This course provides practical strategies for building and managing business relationships that drive growth and long-term success. Learners will explore techniques to identify high-potential clients, stakeholders, and partners, segment target markets, and apply proactive networking strategies. Emphasis is placed on trust-building, active listening, and empathy as core skills for strengthening professional relationships and fostering client loyalty.



Relationship Management and Business Development


Instructors: Hector Sandoval
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What you'll learn
- Implement effective strategies to identify and cultivate relationships with clients, stakeholders, and business partners. 
- Apply techniques for segmenting target markets and utilizing proactive networking approaches to identify potential relationship opportunities. 
- Build rapport and engage in effective communication within a business context, emphasizing trust, credibility, and strong connections. 
- Leverage relationships to create business opportunities through a client-centric approach, and upselling, and nurturing long-term partnerships. 
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In this course, you’ll learn how to build and manage professional relationships that drive business development and long-term growth. You’ll focus on key strategies for identifying and cultivating connections with clients, stakeholders, and partners—developing skills in networking, rapport building, and effective communication in a business context. Through expert-led lessons, practical examples, real-world scenarios, and actionable tools, you’ll gain the confidence and insight to turn relationships into opportunities and become a trusted relationship-builder within your organization.
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Reviewed on Aug 27, 2024
Really good course content as it captivates the basic essence of relationship management and business development.
Reviewed on Jun 8, 2025
I loved how i got glued to my system until i was done.
Reviewed on Jan 9, 2025
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