Entrepreneurship and Business Development Courses
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Entrepreneurship and Business Development Courses
Global Management Academy’s Entrepreneurship and Business Development courses are designed to help learners develop the knowledge and practical skills required to identify opportunities, mobilise resources, develop business strategies and convert commercial potential into measurable results. These courses cover critical skills business development competencies, such a leading and managing innovation, product development, change management, opportunity assessment and valuation, financial planning, market assessment and opportunity quantification, and managing the marketing and launch of new business ventures.
Develop your Skills in Entrepreneurship and Business Development
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COURSE | COURSE DESCRIPTION | LEVEL | FEES |
|---|---|---|---|
| This comprehensive course is designed for managers and staff who require a detailed understanding of accounting - including non-financial managers and executives, budget holders, accounts personnel and support staff working with accounts. | First-Line Management ⋅ Middle Management | $99 | |
| AI for Business Leaders is a practical 20-hour training programme designed for middle and senior managers seeking to lead confidently in an AI-driven world. This course provides a clear, non-technical understanding of artificial intelligence and its real-world business applications across product development, operations, sales, marketing, customer service, and recruitment. Participants will develop strategic AI literacy, identify high-impact opportunities, and build the leadership competencies required to drive responsible AI adoption. The program includes online presentations and videos, a comprehensive learner manual, downloadable resources, and a certificate of completion — equipping leaders to create measurable business value through AI. | Senior Management | $139 | |
| In this course, you will learn about the core principles of relationship marketing and key account management, and explores techniques and tools to build these capabilities and improve customer retention in your organization. | Middle Management | $109 | |
| In this course, you will learn how to take more control over the budgeting process, and identify ways in which you can ensure your budgeting process and reporting processes work for your business unit, and enhance business performance. | Middle Management | $109 | |
| This course forms part of the Global Marketing Planning Program and is applies the PESTEL ANALYSIS mode to evaluating your business operating environment. Using the practices and tools provided in this course, you will be able to compile a detailed understanding of your operating environment to inform the development of your business and marketing strategies. | Middle Management | $109 | |
| The Global Business Planning course will enable you to develop a complete business plan, with associated business financials. Your plan will enable you to justify the cost-effectiveness of your budgeting, and submit requests for financing, whether bank or venture capital investment. | First-Line Management ⋅ Middle Management | $109 | |
| This course is designed to help managers develop the culture to support innovation in their own organization. In this course, you will learn how to develop insight into the culture of your organization, and how to evaluate your organizations readiness for innovation. You will also learn how to apply a range of knowledge and techniques to influence and shape the culture of your organization. | Middle Management ⋅ Senior Management | $109 | |
| This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to transform an entrepreneurial opportunity into a venture concept proposal, making the business case for the venture, and launching it as a new (line of) business. | Senior Management | $109 | |
| In this course you will learn what to include in the different types of budgets, and about budgeting best practice, and alternative budget approaches you may encounter. The course provides guidance, practical assignments, and numerous tools to help you develop budgets for most types of organization. | First-Line Management | $99 | |
| The knowledge gained in the course will enable you to make the business case for and develop the plans with which to successfully enter new international markets. | Executive Management ⋅ Senior Management | $129 | |
| Designed for Middle and Senior Managers, this comprehensive course in micro-economics introduces the core concepts of market economics, essential for the analysis and interpretation of market conditions and strategic decision making in the business. | Middle Management ⋅ Senior Management | $109 | |
| On completion of this course, you will be able to plan for and make sales calls and carry out sales visits with more confidence, and professionalism. You will be able to make effective sales pitches, and handle potential buyer objections. You will learn how to close deals effectively, and follow up to ensure customer commitment and retention. In all, you will have greater success with your sales activities. | First-Line Management | $99 | |
| Designed for new business owners, this course will help you develop your business proposition, enabling you to evaluate its commercial viability, and identify and plan for the resources and actions you need to develop your business. | First-Line Management | $99 | |
| This course provides non-finance professional with a comprehensive introduction to the principles of cost classification, costing methods and tools to apply in analyzing and reviewing the costs in your team or business unit. You will also learn a range of techniques to apply to reduce costs and improve profitability. | First-Line Management | $99 | |
| Designed for managers in non-financial roles, this course will equip you with the knowledge to interpret financial statements easily, and to participate with confidence in management meetings and dialogue on the financial planning and performance of the organization. | Middle Management | $109 | |
| This course provides managers and marketing professionals with the knowledge to understand how to identify and evaluate opportunities in international markets, assess the different market entry modes available to companies, and develop marketing strategies to succeed in international markets. | Executive Management ⋅ Senior Management | $129 | |
| This very comprehensive course will help you develop your knowledge and skills in entrepreneurship and management of innovation, and apply this knowledge to the development and realization of new business ventures. | Middle Management ⋅ Senior Management | $119 | |
| The focus of this course is on service quality, and helps managers develop the tools and techniques to evaluate service quality, and set standards and processes in place to both maintain and continually improve the quality of service provided to customers. | First-Line Management ⋅ Middle Management | $99 | |
| This practical course in market assessment provides the foundations and the detail for the development of a successful marketing strategy and marketing plan for your business. | Middle Management | $109 | |
| This course is designed to help first-line managers develop their skills and knowledge and practice to successfully lead a front-line service team, and enable your team to meet customer needs and promote service excellence. | First-Line Management | $99 |
Key Features of Global Coaching and Consulting Courses
Online | On-Demand
Global courses use best practice online learning technologies, and are accessible on all devices 24/7. Assessment is through online quizzes for each course.
