Course Curriculum
- 25 sections
- 164 lectures
- 14 hours, 21 minutes total length
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Learn Business Fundamentals and Create Your Own Business Plan Today!00:02:00
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Quickfire Strategy Quiz How much do you know about your business strategy?00:02:00
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Quickfire Strategy Quiz – My “Answers”00:10:00
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How to get the most from this Course00:09:00
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Using the Course Map Matrix00:06:00
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Guide to the Course Assignments00:04:00
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Download All Course Materials Here00:03:00
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Section Introduction: Connecting Business Strategy to the Business Plan00:02:00
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Business Strategy to Business Plan00:04:00
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What do we mean by Business Strategy?00:02:00
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What is a Business Plan?00:06:00
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What do we mean by Corporate Strategy?00:07:00
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Should You Be Creating Shareholder Value?00:07:00
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Introduction to Strategic Management00:06:00
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Section Introduction: The Value of Strategic Analysis00:01:00
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Strategic Analysis – The First Step00:02:00
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What is Strategic Analysis?00:05:00
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Frameworks for Strategic Analysis00:10:00
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Strategic Analysis Frameworks Case Study: Apple00:11:00
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Section Introduction: Frameworks and Theories Business Strategists Must Know00:02:00
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Why are these Business Models important?00:02:00
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The Story of the Hedgehog and the Fox00:03:00
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Why are Management Theories Useful in Business Strategy?00:09:00
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SWOT Analysis00:05:00
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Introduction to Michael Porter’s Five Forces Model00:06:00
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Lafley and Martin Five Step Strategy Model00:06:00
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The 5Cs Model00:06:00
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What is PEST or Broad Factors Analysis?00:05:00
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PESTEL Analysis00:05:00
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Ansoff Matrix00:07:00
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Value Chain00:05:00
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Business Model Synthesis00:08:00
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Black Swan Events – Coronavirus00:05:00
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Section Introduction: Critical Evaluation of Leadership00:01:00
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Vision and Leadership – Starting at the Top00:06:00
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What Skills Are We Looking For In Management?00:07:00
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What is the Purpose of a Vision Statement?00:03:00
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Section Introduction: Products Services and Competitive Advantage00:02:00
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What do we mean by Products and Services00:03:00
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Why Product Differentiation is Critical00:05:00
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Product Diversification in Business Strategy00:06:00
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How Does Quality Management fit into your Business Strategy?00:04:00
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What do we mean by Competitive Advantage?00:06:00
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Bowman’s Strategic Clock – Strategic Positioning00:09:00
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Products, Services and Technology in the Business Plan00:06:00
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Section Introduction: Competition – Know Your Enemy00:02:00
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Competitor Analysis00:05:00
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BCG Matrix00:06:00
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Competitors and Competitive Forces00:10:00
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Competitive Intensity00:09:00
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Industry Life Cycle00:05:00
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Competition – Business Plan Tie In00:02:00
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Section Introduction: Industry, Markets and Competition00:02:00
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What do we mean by External Strategic Analysis00:09:00
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How Does Industry Analysis Help?00:05:00
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Conducting PEST or Broad Factors External Analysis00:11:00
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What are the Business and Funding Life Cycles?00:10:00
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Value Chains: Connecting Companies to their External Environment00:08:00
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Addressing the Total Addressable Market (TAM)00:05:00
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Market Segmentation: Choosing Customers00:07:00
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Bargaining Power of Suppliers00:06:00
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Bargaining Power of Customers/Buyers00:06:00
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Business Plan: Industry, Markets and Competition00:04:00
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Section Introduction – Operations and Customer Management00:02:00
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What are Business Operations?00:03:00
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Strategic Analysis with the Business Model Canvas00:14:00
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How can Corporate Structure impact Strategy?00:07:00
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Organisational Development00:04:00
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Reviewing the Operations of the Firm00:03:00
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Click and Mortar – Online meets Offline00:05:00
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eCommerce Business Models00:06:00
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Internal Strategic Analysis – Business Plan Tie In00:05:00
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Section Introduction: Six Minute Strategist SWOT Assignment00:02:00
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Section Introduction: Customer Value Proposition00:02:00
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Understanding the Customer Value Proposition00:03:00
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Positioning Your Firm in the Market00:04:00
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What do we mean by a Profit Model?00:05:00
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Hax’s Delta Model00:09:00
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Switching Costs and Customer Strategy00:03:00
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Managing the Customer Experience00:05:00
