Sunday 27 May 2007

In business, to my beleive - there is nothing more important than to obtain the first hand information, directly.
This event is simply provide one, and that is the best part.
From Bimo T Prasetyo
I am great that I have taken this opportunity to participate JBBC trip. Although our company Mixit Sdn Bhd , a shoes retailer and distributor already have a business connection with batam franchises, Ibu Diana for the pass 2 years, but we dont have the right time to visit them and provide more deep business management and marketing skill for them to expend the business.

During this 2 days in Batam, I managed to understand more about Batam business activity and movement. We survey few of the shopping mall and give them some ideas how to expend thier business. In the means time promote "Mixit" brand name to Jakarta and others province of Indonesia.

Thank you BNI have this activities and we can connect our business to other
countries. I beleive as a business owners (BNI members), definately you can make use of this platform to connect your business with oversea.

Jasline Yong
Mixit Sdn Bhd

Thursday 10 May 2007



It was a valueble event to business owners from both countries!I personally find this trip enlightening and educational. Although I am not a BNI member, but I felt the warmth from all the participants of BNI.
Morever, I got business contacts from Batm thru this trip. Never regret joining this visit.Thank you for organised this trip.

See Yee
Bamboo Foodcoourt Sdn Bhd


Wednesday 9 May 2007



My original plan for the Batam trip is to get contacts for Indonesian pots, natural stones, feature stones and timber crafting suppliers for my landscape projects and retail outlets in Malaysia. l managed to get the supplier during this JBBC trip. It may sound easy but before this l actually spent 6 years trying different ways but no results. BNI helps me to make the 1st step to connect to Indonesia successfully and safely! Thanks to BNI, especially our Regional Director, Susan Choo and Assistant Director, Zhiwen Chin for all your efforts to make this happened!

Last but not least, besides getting my long awaited contacts from Indonesia, I also got an opportunity to supply something back to them. They showed me around Batam snapping photos of some of the things they wanted! Now, this is another opportunity for me to make money which l've never thought of but was reminded by the Indonesian Supplier! l got more than what l expected from this JBBC trip.

In BNI, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE if we ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE in all BNI Activities.

Posted by Serene Liu - Landscaper

Asia Flora & Landscape Sdn Bhd


The guests of honour
(L) Andi M. Lutfi -MD, PT. Sumatera Promotion Centre,
Jon Arizal - Head of Dept of Ind., Trade & Cooperative, Riau &
Susan Choo -Regional Director, BNI Johor.

Monday 7 May 2007

Johor - Batam Business Connections



On 6th – 7th May 2007, a business delegation group consisting mainly of business owners and professionals from BNI Johor, a Business Referral Organisation visited Batam Island to explore business opportunities together with some of the local business owners there.

The event was jointly organized by Mr. Andi M. Lutfi, the managing director of PT. Sumatera Promotion Centre and Mr. Zhiwen Chin, the assistant director of BNI Johor. Gracing the event were Mr. Jon Arizal, Head of Dept, of Industry, Trade & Cooperative of the Riau Islands Province and Ms. Susan Choo, the regional director of BNI Johor who also spoke on the topic of business networking.

This blog is dedicated to this event.