In the Evaluating a Business Plan course, we will provide key insights into the business plan development process and let students practice by working through a practical case study.
The course will start by sharing an overview of the components which make up a business plan prior to delving into each element. At the end of each module, students can work through the relevant section of the case to further hone their knowledge of the topic.
The various modules look at the development of business plan cover pages, executive summaries, company descriptions, management and operations (including management profiles and organizational charts), services or product lines, market analyses (including the competitive landscape and SWOT/PESTEL analyses), marketing and sales, financial management and projections (including key financial ratios), and appendices.
Evaluating a Business Plan Learning Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
Understand how to develop a business plan
Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis
Explain crucial business plan concepts
Learn how to evaluate the business plan of a company (case study)
Who should take this course?
The Evaluating a Business Plan course is perfect for any aspiring credit analyst working in insurance, underwriting, rating agencies, commercial lending, corporate credit analysis, and other areas of credit evaluation.
Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.
i like the instructor going thru the case study with you, im hoping to see more of this accompaniment in future courses
Ralph Tsang
All subject are good and challenging
All are excellence
I Subagia
Business Plan - Evaluation.
The course is well structured and easily understood, however, I think the very first para on "What is a Business Plan?" may need a rephrase. A Business Plan is a written document prepared for a specific purpose that outlines the business, current and future strategies, market analysis, highlights of the past performance and future projections in a given environment.
The Business Plan is supposed to tell you:
"What " is their current business" and not What ..... is the problem the business solves ( as businesses don't solve problems, but they only offers goods and services.
Suresh Yeraballi
a good content
its rare finding a business plan hand out that is concise and richly informative like the CFI's.
Chukwuebuka OBELE
Excellent wrap up!
It's a compendium of other courses here!
Miguel Angel Bonilla Martinez
Financial Analyst evaluating the Business plan
The course on Evaluating the business plan is broken down and well explained by the instructor on each components . Easy to follow and to understand how the Financial Analyst deploy his assessment capacity to come up with a better decision for credit /Loan .
moubana abdel kabir
Highly Needed
In this course I discovered information that was very much needed and also new materials, which I was not aware of.
Aubrey Sibanyoni
Evaluating a Business Plan
Very good content with good practical examples and good presentation.
venugopal rajamanuri
Great Courses
I appreciate your kind assist to develop our skills by easiest way.
Waleed Badughaish
Understood the concept easily
An easy and simple way to understand the concept.
Arvind Kumar
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NABIRYO SALIMA
Evaluating a business plan
Went through fundamentals of a business plan then broke down the various essential section of a business plan then applied knowledge using oil transportation LTD as case study to have understanding from a business legal structure through its financial structure.
fotaw chambeng vivian
Marketing strategies
expected conversion rate
John Marthin Ginting
Excellent presentation and the walk through was beyond my expectations
Really enjoyed my studying time through the case study and how you give the time to read and then you walk through the study case.
Ehab Ragab
evaluating a business plam
Excellent content and delivery
sherian emmanuel
I found bit tough in answering 2-3 questions
The questions are very important
Rajaram Kasuladevi
Good, concise and clear
The case study was a good picture to view the holistic picture of the coarse.
kazi Zunaid Zaman
Very Good Course
Very good course, well structured contents as always and provided with good case study, highly recommended...
Hendra Rakhmawan
It was a great learning experience
I learnt quite a lot from the course
Folasade Omoboye
Good Content
Very good and brief content with maximum level of understanding
Abhishek Arora
Evaluating a Business Plan
The course materials were engaging, clear, and very informative.
Paula Forrest
Good content
Good content but can improve with more comprehensive case
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