valentines day flowersIt is has become a tradition when someone gives flowers to someone as an expression of affection, especially on Valentine’s Day. In general, on February 14, almost all layers of society do valentine day tradition that is expressed through the media interest. This moment would be an advantage for the business interest.

In addition to conventional florist who invaded the buyer, other businesses displaying flowers online outlet orders flooded part of valentine day. As experience A. Budi Priambodo, a businessman who has an interest rate of sales via the Internet telling interest as follows.

Mr. Budi is the responsibility of the store “Bunga Hati Florists” located in the largest flower market in Asia, Rawa Belong, Jakarta. Because the sale did not generate the interest is a significant advantage if only relying on offline sales via conventional stores. Then, he took the initiative to launch a website to promote your business tokobungaonline.net interest via the internet since four years ago. The result, Mr. flower sales. Budi, the IT education had increased 90% from online orders. It was great, until now tokobungaonline.net already have about 400 regular customers from various companies.

Orders usually sell flowers, especially roses creeping up as before Valentine’s Day. Uniquely, whatever price offered flowers, especially roses are always sold-out. No wonder the late Valentine’s Day, Budi raise interest revenue stamp prices rose as much as two to three times as much. For example, package 10 roses bouquet of spring Holland sells for $ 30.00 per package. And on a weekday package price is only $ 15.00 only. From the usual price, the resulting profit margin reached 30%.

Mr. Budi offers tips to attract customer interest, in particular by the bundle package with attractive bonuses such as Cadbury chocolate, mugs, dolls and greeting cards also other interest gifts. In addition, customers who book under date of February 10 would be cut immediately for free plus $ 5.00 fee between. In this way the success of last year Budi deliver 70 packages of fresh roses to the right customers address on February 14. Budi turnover when it reached $ 6000 a day. This year, Budi target packages to 150 flower bouquet behavior.

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Mangrove CrabsMangrove crabs are exported commodities very promising. Based on data available at the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Government of Indonesia, the demand of small crab and seafood restaurant entrepreneur United States alone reached 450 tons per month. The amount has yet to be fulfilled due to the limited nature of the catch in the cultivation and production is still very minimal.

There are two types of crabs that have commercial value, ie, mangrove crabs and small crab. In the world, mangrove crab itself consists of 4 species and the fourth was found in Indonesia, namely: the red mangrove crab (Scylla olivacea) or internationally known, red / orange mud crab,  green mangrove crabs (S.serrata) which known as, giant mud crab,  because of its size that can reach 2-3 kg per cow, S. tranquebarica (purple mangrove crabs) also can reach large sizes and S. paramamosain (white mangrove crabs). In Indonesia, the famous small crab species and the export value is Portunus pelagicus, also known as the Swimming Crab.

State of the crab exports not only Americans but also China, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and several European countries in the region. A company in Tarakan that the crab collectors and exporters claim could only send 20 tons of crab per month to Korea, when demand reached 80 tons per month.

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good goatCimande village located in West Java Bogor region is more known as a place synonymous alternative healing fractures. However, most villagers rely Cimande livelihood from farming and livestock breeding. One of them is a goat farm. Every Eid al-Adha feast comes, about three thousand goats to be sent qurban animals. Therefore, Cimande Village is one of the largest suppliers of animal qurban to Jakarta and surrounding areas. According to the chief Cimande, Alimudin, this village economy is highly dependent on a goat farm. In this place there are about 100 residents who exists raising goats. While other people worked as a keeper of goats, a search of grass and animal traders.

Eid al-Adha feast or Feast of Qurban (Once of  Muslims Feast) is the moment in increasing sales goats. Because on this day, all Muslims who have the ability to simultaneously slaughtered livestock (goat, cow, buffalo or camel) as part of worship. Goats for qurban imported from various regions. Among the Cimande Village, District Caringin, Bogor, West Java. Eid al-Adha feast is the annual provision for the residents of this village so that residents increased activity.

One was in the fattening goats Bunyamin Hajj. He was one of a successful sheep rancher. This goat farm and founded in 1993. Maintained in this place about a thousand two hundred head of goats. On the feast of Eid al-Adha, Hajj Bunyamin animal is unable to handle orders so high qurban. According to him, the goat is intended as a goat qurban animal choice.

Usually if age has reached one more year so the goat can be allocated qurban new. The goat is a goat who maintained excellent race. Because of that, since childhood had been vaccinated anthrax. In addition, “Cacing Cekok” drug was given to goats do not stress and have a high appetite. As for eliminating head lice, goat hair shaved regularly. If fur is not too thick, the growth of goat body can also be easily observed from day to day. In order to avoid skin disease, sheep should be diligent bath. Goats were the main food of grass. It is also given additional food residue out of two times a day. Now it’s time qurban goats are sent to the buyer. Health condition before sending rechecked. There are three official letter which must have qurban goats. Namely animal health certificate, vaccination antrak letters, and news events animal health inspection.

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