
Learn about core business concepts and the skills to manage your business successfully with this free online course. If you're considering a business career, this course is ideal. We'll introduce you to the critical aspects of business management and teach you leadership skills to help you excel in the business world. You'll learn to make marketing plans using 'strategy plan pyramids' and SWOT analysis. You'll explore the concept of succession planning and the personal skills a manager should have to become a leader in any organisation.
| Course Category | Business Management, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • State the fundamentals of business management • Distinguish between the roles of a business owner, an entrepreneur and a freelancer • Describe the three layers of operations management • Define the goals of performance management • Explain the benefits of a strategic plan pyramid, SWOT analysis and minimum viable product • Discuss the basics of business development • Outline the process of developing a succession plan • List the different types of skills that are necessary for the successful management of a business or company |
| Course Code | 5578 |



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