Empowering Citizens Through Herbal Incense

DURING THIS INCENSE SUPPLY IS STILL DOMINATED BY PRODUCERS OUTSIDE OF BALI, ESPECIALLY JAVA.

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Business opportunities incense  in Bali is very tempting. In one day, one family in Bali can use as many as 15 daily incense for religious ceremonies. If the majority of families in Bali using incense every day, niche business of producing incense certainly big enough.

Seeing a business opportunity that is,  I Made Dwija Nurjaya  business aim is toempower the people of Bali  in the environment. Looking at it, Dwija steady running this business for residents in Bali is no longer rely on incense products from outside Bali. With experience working in one of the creative business sector in Bali, Dwija tried setting up my own business in 2003 ago.

Dwija said, during this supply of incense is still dominated by producers outside of Bali, especially Java. In addition, the production of Chinese incense also quite dominate supply incense in Bali, in addition to India. He said, because of the needs of incense in Bali is very high, do not be surprised if the shipment incense from outside the island can reach 10 tons a day.

About five tons of incense comes from outside Bali, especially from areas in Java. Some are imported from countries such as China. If the imported parts could be taken over by local manufacturers in Bali, then counting the advantages that can be achieved is certainly quite tempting.

Although the supply of incense is still dominated by the incense of Java and imports, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Udayana, Bali is trying to become a major supplier in their homeland, especially for herbal incense product. He claimed that he only produces herbal incense in Bali even in Indonesia.

In terms of marketing, marketing teacher only herbal incense made by word of mouth and through online. Teacher did not find it difficult to market because homemade incense has special characteristics, the raw material of herbal. "I was advised by the government to Bali herbal incense has a typical," said teacher

Now, he is believed to still supply the incense into a number of areas in Bali. Through this herbal incense business, in 2013 the award was given Dwija "Means Culture Creative Economy" by the city government in Bali.

He is currently focusing his efforts to make growing and being the only major supplier of herbal incense in Bali, so the Balinese people no longer have a dependency on other areas.

According Dwija, important factors that encourage businesses to expand, because it empowers people in the neighborhood to produce incense.