Zara and Ditto decided to take a new loan from BNI for DP Mobil at that time.

Liquid loan from BNI in the name of Ditto, the money used for DAIhatsu sigra car DP at that time amounted to 24.7 million. 3-year installments paid Ditto's salary. The rest we use to build a garage on the ground sebrang house that I use J Store store now.

Daihatsu cars have 5-year installments. So there were 2 installments at that time. We both agreed to take responsibility together. The results of our store business use for the needs of everyday life.

Bismilah can do it if we try together.

I'm willing to work harder, I'm willing to spend every day to meet the needs of my store for our shared dream to be realized. My son is still a kid. Zara and Ditto are young. When we build everything so that when in old age we just enjoy the results.

All the stores from small wholesalers to the largest I have explored to get the groceries that are the right price for me to resell. Because if my focus is only on photocopies and ATK only. don't know how long this is my business.

The coronavirus outbreak hit, none of the students were in school. Everything is online, it makes my photocopy business that has just run quiet.

I decided to take the steering wheel to the camp.

That's where I started shopping at Rangga's. Because after exploring Sukabumi, the most stable grocery shopping place is a Rangga.