SME Zone Small Business MBA

Small Business MBA

Small Business MBA is a practical guide to entrepreneurship, hosted by Raizcorp trainer Yasmeen Alli. Each week she gives us essential advice on a different aspect of your business, and chats to expert guests for their perspectives.

Keywords: money, opportunity, business plan, business ideas, business news, income, financial news, Arena Holdings, small business ideas
Weekly English South Africa Business · Education
41 Episodes
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Small Biz MBA - Strategically delegating tasks

Yasmeen Alli of Raizcorp looks at how to strategically delegate taks which often take up much of a business owner's time. Joining in on this discussion is MD of Tailor Me, George Diab who talks through the critical information which should reflect on a quotation document.
5 Feb 2019 20 min

Small Biz MBA - Implementing systems and processes

This week on Small Biz MBA, Yasmeen Alli takes a look at practical ways to implement systems and processes into our businesses. Joining her for this discussion is Yashmita Bhana, Managing Director at Nihka Consulting
12 Nov 2018 17 min

Small Biz MBA - Unpacking the legalities of your business

Yasmeen Alli takes a look at the legal system that a business is required to work within. She is joined by entrepreneur and attorney; Cezanne Britain she is the CEO of Britain Renecke and will to help us unpack what we need to know about the legalities of our businesses.
6 Nov 2018 18 min

Small Biz MBA - Digitisation is imperative rather than a luxury

This week we continue our discussion around systems and processes. Digitisation is imperative rather than a luxury and Mpho Morodi, Business Development Director at Letjeka Consulting joins Jasmine Alli to talk to us about digital platforms and their vulnerabilities.
30 Oct 2018 19 min

Using systems and processes to skyrocket your business

In this episode of Small Biz MBA Yasmeen Alli takes a look at systems and processes implementation and how it will help you to understand the capacity of your business. Co-Founders, Simon Naicker and Lisa Symons joins Yasmeen to share their experience and how the right systems and processes can…
23 Oct 2018 19 min

Small Biz MBA - Advertising on a budget

On Small Biz MBA this week, Yasmeen Alli takes a look at how to advertise on a budget using various avenues. Nazreen Ebrahim, CEO of Socially Acceptable joins Yasmeen to explore the various ways to advertise ones business
8 Oct 2018 21 min

Small Biz MBA - Social Media

Yasmeen Alli from Raizcorp continues the discussion around marketing and the importance of getting our business's name out there to our target markets. This week she shines a spotlight on one of the most effective ways of getting this done, namely social media. Joining her for this discussion is Jodene…
1 Oct 2018 19 min

How your brand aligns to your personal brand

Yasmeen Alli discusses marketing, how we speak to our target market and what our marketing says to them. She is also joined by Life Coach Katlego Mabusela to talk about how your brand aligns to your personal brand.
27 Aug 2018 18 min

The importance of networks for entrepreneurs

As we build our businesses it's important that we also build our support structures. Support can come in many forms and this week Yasmeen Alli takes a look at these. Joining her in studio is Marihet Hamman and shares some tips on how to deal with entrepreneurial loneliness.
13 Aug 2018 19 min

How to build healthy boundaries for ourselves as well as our businesses

Boundaries bring order to our lives, and as we learn to strengthen our boundaries we gain a clearer sense of ourselves and our relationship to others. Yasmeen Alli is joined by Raizcorp's Personal Development Guide, Gianni Rech on how to build healthy boundaries for ourselves as well as our businesses.
23 Jul 2018 1 min

Feedback is the most valuable and should not be discounted

What are blindspots in entrepreneurial terms? Just as it takes practice to get it right while driving (and not crash the car) it takes practice in the personal developement space as well. Feedback is the most valuable and should not be discounted. Gianni Rech, Personal Guide at Raizcorp joins Yasmeen…
16 Jul 2018 19 min

What is feedback?

This week on Small Biz MBA, Yasmeen Alli discusses the topic that many of us claim to love but secretly hate - Feedback. But what is feedback? Feedback is a form of communication, feedback is information about performance or behaviour that ideally leads to action to affirm or develop that…
9 Jul 2018 18 min

A journey of self-acceptance

Self-acceptance is the topic of conversation in this week's edition of Small Biz MBA, are you trapped in your comfort zone, always seeking for other approval and opinions? Yasmeen Alli is joined by Haneefa Motani, Founder of Stylishi who shares her journey of self-acceptance.
2 Jul 2018 19 min

A look at how to put it all together in terms of your sales strategy

In the last episode of sales for this cycle Yasmeen Alli takes a look at how to put it all together in terms of your sales strategy. Joining her to unpack how to build your sales strategy for your business is one of Raizcorps sales and marketing guides; Darryl Price
18 Jun 2018 18 min

Sharing a hunting and farming for sales story

An issue often seen in small businesses is the insonsistancy in sales streams. This can be dangerous for a business as the unpredictability can make a business seem unprofessional and can scare would-be clients. Rishav Juglall MD at Rocky Brands shares his hunting and farming for sales story.
11 Jun 2018 20 min

Elements needed to build your sales

In the past few weeks Yasmeen Alli looked at the elements needed to build your sales and the importance of having a process in place that allows you to manage yourselves more predictably. She is joined by Raizcorp's Sales and Marketing guide, David Mills who talks about how to analyze…
28 May 2018 19 min

A look at the topic of handeling objections and closing the deal

Yasmeen Alli takes a look at the topic of handeling objections and closing the deal. You've done your homework, you've made the sales pitch and you're confident that you are solving your potential client's pain. How do you remain positive and not become deflated when the deal is not closed…
21 May 2018 19 min

Connecting your product with potential buyers

This week on Small Biz MBA Yasmeen Alli takes a look at some of the reason why entrepreneurs are struggling to connect their products with their potential buyers. Are they connecting the product's features and benefits to the clients needs? Kealeboga P Pule, Founder and MD at Nungu Diamonds talks…
14 May 2018 20 min
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