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CompTIA Business Essentials
CompTIA Business Essentials introduces learners to key concepts on how a business functions, the importance of strategic thinking, and financial literacy.
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- Curriculum
CompTIA Business Essentials is a foundational course designed to provide learners with essential knowledge of core business concepts, including organizational structure, communication, financial basics, project management, and IT’s role in business operations. It’s ideal for individuals seeking to build business acumen and understand how technology supports business goals in a modern workplace.
1.0 Business Fundamentals
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1.0 Business Fundamentals -
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1.1 Business Acumen
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1.1.1 Introduction to Business Acumen
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1.1.2 The Business Acumen Hierarchy
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1.1.3 Elevating Your Business Impact
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1.1.4 Lesson Review -
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1.2 Goals of a Business
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1.2.1 Goals at Different Organizational Levels
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1.2.2 The Product Lifecycle and Goal Setting
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1.2.3 Business Goal Categories
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1.2.4 Survival Goals
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1.2.5 Sales Goals
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1.2.6 Profitability Goals
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1.2.7 Growth Goals
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1.2.8 Efficiency and Productivity Goals
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1.2.9 Activity: Write Business Goals
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1.2.10 Lesson Review
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1.3 ROI: Return on Investment
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1.3.1 Return on Investment
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1.3.2 Forms of ROI
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1.3.3 The Balanced Scorecard and ROI
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1.3.4 Calculating ROI
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1.3.5 Types of Cash Flow
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1.3.6 Liquidity and Solvency
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1.4 Major Stakeholders and Value Creation
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1.4.1 Stakeholders in Business
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1.4.2 Types of Stakeholders
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1.4.3 Working with Stakeholders
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1.4.4 Balancing Stakeholders Needs
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1.4.5 Structured Stakeholder Management
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1.4.6 Balancing the Three Voices -
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1.4.7 Activity: Stakeholder Communication
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1.4.9 Aligning Stakeholder Needs with the Balanced Scorecard
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1.4.10 Balancing Goals with the Balanced Scorecard
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1.4.11 Activity: Balanced Scorecard
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1.4.12 Lesson Review
2.0 Business Strategy
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2.0 Business Strategy
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2.1 What is Business Strategy?
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2.1.1 Why Business Strategy Matters
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2.1.2 Defining Business Strategy
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2.1.3 Analytics in Business Strategy
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2.1.4 Integrating Analytics into Business Strategy
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2.1.5 Building a Winning Strategy
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2.1.6 Multilevel Strategy
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2.1.7 Lesson Review
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2.2 Strategic Thinking Questions
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2.2.1 Four Strategic Questions
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2.2.2 What is Gap Analysis?
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2.2.3 Understanding the Current State
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2.2.4 Defining the Desired Future State
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2.2.5 Competitive Strategies
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2.2.6 Lesson Review
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2.3 Strategic Planning, Analysis, and Implementation
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2.3.1 Strategic Planning
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2.3.2 Types of Analysis in Strategic Planning
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2.3.3 Analyzing Business Strategies
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2.3.4 Crafting Mission and Vision Statements
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2.3.5 PESTEL Analysis
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2.3.6 Integrating PESTEL into Strategic Planning
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2.3.7 Activity: Pestel Analysis
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2.3.8 SWOT Analysis
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2.3.9 Activity: SWOT Analysis
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2.3.10 Writing SMART Goals
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2.3.11 Activity: SMART Goals
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2.3.12 Identifying the Target Market
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2.3.13 Customer Needs and Feedback
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2.3.14 Strategy Alignment and Implementation
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2.3.15 Using the Four Questions Example
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2.3.16 Lesson Review
3.0 Business Finance
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3.0 Business Finance
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3.1 Business Finance Fundamentals
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3.1.1 Financial Literacy
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3.1.2 Introduction to Finance
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3.1.3 Finance Drives Good Decisions
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3.1.4 Financial Impact
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3.1.5 Fundamental Financial Terms
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3.1.6 Business Report Basics
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3.1.7 Applying Financial Literacy Skills
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3.1.8 Lesson Review
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3.2 Common Financial Statements and Reports
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3.2.1 Net Income and Cash Flow
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3.2.2 Income Statements
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3.2.3 Balance Sheets
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3.2.4 Cash Flow Statements
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3.2.5 Activity: Introduction to Financial Statements
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3.2.6 Drivers of Financial Performance
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3.2.7 How Financial Statements Work Together
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3.2.8 Linking the Three Financial Statements
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3.2.9 Activity: Financial Statements
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3.2.10 Lesson Review
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3.3 Using Income Statements
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3.3.1 Key Uses of an Income Statement
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3.3.2 The Income Statement
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3.3.3 Components of an Income Statement
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3.3.4 Measuring Financial Performance
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3.3.5 Assessing Profitability
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3.3.6 Key Financial Ratios and Metrics
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3.3.7 Informed Decision Making
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3.3.8 Activity: Income Statements
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3.3.9 Lesson Review
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3.4 Using Balance Sheets
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3.4.1 Understanding the Balance Sheet
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3.4.2 The Balance Sheet
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3.4.2 The Balance Sheet
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3.4.3 Assets
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3.4.4 Liabilities
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3.4.6 Analyzing the Balance Sheet
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3.4.7 Activity: Balance Sheets
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3.4.8 Key Performance Indicators
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3.4.9 Cash Conversion Cycle
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3.4.10 Return on Investment (ROI)
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3.4.11 Maximizing ROI
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3.5 Using Cash Flow Statements
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3.5.1 Introduction to the Cash Flow Statement
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3.5.2 The Cash Flow Statement
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3.5.4 Mastering Liquidity and Solvency
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3.5.5 Cash Flow Statement Breakdown by Activities
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3.5.6 Activity: Cash Flow Statement
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3.5.7 Ending Cash Balance
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3.5.8 Key Drivers of Cash Flow
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3.5.9 Cash Flow Management
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3.6 Financial Statement Analysis and Metrics
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3.6.1 Benchmarking Financial Performance
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3.6.2 Financial Statement Analysis
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3.6.3 Techniques for Analyzing Financial Statements
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3.6.4 Actual vs. Plan or Budget Analysis
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3.6.5 Actual vs. Forecast Analysis
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3.6.6 Actual vs. Prior Period Analysis
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3.6.7 Actual vs. Competitor Analysis
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3.6.8 Financial Ratios Analysis
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3.6.9 Developing Insights from Financial Analysis
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3.6.10 The Profitability Chain
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3.6.11 Critical Thinking and Judgment in Financial Analysis
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3.6.13 Lesson Review
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3.6.12 Activity: Financial Metrics
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3.6.13 Lesson Review
Course details
Duration
4 weeks
Lectures
125
Quizzes
11
Level
Beginner
Given After completion by the Academy
1 year
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