Course Curriculum
- 25 sections
- 50 lectures
- 00:00:00 total length
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Learn Business Fundamentals and Create Your Own Business Plan Today!
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Quickfire Strategy Quiz How much do you know about your business strategy?
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Quickfire Strategy Quiz – My “Answers”
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How to get the most from this Course
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Using the Course Map Matrix
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Guide to the Course Assignments
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Download All Course Materials Here
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Section Introduction: Connecting Business Strategy to the Business Plan
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Business Strategy to Business Plan
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What do we mean by Business Strategy?
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What is a Business Plan?
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What do we mean by Corporate Strategy?
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Should You Be Creating Shareholder Value?
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Introduction to Strategic Management
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Section Introduction: The Value of Strategic Analysis
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Strategic Analysis – The First Step
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What is Strategic Analysis?
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Frameworks for Strategic Analysis
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Strategic Analysis Frameworks Case Study: Apple
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Section Introduction: Frameworks and Theories Business Strategists Must Know
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Why are these Business Models important?
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The Story of the Hedgehog and the Fox
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Why are Management Theories Useful in Business Strategy?
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SWOT Analysis
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Introduction to Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model
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Lafley and Martin Five Step Strategy Model
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The 5Cs Model
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What is PEST or Broad Factors Analysis?
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PESTEL Analysis
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Ansoff Matrix
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Value Chain
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Business Model Synthesis
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Black Swan Events – Coronavirus
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Section Introduction: Critical Evaluation of Leadership
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Vision and Leadership – Starting at the Top
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What Skills Are We Looking For In Management?
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What is the Purpose of a Vision Statement?
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Section Introduction: Products Services and Competitive Advantage
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What do we mean by Products and Services
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Why Product Differentiation is Critical
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Product Diversification in Business Strategy
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How Does Quality Management fit into your Business Strategy?
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What do we mean by Competitive Advantage?
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Bowman’s Strategic Clock – Strategic Positioning
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Products, Services and Technology in the Business Plan
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Section Introduction: Competition – Know Your Enemy
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Competitor Analysis
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BCG Matrix
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Competitors and Competitive Forces
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Competitive Intensity
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Industry Life Cycle
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Competition – Business Plan Tie In
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Section Introduction: Industry, Markets and Competition
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What do we mean by External Strategic Analysis
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How Does Industry Analysis Help?
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Conducting PEST or Broad Factors External Analysis
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What are the Business and Funding Life Cycles?
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Value Chains: Connecting Companies to their External Environment
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Addressing the Total Addressable Market (TAM)
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Market Segmentation: Choosing Customers
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Bargaining Power of Suppliers
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Bargaining Power of Customers/Buyers
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Business Plan: Industry, Markets and Competition
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Section Introduction – Operations and Customer Management
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What are Business Operations?
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Strategic Analysis with the Business Model Canvas
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How can Corporate Structure impact Strategy?
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Organisational Development
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Reviewing the Operations of the Firm
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Click and Mortar – Online meets Offline
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eCommerce Business Models
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Internal Strategic Analysis – Business Plan Tie In
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Section Introduction: Six Minute Strategist SWOT Assignment
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Section Introduction: Customer Value Proposition
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Understanding the Customer Value Proposition
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Positioning Your Firm in the Market
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What do we mean by a Profit Model?
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Hax’s Delta Model
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Switching Costs and Customer Strategy
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Managing the Customer Experience
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What is the Customer Journey?
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Customers, Customer Value and the Business Plan
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Section Introduction: Sales and Marketing
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The 5 Ps of Marketing
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How Can You Plan Your Marketing?
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Push Marketing Strategy
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Pull Marketing Strategy
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Understanding AIDA
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Progressive Sequence of 9 Agreements
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Pricing Strategies
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Sales and Marketing in the Business Plan
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Section Introduction: Digital Business Strategy Transformation
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Why Do You Need A Digital Strategy Blueprint?
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What Skills and Assets do you need to be a Digital Entrepreneur?
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Digital Strategy Blueprint Overview
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Digital Strategy – Customer Centric Transformation
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Digital Strategy – Customer Experience Transformation
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Digital Strategy – Customer Channel Transformation
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Digital Strategy – Customer Engagement Transformation
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Digital Strategy – Digital Skills Transformation
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Digital Strategy – Tools and Resources
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Section Introduction: Understanding Financial Statements
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Overview of Financial Statements
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GAAP: Accruals vs Cash Accounting
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Income Statement or Profit and Loss Account
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Introduction to the Balance Sheet
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Cash Flow Statement
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Cash Flow Metrics Explained
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Case Study – Apple Financial Statements
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Financial Statements in the Business Plan
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Section Introduction: Strategic Financial Analysis
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What is Financial Analysis?
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Income Statement Profitability Ratios
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Balance Sheet Ratio Analysis
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Cash Flow Statement Analysis
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Valuation Ratios
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Section Introduction: Financial Analysis – Case Study and Assignment
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Apple Inc Financial Analysis – Solution
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Discussion of Measurements of Growth Analysis
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Discussion of Measures of Profitability Analysis
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Discussion of Trading Performance Analysis
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Discussion of Working Capital (Liquidity and Efficiency) Analysis
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Section Introduction: Future Business Strategy Analyser Assignment
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Section Introduction: Goal Setting and Performance Management
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Introduction to Goal Setting
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What do we mean by SMART Goals?
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Key Performance Indicators
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Strategic Dashboards
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Corporate Performance Management
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Objectives and Key Results
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Year over Year Performance
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Section Introduction: Growth Strategies
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Organic vs Inorganic
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The Advantage of First Mover Advantage
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The Importance of Scalability
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Merger and Acquisitions Growth Strategies
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Buy and Build Growth Strategy
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Negative Growth- Company Recovery Strategies
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Post Coronavirus Strategies
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Growth Strategies Business Plan Tie In
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Section Introduction: Valuation, Funding, Exits and Returns
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Valuation and Funding – A Consequence of our Business Strategy
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How to Value a Company
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Sources of Equity Funding
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What is a Pre-Money Valuation?
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How to Create a Pitch Deck for Investors
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Sources and Uses of Funds in the Business Plan
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What is a Cap Table?
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Exit Strategies and Returns
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Transaction Cost Management
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Section Introduction: Risk Assessment
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Risk Assessment – Strategic Plan Summary
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Section Introduction: Business Plan Synthesis
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Business Plan Synthesis
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Business Plan – Executive Summary
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Business Plan – History and Background
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Business Plan – Management Summary
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Business Plan Appendicies
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Key Questions Check List
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Business Plan – Audience Targeting
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Business Plan Refinement: Types of Businesses
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Summary and Wrap Up
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Additional File
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Claim Your Certificate
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