Track 24.
1). Interviewer: Nuri. Yandi, so where did you get the idea for your business?
2). Nuri : Well, we first got the idea for Choc-o-Bars a few years ago when I read in a newspaper that chocolate sales in Asia are increasing very fast in China, for example, chocolate sales increased by 20 percent last year!
3). Yandi : ... and in Indonesia by 25 percent! I had some experience in the chocolate business, so we decided to start our own company.
4). Interviewer: And how did you get started?
5). Nuri : Well, we had some savings, but not enough to start up. So we made a business plan. Then we went to our bank and asked them to give us a loan. The manager who advised us was very helpful.
6). Interviewer: So what was the biggest investment?
7). Yandi: Our factory, of course. It's only a small factory, but the equipment was expensive. We bought some of it secondhand and managed to find some bargains.
8). Interviewer: That makes a lot of sense. And what are your highest costs now?