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What is the Customer Journey?00:06:00
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Customers, Customer Value and the Business Plan00:03:00
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Section Introduction: Sales and Marketing00:02:00
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The 5 Ps of Marketing00:06:00
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How Can You Plan Your Marketing?00:11:00
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Push Marketing Strategy00:03:00
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Pull Marketing Strategy00:04:00
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Understanding AIDA00:07:00
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Progressive Sequence of 9 Agreements00:07:00
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Pricing Strategies00:11:00
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Sales and Marketing in the Business Plan00:06:00
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Section Introduction: Digital Business Strategy Transformation00:02:00
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Why Do You Need A Digital Strategy Blueprint?00:07:00
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What Skills and Assets do you need to be a Digital Entrepreneur?00:07:00
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Digital Strategy Blueprint Overview00:18:00
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Digital Strategy – Customer Centric Transformation00:07:00
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Digital Strategy – Customer Experience Transformation00:05:00
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Digital Strategy – Customer Channel Transformation00:06:00
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Digital Strategy – Customer Engagement Transformation00:19:00
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Digital Strategy – Digital Skills Transformation00:04:00
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Digital Strategy – Tools and Resources00:02:00
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Section Introduction: Understanding Financial Statements00:02:00
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Overview of Financial Statements00:03:00
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GAAP: Accruals vs Cash Accounting00:06:00
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Income Statement or Profit and Loss Account00:08:00
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Introduction to the Balance Sheet00:11:00
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Cash Flow Statement00:06:00
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Cash Flow Metrics Explained00:09:00
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Case Study – Apple Financial Statements00:04:00
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Financial Statements in the Business Plan00:06:00
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Section Introduction: Strategic Financial Analysis00:01:00
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What is Financial Analysis?00:11:00
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Income Statement Profitability Ratios00:04:00
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Balance Sheet Ratio Analysis00:12:00
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Cash Flow Statement Analysis00:05:00
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Valuation Ratios00:04:00
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Section Introduction: Financial Analysis – Case Study and Assignment00:01:00
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Apple Inc Financial Analysis – Solution00:03:00
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Discussion of Measurements of Growth Analysis00:05:00
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Discussion of Measures of Profitability Analysis00:07:00
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Discussion of Trading Performance Analysis00:03:00
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Discussion of Working Capital (Liquidity and Efficiency) Analysis00:12:00
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Section Introduction: Future Business Strategy Analyser Assignment00:01:00
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Section Introduction: Goal Setting and Performance Management00:02:00
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Introduction to Goal Setting00:03:00
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What do we mean by SMART Goals?00:04:00
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Key Performance Indicators00:04:00
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Strategic Dashboards00:07:00
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Corporate Performance Management00:04:00
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Objectives and Key Results00:04:00
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Year over Year Performance00:04:00
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Section Introduction: Growth Strategies00:02:00
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Organic vs Inorganic00:03:00
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The Advantage of First Mover Advantage00:05:00
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The Importance of Scalability00:04:00
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Merger and Acquisitions Growth Strategies00:10:00
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Buy and Build Growth Strategy00:08:00
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Negative Growth- Company Recovery Strategies00:09:00
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Post Coronavirus Strategies00:06:00
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Growth Strategies Business Plan Tie In00:03:00
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Section Introduction: Valuation, Funding, Exits and Returns00:02:00
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Valuation and Funding – A Consequence of our Business Strategy00:04:00
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How to Value a Company00:11:00
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Sources of Equity Funding00:08:00
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What is a Pre-Money Valuation?00:06:00
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How to Create a Pitch Deck for Investors00:06:00
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Sources and Uses of Funds in the Business Plan00:02:00
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What is a Cap Table?00:05:00
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Exit Strategies and Returns00:09:00
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Transaction Cost Management00:02:00
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Section Introduction: Risk Assessment00:01:00
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Risk Assessment – Strategic Plan Summary00:02:00
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Section Introduction: Business Plan Synthesis00:03:00
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Business Plan Synthesis00:03:00
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Business Plan – Executive Summary00:02:00
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Business Plan – History and Background00:02:00
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Business Plan – Management Summary00:04:00
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Business Plan Appendicies00:04:00
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Key Questions Check List00:01:00
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Business Plan – Audience Targeting00:03:00
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Business Plan Refinement: Types of Businesses00:02:00
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Summary and Wrap Up00:05:00
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