WELCOME TO
SMB INTERNATIONAL
You See Problems.
We See Possibilities.
Live The Life
of Your Dream
We are SMB International (She Means Business) with services well-suited to the kinds of challenges your business may be facing wherever you are located. We can give you advice on business financial budgeting, which is a key skill in areas where overhead costs are high. We can offer motivational ideas. We can help you assemble the most effective work teams and get the most out of them. We can help you identify your business’ greatest strengths and weaknesses so you can plan your future strategy accordingly. We can do all this for your business and more. If you’ve never taken advantage of business coaching services online or in person, you may be sceptical. That’s why we make it easy for you to see just how beneficial they can be.
Stop Working for Your Business.
Start Having Your Business Work for You!
We are a global firm offering business coaching, consulting and more services to business owners in crisis and successful companies looking to scale fast! We offer various business coaching approaches depending on your location. If your business location is outside of our immediate service area – no worries! We also offer video or phone conferencing to accommodate businesses throughout the world.
We find that there is no substitute for the incredible feeling a business owner gets from knowing their business is in good hands. If you think you would like to try that experience and learn ways that your business can overcome its biggest obstacles and challenges and meet with unprecedented success, contact SMB International for your free, introductory, no-obligation coaching session today!
We Can Help You & Your Business
With Advice, Motivation and Accountability!
The best resource for advice is experience, and our team has over fifty years combined. Some of this advice is delivered via our online programmes, but most of it is given to you during our regular meetings.
Coaching brings out your very best and helps you accomplish things you never thought possible! Let’s break-through the obstacles that are holding you back and build your business to heights you only dream about.
Information by itself does not change behaviour. Accountability is the important aspect of business coaching. You won’t believe how much you get accomplished when we care enough to check in on your progress regularly.
A little background about me: I am a multi-talented creative, a registered UN consultant, Digital Marketing Advisor & Techpreneur. I work with young people, women, and MSMEs to adopt digital skills, Digital Marketing, tech and the Internet for career, business & income growth. My journey has spanned over 6 years and though my results are not typical, I started that journey with SMB. It gave me the platform to grow and also most importantly impact women. Partnering with SMB was a connector for me and a turning point in my career as a Digital Marketer starting out.
I am self-taught as a Digital Marketer and I happened to be in the SMB WhatsApp group. I offered to train the members on Digital Marketing after much debate in my head and battling the Imposter Syndrome. Michelle responded gracefully when I offered to train Digital Marketing and said she would speak to the board and get back to me. A few months later I was one of the first Premium Trainers for SMB.
There were massive benefits to partnering with SMB:
1) I was able to impact women in business and interact with them.
2) Empowering women being one of my WHYs, SMB fulfilled that need for me to harness tech to empower women.
3) An award-winning partnership also came out of SMB. One of my business partners discovered me during those WhatsApp trainings and we formed a collaboration that has since seen us winning awards and getting recognition at global platforms like the United Nations Agencies.
4) SMB opened new doors for me to be known as a trainer and consultant, something critical when you are getting into the tech space without certification but having mastered the skill.
5) I met amazing business women who are driven to thrive and succeed. My story will not be told without the mention of SMB. I have benefitted from partnering with them and I am excited about their future. They have been consistent in supporting women and being open in collaborating with them.
Women writers support network was launched as a result of partnership with SMB. Our founder, Sympathy ‘Mangwenya’ Sibanda was requested to offer training in harnessing the power of writing. She held a two-day online workshop that covered various areas around business documentation and writing one’s story. Members were very interested that after the training they kept asking questions in her DMs. She went on to create a WhatsApp group to cater for all who needed more information. Two years later this group has grown into a healing space for women, providing writing therapy, networking and room for rehabilitation. We have published two anthologies to date and several members have published their own books, something they would have never achieved had they not been encouraged and trained in the group. We continue to make impact not only in Zimbabwe but beyond.
Joining She Means Business has been a transformative journey for me, both personally and professionally. From the moment I became a part of this vibrant community of entrepreneurial women, I knew I had found a place where my aspirations could flourish. The training programs offered by She Means Business have been nothing short of exceptional. One particular workshop that left an indelible mark on me was the session on managing finances. It not only equipped me with practical tools to navigate the financial landscape of my business but also instilled a newfound confidence in handling my financial matters effectively. One of the most rewarding experiences was having the privilege to share my expertise through live video training. Guiding fellow women entrepreneurs on harnessing the power of live video to expand their reach and impact was incredibly gratifying. The spirit of collaboration within the community enabled us to exchange ideas, strategies, and experiences, which played a pivotal role in propelling our respective businesses forward. What sets She Means Business apart is its holistic approach to fostering success. From uplifting business showers to celebrating birthdays, the sisterhood within the community is heartwarming and inspiring. These moments of shared joy further reinforce the sense of belonging that She Means Business cultivates. I am truly honoured to be a part of She Means Business and to witness firsthand the incredible support and growth it offers to entrepreneurial women. As I look back on my journey, I am filled with gratitude for the invaluable connections I've made, the skills I've honed, and the boundless opportunities that lie ahead—all thanks to She Means Business.
A report by Unesco estimates that one in ten girls in Sub-Saharan Africa misses school during their menstrual cycle. In fact, some girls even drop out of school completely once they get their periods. As She Means Business we want to be part of the community that allows a girl to have dignity during their periods in order to become an empowered woman who completed school. We have partnered with Confy Essentials to drive for girls to reach their full potential.
Confy Essentials is a social project that was started in 2020 with a goal to provide comprehensive menstrual health and hygiene solutions particularly for young girls in the local community. To date, they have managed to reach out to over 250 girls in Zimbabwe and South Africa through conducting dignity workshops where they provide menstrual health education and also distribute dignity packs which consist of hygiene essentials such as reusable & disposable sanitary pads, roll on and soap, among other supplies.
Their ongoing dignity drive is targeted at raising sanitary donations towards a school based in the rural district of Goromonzi and Ruwa areas in Zimbabwe, where a vast number of children come from poor families and are being supported by either the church or the BEAM programme. As such, they often lack access to basic amenities to manage their hygiene including sanitary pads. Most of the girls cannot afford to acquire pads on a monthly basis and tend to improvise during their menstrual cycle and use items such as old cloths, torn socks and toilet paper, which are often prone to leaks and can also pose risk of infections. Confy Essentials is particularly looking at assisting 100 girls in Form 3 & 4 during a Life Skills bootcamp in an effort to encourage them to focus on their studies and relieve them of the stress that often comes with their periods.
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