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Business Development Courses

Business development courses can help you learn negotiation strategies, market analysis techniques, customer relationship management, and sales funnel optimization. You can build skills in networking, strategic planning, and identifying growth opportunities. Many courses introduce tools like CRM software, data analytics platforms, and project management applications, showing how these skills are applied to drive business success and enhance client engagement.


Popular Business Development Courses and Certifications


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    LearnQuest

    A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Test Automation, Test Case, Software Testing, Code Review, Mockups, Python Programming

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    29 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy

    Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, International Relations, Strategic Decision-Making, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Policy Analysis, Risk Management, Market Opportunities, Cultural Responsiveness, Case Studies

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    148 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Deepseek, DeepSeek API, LangChain, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, Application Programming Interface (API), Text Mining

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Cloud Applications, Containerization, .NET Framework, Performance Tuning, Application Development, C# (Programming Language), Application Performance Management, Scalability, Web Applications, UI Components

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Building Smart Business Assistants with IBM Watson

    Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, Customer Inquiries, Customer Engagement, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Natural Language Processing

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    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    469 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, AI Product Strategy, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Business Leadership, Responsible AI, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Customer experience strategy (CX), Market Opportunities, Corporate Strategy, Customer Engagement, Governance, Product Development, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Board Infinity

    Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript

    Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Full-Stack Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Components, Database Management, Software Development Tools, Software Architecture, Development Environment, Software Testing, NoSQL, Web Servers, Application Frameworks, Application Security, Authentications, Middleware, Performance Tuning, Semantic Web, Authorization (Computing)

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    22 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Getting Started with Application Development - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Applications, Application Design, Google Cloud Platform, Data Store, Cloud API, Application Development, Cloud Storage, Cloud Services, Data Storage, Microservices, Object-Relational Mapping, Scalability, Node.JS

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Board Infinity

    Cross Platform Mobile Development with React Native

    Skills you'll gain: React Native, Mobile Development, Responsive Web Design, Cross Platform Development, iOS Development, User Interface (UI) Design, Android Development, Application Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Data Storage Technologies, Development Environment, Javascript, Data Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Variance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Budgeting, Accounting, Capital Budgeting, Performance Management, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Organizational Structure, Decision Making

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    642 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Accounting for Business Decision Making: Measurement and Operational Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Cost Control, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Business Metrics, Operational Analysis, Product Management, Operational Efficiency, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Operations, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Cost Management, Analysis, Sales

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    186 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Sales Strategies and Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Product Knowledge, Selling Techniques, Target Audience, Customer Relationship Building, General Sales Practices, Sales Prospecting, Verbal Communication Skills, Closing (Sales), Business-To-Consumer, Sales, Communication, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Customer Analysis, Sales Strategy, Customer Engagement, Consumer Behaviour

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    17 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development: LearnQuest
  • Global Strategy II: Doing Business in The Global Economy: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • AI Development with DeepSeek for Developers: Board Infinity
  • .NET & .NET Core Mastery: Cross-Platform Development: Coursera
  • Building Smart Business Assistants with IBM Watson: Coursera
  • Generative AI for Business - A Leaders' Handbook: Fractal Analytics
  • Full-Stack Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript: Board Infinity
  • Getting Started with Application Development - Español: Google Cloud
  • Cross Platform Mobile Development with React Native: Board Infinity
  • Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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