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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Strategic Communication Campaigns

      Skills you'll gain: Strategic Communication, Target Audience, Campaign Management, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Advertising Campaigns, Resource Allocation, Communication Planning, Media Strategy, Brand Management, Public Relations, Paid media, Communication Strategies, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing, Earned Media, Business Strategy, Communication, Business Communication, Business Process

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control

      Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Organizational Strategy, Capacity Management, Cost Accounting, Performance Metric, Financial Accounting, Budget Management, Accounting, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Financial Controls, Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Price Negotiation, Variance Analysis, Decision Making

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Introduction to Merchandising

      Skills you'll gain: Merchandising, Inventory Management, Visual Merchandising, Consumer Behaviour, Inventory Management System, Retail Management, Retail Sales, Marketing Psychology, Customer Insights, Business Development, Sales Strategy, Analysis, Design

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Valuación de empresas

      Skills you'll gain: Business Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cash Flows, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Income Statement, Operational Efficiency

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      355 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      SAP

      Implementing an SAP Solution

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Consulting, System Implementation, Test Planning, Case Studies, Technology Roadmaps, Project Implementation, System Testing, Stakeholder Management, Project Closure, Enterprise Resource Planning, System Monitoring, System Configuration, Automation, Data Cleansing

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Financial Forecasting and Reporting

      Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Budgeting, Cost Benefit Analysis, Risk Management, Income Statement, Cost Estimation, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Forecasting, Financial Management, Cash Flows, Financial Market

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

      Explorando la Energía Sustentable

      Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Energy and Utilities, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Development, Systems Of Measurement, Physics, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Electric Power Systems, Mathematical Modeling

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management

      Skills you'll gain: Software Design Patterns, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Architecture, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, Software Design, Process Driven Development, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Systems Analysis, Object Oriented Design, Systems Design, Program Development, Project Management, Project Planning, Unified Modeling Language

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Rice University

      Defining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Demography, Workplace inclusivity, Organizational Development, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Change

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Building Candlestick Charts with Google Sheets

      Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Google Sheets, Market Data, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis, Web Scraping, Data Visualization Software

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      The Museum of Modern Art

      Artful Practices for Well-Being

      Skills you'll gain: Compassion, Self-Awareness, Creativity, Personal Development, Empathy, Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, Curiosity, Stress Management, Storytelling

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      DevOps Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: DevOps, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, OpenShift, Kubernetes, User Story, Application Deployment, Test Driven Development (TDD), Code Review, Microservices, Containerization, Agile Methodology, Kanban Principles, Flask (Web Framework), Application Security, GitHub, Cloud Computing, Restful API

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business development courses

    • Strategic Communication Campaigns: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Accounting for Business Decision Making: Strategy Assessment and Control: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Introduction to Merchandising: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Valuación de empresas : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Implementing an SAP Solution: SAP
    • Financial Forecasting and Reporting: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Explorando la Energía Sustentable: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
    • Software Engineering: Software Design and Project Management: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • Defining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Organizations: Rice University
    • Building Candlestick Charts with Google Sheets: Coursera Project Network

    Why Learn Business Development?

    Business development focuses on expanding an organization’s reach through strategic planning, relationship building, and market analysis. It plays a key role in increasing revenue, entering new markets, and fostering innovation. Learning business development can help you strengthen analytical and interpersonal skills that support sustainable business growth.

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