Yamin Yahya (Electrical Power Engineering’2008) & Team: Win IEC 2013
The Forspeed team consisting of Yamin Yahya (Electrical Power Engineering 2008), Ariska Djajantie (Industrial Engineering Management 2010), and Aziz Noor Prabowo (Industrial Engineering 2008) successfully won first place in the Start Up Business category in the largest student business competition in Indonesia, ITB Entrepreneurship Challenge 2013 (IEC 2013). The competition, themed "Real Achievements for National Independence", consisted of a series of events that were held starting in December 2012 and ended at the IEC Expo and Gala Dinner Saturday-Sunday (13-14/04/13) at Soehanna Hall, Energy Building, Central Jakarta.
The IEC itself is an entrepreneurship competition aimed at realizing national independence by fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among students. The competition consists of two categories: Idea Canvas And Start Up Business. Kategori Idea Canvas is aimed at participants who already have a business idea but have not yet realized it, while in the category Start Up Business aimed at students who have started to implement their business ideas.
The business that the Forspeed Team entered in this competition was the Forspeed Exhaust System, a modified exhaust product for motorbikes. sport. By innovating the motorcycle exhaust sport In addition to existing products, Forspeed products are capable of increasing motorcycle performance by up to 15%. In addition, Forspeed also provides after sales service Consumers are offered a 3-year warranty, compared to the usual 6-month warranty for other exhaust products. Forspeed exhausts are manufactured in local workshops in Jakarta, Bekasi, and Purbalingga.
Unexpectedly, this business, which began solely from Yamin's passion for automotive, ultimately convinced the judges, consisting of national business practitioners, to award Forspeed first place and a prize of 35 million rupiah. In addition to its innovative product, the Forspeed Team's business planning and market acumen also added value to the business.
"We have plans to expand this very promising business by creating a better management system and adding other modification products, beyond exhausts. To expand the market, we have also established links with motorcycle communities." sport in Indonesia," said Ariska.
"It feels great to have won and participated in a series of IEC 2013 events that were so well-organized and gave us insight into the business world, especially during the E-Camp stage," said Yamin. "I also advise young people to keep participating." passion"So that all activities feel enjoyable," Yamin concluded.
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