Business Day TV Big Small Business Show

Big Small Business Show

The Big Small Business Show aims to give viewers practical and down-to-earth business advice and is tailor-made for entrepreneurs. This programme gives great insight and tips to those who want to grow their ventures, as well as those who wanting to take the step towards entrepreneurship.

The show is hosted by Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, an internationally well-known business guru.

An Arena Holdings production.

Keywords: money, opportunity, business plan, business ideas, business news, income, financial news, small business ideas
Weekly English South Africa Business
219 Episodes
36 – 56

The Big Small Business Show - Delegation tips

What are you good at, what are you bad at? You hire in what you’re bad at. Then you look at what you’re good at but you don’t like doing it. Then you hire that person in. In our Training Academy slot this week, Allon Raiz, CEO: Raizcorp, discusses how…
26 Aug 2022 3 min

The Big Small Business Show - Identifying windows of opportunity

When you want to grow, there are windows of opportunity in your market. If you miss them, you may find yourself in a commoditised environment and then it’s too late. But you may have to change your current role in the company to find & utilise these windows. Desiree Gopal…
26 Aug 2022 9 min

The Big Small Business Show - Cash management during growth

Do you want to grow? If the answer is yes, is your cash flow geared for this process? How do you pay your suppliers and how do your clients pay you? If you’re running out of cash in the middle of this process, you need to put alternative measures in…
12 Aug 2022 10 min

The Big Small Business Show - Pricing your FMCG product

You’ve built you brand and now you need to focus on your pricing strategy. Are you going for low quality and low price to distribute to a mass consumer group, or go the opposite way to high quality and high price. Ryan “chef” Lurie from Namyajapan unpacks the strategies of…
5 Aug 2022 10 min

The Big Small Business Show - Franchising tips

Bespoke furniture manufacturing, events, rentals, interior design... How does all of this fit into plans to franchise? And will the dream to train and transfer skills be part of the package? Cindy Malaza from Timeless Opulence steps into conversation with Allon Raiz about her goals for the future.
5 Aug 2022 10 min

The Big Small Business Show - Sales functionalities

In our Training Academy slot, Allon Raiz gives pointers around building your sales functionalities. Ask for referrals. Build channel partners. Build combo packs - combine products / services with other entrepreneurs.
29 Jul 2022 3 min

The Big Small Business Show - Positioning a FMCG product

What do you have to keep in mind when you position your FMCG brand? There are general and specific products /categories and not only do you have to choose, you need to keep your competitors in mind at all times. Ryan “chef” Lurie from Namyajapan unpacks.
29 Jul 2022 9 min

The Big Small Business Show - Importing products under your label

If you’re thinking of importing products with your label on it, you need to remember that you may need to order big quantities. Do you have warehouse facilities to store stock? Bonani Baloyi, MD of MPE Fire Services, steps into conversation with Allon Raiz.
29 Jul 2022 12 min

The Big Small Business Show - Scaling your business

In our Training Academy slot, Allon Raiz gives pointers around scaling, starting with the fact that investors look at your board and EXCO. What is the structure of your team? What is the rhythm of the team? How do you as CEO/MD manage your team? These are all questions to…
22 Jul 2022 3 min

The Big Small Business Show - The retail dilemma

The lockdown forced some retailers to look at local producers instead of importing. This created a classical dilemma for Trudy Mkansi from Ambesha Africa who manufactures African patio furniture. Does she go into retail with her own brand or should she manufacture for established retail outlets?
22 Jul 2022 12 min

The Big Small Business Show - Designing a FMCG product

When you design a FMCG product, make sure the ingredients are freely available, that you’re able to secure supply and that you’re able to find cheap & reliable alternatives. Ryan “chef” Lurie from Namyajapan kicks off our new series on how to build an FMCG product from scratch and the…
15 Jul 2022 10 min

The Big Small Business Show - Strategies to sell to the international market

Sometimes your product is just not totally suitable for local consumption and you need to devise a strategy to sell internationally. If you really want to sell locally, your prices would need to reflect “exclusivity”. Siyanda Mhlahlo, Co-founder of Pex Lifestyle, steps into conversation with Allon Raiz.
15 Jul 2022 12 min

The Big Small Business Show - The blame game in the workplace

The culture of the blame-game is strong in business. How do you as employer stop this? You can’t. What you can do, is to guide your employees to self-discover why certain situations make them angry, sad, aggressive etc. Nikki Seberini, Mind Freedom Fighter, unpacks.
8 Jul 2022 8 min

The Big Small Business Show - #OnThePulse @MTNza

#OnThePulse @MTNza is a drive aimed at the youth of South Africa. They are asked to post videos of their passion points on all social media platforms using these tags, and the winners will receive internships with various captains of industry. Mirriam Mathebula unpacks.
8 Jul 2022 8 min

The Big Small Business Show - Qalisa Hub

Qalisa Hub offers incubation programmes specifically aimed at township entrepreneurs and the end goal is to get these entrepreneurs to the space where they can apply for funding. Sanjay Soni, Co-founder: Qalisa Hub, unpacks.
8 Jul 2022 8 min
36 – 56