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
12 – 32

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

The importance of understanding the basics of selling

What makes for successful sales? In the second season of Small Biz MBA, Yasmeen Alli, Raizcorp's Academy Manager takes us through the fundamentals of selling. She is later joined by Nhlakanipho Shange, Managing Director at AD.IT Solutions about the importance of understanding the basics of selling
2 May 2018 16 min

Yasmeen takes a look at innovation

This week on Small Biz MBA, Yasmeen takes a look at innovation, a topic that small businesses are the forerunners in. She also talks Leandi Streeter Innovation Solution Specialist to an authority for innovation in small businesses.
23 Apr 2018 23 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…
29 Mar 2018 19 min

Discussing solvency in more detail

Balance sheets and solvency, these are the topics that Yasmeen Alli will be discussing in this week's edition of Small Biz MBA. She is also joined by Sue Cloete-Hopkins to discuss solvency in more detail.
26 Mar 2018 19 min

Explaining in detail what liquidity means

Yasmeen Alli explains this in detail what liquidity means and is also joined by small business finance expert; Sue Cloete-Hopkins to understand how to better manage your business's liquidity
19 Mar 2018 22 min

A look at one of the tax types that stumps many entrepreneurs

Yasmeen Alli takes a look at one of the tax types that stumps many entrepreneurs and that's VAT. We recently looked at a few other forms of tax such as pay-as-you-earn and company tax but VAT or value-added tax is so often misunderstood. Also on the show is , Ann…
12 Mar 2018 22 min

How to reduce the frustration of cash flow with a good management plan

Small Biz MBA, Yasmen Alli takes a look at Cashflow, one of the most frustrating topics for any business owner. Bank accounts very rarely seem to corroborate what we think about our businesses standing and that we always seem to feel like we're behind the money 8-ball. At the heart…
9 Mar 2018 7 min

Becoming tax compliant and taking advantage of rebates

One of the biggest fears that small business owners carry with him is that of the dreaded taxman. Taxes are seen as evil, something that gets taken from us without getting anything in return. SARS is just doing a job that it has been mandated to do. Yasmeen Alli takes…
26 Feb 2018 23 min

Winning strategies to make your business more profitable

What most small businesses need whether at start-up level or in the early phases is sales. Not just sales but profitable sales and how do we make sure that this happens? Yasmeen Alli of Raizcorp takes us through a couple of steps to follow and get some advice from Michael…
19 Feb 2018 22 min
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