Additional Resources
All Global courses also include downloadable learning manuals and additional resources, enabling you to continue your learning offline anytime.
CPD Certifications
Download and print your certificate on completion of your courses. All Certificates specify CPD hours.
Career Pathways
All Global courses contribute credits to management and professional credentials, linked to career pathways.
Professional Certificates in Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Earn an Internationally Recognized Professional Credential in Coaching and Consulting

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A Global Management Academy Professional Credential is awarded for completion of a series of courses within a specific business or management skill set. On completion of a set number of courses, candidates will qualify for the Professional Management Credentials. Professional Certificates typically contain between 3 and 4 courses, and diploma programs between 6 and 8 courses. Assessment is based on multiple choice quizzes in each course.
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Global Management Academy professional credentials are not higher education awards such as degrees or master’s qualifications, and they are not part of nationally regulated academic frameworks.
Instead, our programmes are built around internationally relevant management and leadership competencies aligned with current global workplace expectations and industry best practice, such as the U.K’s National Occupational Standards’, and the EMSI skills framework. This ensures the skills you develop are practical, transferable, and applicable across a wide range of countries, sectors and organisational contexts.
Each Global Management Academy course and credential includes a detailed competency profile that clearly outlines the specific knowledge, skills and behaviours learners are expected to develop. These competency profiles form an integral part of our digital credentialing process and are issued alongside your Global digital credential, providing transparent, verifiable evidence of your professional capabilities.
Ultimately, Global Management Academy credentials are designed to demonstrate applied competence, strengthen professional credibility, and support career development in an increasingly global and interconnected labour market.
A Global Management Academy Digital credential is the acknowledgement that you have invested time in developing your skills. Global Digital credentials comprise digital badges and certificates, and the technology to promote your achievements, and showcase your knowledge and skills across social media platforms, and with your employer and recruitment platforms.
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On completion of all Global courses, you will be able to download and print a completion certificate. The Course Completion Certificate will also detail your acquired CPD hours from the course of study.
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Keeping your skills current and continuing your professional development is essential in today’s fast-changing business environment. However, balancing work, family and personal commitments can be challenging.
Global Management Academy’s professional certificates and diplomas are designed specifically for busy professionals. Our flexible online learning model enables you to study at a time, place and pace that suits your lifestyle, allowing you to fit learning around your existing responsibilities.
Our programmes are practical, accessible and supported by a user-friendly online learning environment, helping you build confidence without becoming overwhelmed. If you are currently employed, you can immediately apply your new knowledge and skills in the workplace, reinforcing your learning and delivering real value to your organisation.
Whether you are seeking career progression, preparing for greater responsibilities or exploring new opportunities, a Global Management Academy credential can help you develop the skills, confidence and professional recognition needed to advance your career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Learners are free to complete their learning at their own pace. On average, learners take 2 months (at 6 to 8 hours per week) to complete a Certificate Program, and up to 4 months to complete a Professional Diploma Program.
All Global Management Academy courses and programs are delivered through Online Learning through the Global E-Learning Portal. Each course comprises:
- Online Lectures and interactive learning
- Online Videos
- Online Quizzes
- Downloadable Learning Manuals (80 pages +)
- Additional downloadable workbooks, articles, and case studies.
GMA is committed to providing learners with the most complete learning experiences, to enable both online an offline learning. In addition to the online learning, you will have access to downloadable learning manuals (normally 80 to 100 pages for each course). In addition, you will also have access to associated case studies, workbooks and management resources for each course.
You will receive continuous email support from your tutor throughout your program. You tutor will be available to answer your questions, and may be able to provide additional free resources on request.
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Depending on your course / program, you will have access to the e-learning portal for between 3 months and 12 months. Single course access is typically for 3 months, and access to courses in credential program for between 4 and 6 months. Please see course details for exact access durations.
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