Hendy Setiono

This is Hendy Setiono.

I met him last year in Bandung. We had a good time together - talking and laughing.

So, who is Hendy and why am I writing about him now?

Well, when I met Hendy I knew he is a very successful young entrepreneur. He is only about 24.

So, why write now? Well, I watched a documentary called Million Makers on the MAS flight to London yesterday. It's about young entrepreneurs and how they made it. I was thrilled to see Hendy featured in one of the series.

Based on google records:

Hendy is the founder of Kebab Turki Baba Rafi -a food chain. He is said to have more than 65 outlets across 10 cities in Indonesia. Its kebab sandwiches, as well as chicken and beef burgers, are sold in a variety of restaurant formats from portable booths to shopping center outlets.

His company is also branching out to franchise business consulting. Setiono is the recipient of the Indonesia Small Medium Business Entrepreneur Award (2006) sponsored by the government.

Hendy's story was also featured in many magazines including the Business Week.

Hendy is inspiring.

GEW Malaysia plans to invite young Asean entrepreneurs around the region for a forum - targetted at our own young entrepreneurs. The forum will motivate many young start-ups to push on and university students to think about entrepreneurship as a career..

The forum is being planned as a GEW event. Stay tuned and do tell us who else we should be inviting.

Cheers