Friends is a valuable asset for a local small business.

My friend Joko is the owner of Angkringan Mas Joko Solo Ngangeni.

He must close down his traditional restaurant due pandemic COVID-19.

A tight protocol about crowd people make the management of the are close every activity posibility that make people in a crowd.

Joko cannot run his small business because he lost his location. He can not change his restaurant to take away because all the area of his business are closed.

He still can be calm down because he can survive using his saving money.

Time goes by, the pandemic situation impact his financial situation.

Joko is typical person who easy get along with people, he alwais get friends who visit his house.

So he tell his situation to friends.

A friend ask him to use his land for running the traditional friends.

Some friend give suggestion to make an open air restaurant using tarpauline tent.

All of his friends help to make foundation for the tarpauline tent, electricity, bench for sitting outdoor.

Now the restaurant running well with health protocol for Covid - 19, three days ago I met Joko and he tell me that the business even better than before, one day he ru out of drink glasses not because the glasses are in the sink but because all his drinking glasses are on the guest tables.

And what is my role ?

As a Local Guide I do visit his new restaurant, order a glass of hot ginger milk and fried tempe. Take some pictures and videos and add Joko new business on Google Maps.

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