Face to Face... : An Young Entrepreneur's view

Hi Readers..

This is an interview with an young Entrepreneur…. Owner cum Manager of Malai Mart, Kulalumpur... Mr Aurlyn… (This is my first experiencine in an interview… plz forgive me if in case of mistakes.. )

Welcome Sir,

.Aurlyn:Thanks. Thanks for having me.
.me: here’s a quick question …. how is food business these days
.Aurlyn: good... food biz is always good
.me: for how long have u been in biz
.Aurlyn: 3 years
.me: ancestors did the same biz
.Aurlyn: nope
.Aurlyn: my dad worked in a chemical company and had a sundry shop
.me: oo... you are great... u have the guts to have biz of your own.. I honor your guts…
.Aurlyn: what is there to be afraid about
.Aurlyn: jump first worry later… ha ha ha
.me: ha ha ... sure..
.Aurlyn: ask most of the people who does biz, most of them do it because ...... 1.They have the opportunity 2. Because they inherited it 3. Because they got no choice, do or die
.me: mm.. i get it...
.me: how many outlets you have
.Aurlyn: still one
.me: oo.. good.. Further plans..
.Aurlyn: of course . .. Some expansion plans
.me: what is the plan..
.Aurlyn: that I cannot tell you… ha ha
.me: ha ha .. Business secret..
.Aurlyn: but generally, to have more outlets and eventually franchise
.me: wow..
.Aurlyn: nobody's doing tacos or oblong burgers
.Aurlyn: ha ha , except for maybe mc D and KFC (tacos)… probably
.me: mm ..sure.. if there is a market potential we need to tap it..
.Aurlyn: definitely
.Aurlyn: when I started with cupcake biz, there were not many people doing it
.Aurlyn: now, its like everyone is into cupcakes
.Aurlyn: but i have my client base already
.me: oo .. that’s awesome
.Aurlyn: who are so hardcore, eveyone else is not nice
.Aurlyn: hahaha
.me: thats good..
.me: what kind of customer base u have..
.Aurlyn: ho.. do you mean, demographics?
.Aurlyn: or numbers?
.me: mm... not exatly
.me: i was about to ask ... what the segment of customer mostly u serve..
.Aurlyn: all demographics
.Aurlyn: are you working?
.me: am a student.. and a part time blogger
.me: mmm.. some insight.. yes
.Aurlyn: well, everyone eats burgers and tacos... they are dinner items right
.Aurlyn: so, I have curtomers from 7 years old to 70 years old
.me: wow..
.me: so its really a large base.. :)
.Aurlyn: you can say that
.me: what do you feel that you have that will make you special.. and successful
.Aurlyn: my hard work and intuition…
.me: Whats your plan for New yr
.Aurlyn: ha .. I thought you will not ask… am planning to add catering services and supplies
.me: that’s wonderful.. all the best for your growth
.Aurlyn: thank you
.me: a few words for my readers
.Aurlyn: Don’t miss any opportunity … if it doesn’t come to you … go for it…
.Aurlyn: all the best.. you ll also achieve your goals

.... that was all for today....