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What SmartBiz is

You will learnWhat SmartBiz gives a business, who gains most, and why owners can run it from a phone.

SmartBiz by MTN Business gives a small business what it needs to be found and to sell, in one subscription paid with MoMo. The owner answers a short form on their phone, and SmartBiz makes the rest:

  • a logo and a brand kit (business cards, social media covers, email signature, letterhead, a brand guide);
  • a website with the business's own words and pictures, that can sell, take bookings or take orders;
  • a .cm web address, for example chezmarie.cm;
  • business email addresses on that web address, for example contact@chezmarie.cm;
  • a portal to run it all, and a WhatsApp menu on the SmartBiz number.

The owner needs no designer and no technical skills. Everything is made from their answers, and everything can be changed later from the portal or WhatsApp.

Who gains most. Any business that wants more customers: shops, restaurants and caterers, salons, hotels and guest houses, tailors, garages, schools, churches, consultants and every kind of service. A business that already sells on WhatsApp gains a website, a real web address and emails that make it look established.

Why it is different. It is paid with MoMo, in FCFA, every month or every year. It works in French and English. And it is run from WhatsApp, which the owner already uses every day.

Check your understanding

Practice only: these answers do not count.

1. A business owner asks what they must prepare to get their website. What is true?

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Answer: B. They answer a short form on their phone and SmartBiz makes the rest. SmartBiz makes the logo, brand kit, website and emails from the owner's answers.

2. Which of these does SmartBiz NOT include?

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Answer: C. Paid advertising on Google. SmartBiz does not buy ads. Never promise it does (lesson 7).