Asia's Best Younger Entrepreneur 2009

Andina Nabila Irvani
Indonesia

Age: 19

Company: Spotlight

Andina, a student of visual communication design at Bina Nusantara University, began painting her sister's canvas shoes just for fun. What started as a hobby has turned into a potential business. Andina and her sister Nerissa Arviana, a graduate of the School of Business and Management at the Bandung Institute of Technology, founded Spotlight and started to produce painted canvas shoes in larger quantities. To expand the business, Spotlight decided to make not only painted shoes but also painted T-shirts and bags. The company has five employees and its monthly revenue has reached $1.5 million to $2 million. Andina is in charge of products and promotion while her sister handles the finances and product orders.