Category: Bali
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From cigarettes to crackers: How one couple turned their business knowledge into entrepreneurship
As the sun hangs heavy in the sky, Edy straps dozens of packets of kerupuk onto his motorcycle. The load towers above his shoulders, swaying slightly as he navigates the narrow roads of Bali. One snapped rope could send everything spilling onto the pavement, a risk he knows well. Eight years earlier, he was managing…
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From carcass to crackers: Inside Bali’s pork skin factories
After immersing with street vendors, I became curious about the supply chain. Where do they get their products? How are their products made? This curiosity cracked opened another story that shifted the focus from “sellers” to “makers.” I didn’t know where to start. But, rather than get lost in an online directory, we decided to…
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From teacher to tofu maker: 100 trays a day in a family factory
In Bali, a small factory built by migrants turns soybeans into livelihoods. Let’s step into Ibu Maemunah’s factory, where 100 trays of tofu are produced each day. Maemunah was once a preschool teacher in Lombok. Today she runs a small tofu business in Bali. She is the boss, managing suppliers, overseeing workers, doing the accounts,…
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Life on wheels: The migrant street sellers of Bali
We’ll head into the streets of Bali where migration, money, and makanan (food) all mix into a life in motion. This story is not about street food, but the people behind it: the street sellers. The majority of small businesses die within 3 years. Each stall that you walk past is run by a brilliant…
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