Podcasts by 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
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Small Biz MBA - Strategically delegating tasks from 2019-02-05T20:34
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 thr...
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Small Biz MBA - Implementing systems and processes from 2018-11-12T13:42
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 ...
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Small Biz MBA - Unpacking the legalities of your business from 2018-11-06T15:20
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 h...
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Small Biz MBA - Digitisation is imperative rather than a luxury from 2018-10-30T13:54
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...
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Using systems and processes to skyrocket your business from 2018-10-23T12:16
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 a...
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Small Biz MBA - Advertising on a budget from 2018-10-08T15:03
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...
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Small Biz MBA - Social Media from 2018-10-01T12:53
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 th...
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How your brand aligns to your personal brand from 2018-08-27T15:14
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 you...
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The importance of networks for entrepreneurs from 2018-08-13T13:19
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 Marihe...
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How to build healthy boundaries for ourselves as well as our businesses from 2018-07-23T18:38
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 ...
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Feedback is the most valuable and should not be discounted from 2018-07-16T18:54
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 ...
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What is feedback? from 2018-07-09T18:14
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 infor...
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A journey of self-acceptance from 2018-07-02T18:09
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...
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A look at how to put it all together in terms of your sales strategy from 2018-06-18T18:30
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 ...
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Sharing a hunting and farming for sales story from 2018-06-11T18:00
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 wou...
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A talk about the journey of building a business in a very cluttered and competative space from 2018-06-04T18:00
Yasmeen Alli takes a look at competitive advantage. Why should our customers buy from us? Thabitha Maling, Founder and Managing Director of Thabie Mobile Spa joins Yasmeen to talk about her journey...
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Elements needed to build your sales from 2018-05-28T18:32
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 jo...
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Connecting your product with potential buyers from 2018-05-14T20:48
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 ...
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Small Business Expert takes us through what a sales script is and how it is performed from 2018-05-07T18:00
In this episode of Small Biz MBA, Raizcorp's Academy Manager, Yasmeen Alli continues the discussion around our sales journey with a look at how to effectively prepare for sales calls. Leandi Street...
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The importance of understanding the basics of selling from 2018-05-02T18:49
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 Sha...
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Yasmeen takes a look at innovation from 2018-04-23T18:00
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 f...
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If someone were to ask you what do for a living, how would you answer them? from 2018-04-16T18:00
If someone were to ask you what do for a living, how would you answer them? Our opening gambit to a new prospect is called our elevator pitch. Jasmine Alli helps with some tips and tricks on how to...
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Reasons why entrepreneurs are struggling to connect their products with their potential buyers from 2018-04-09T18:00
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 ...
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A look at the topic of handeling objections and closing the deal from 2018-03-29T18:00
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 ...
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Discussing solvency in more detail from 2018-03-26T18:00
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 ...
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Explaining in detail what liquidity means from 2018-03-19T18:03
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
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A look at one of the tax types that stumps many entrepreneurs from 2018-03-12T18:52
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 va...
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How to reduce the frustration of cash flow with a good management plan from 2018-03-09T18:16
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 stan...
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Taking a look at Cashflow, one of the most frustrating topics for any business owner from 2018-03-05T18:00
This week on 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 bu...
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Becoming tax compliant and taking advantage of rebates from 2018-02-26T18:05
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 ...
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Winning strategies to make your business more profitable from 2018-02-19T18:15
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 ta...
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Disclosing financial information from 2018-02-12T18:50
The topic of this week’s edition of Small Biz MBA will probably make many of you very uncomfortable but the simple fact of the matter is that we cannot grow in our comfort zones. We're going to tal...
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Discussing the financial mandated requirements for quotations from 2018-02-05T18:07
This week on Small Biz MBA, Yasmeen Alli takes a look at the tasks that take up the majority of an entrepreneur's time and one of the tasks that comes up most often as something that should be dele...
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What makes for successful sales? from 2018-01-29T18:13
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 S...
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Preparing for sales calls from 2018-01-22T18:12
In this episode of Small Biz MBA, Raizcorp's Academy Manager, Yasmeen Alli continues the discussion around our sales journey with a look at how to effectively prepare for sales calls. Leandi Street...
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Get financial control over your business from 2018-01-15T19:25
Yasmeen Ali takes a look at what it is to have financial control over your business. Later she is joined by Ann Ligman, founder of P@wBack (Pty) Ltd. who has a passion for helping businesses - big ...
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Networking: why you need it and how to perfect it from 2017-11-27T18:21
“It not what you know, but who you know.” Or so I have heard. That is the truth about networking. It is a vital tool for starting a business, keeping it running and helping it grow. Yasmeen Alli pr...
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Managing your creditors from 2017-11-23T18:12
Yasmeen Alli takes a look at an area where most entrepreneurs feel like they have more control – the creditors control account. Samantha Weldon joins Yasmeen again, to help formulate sound creditor...
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Everything you need to know about your website from 2017-11-13T18:11
Today is the digital age and your business website could make or break you so getting it right is essential. Yasmeen Alli, academy manager at Raizcorp, shares everything you need to know about a bu...
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Managing your debtors from 2017-10-17T18:10
Join Yasmeen Alli on this week's edition of Small Biz MBA where she takes a look at debtors or accounts receivable. She is joined by Chartered Accountant and Small Business Financial Expert - Saman...
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