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Assessing Drivers of Business Growth Overview

Understanding the key drivers of a business’s growth is vital to determining its debt capacity and ability to fulfill debt with its cash flows. This helps credit analysts make sound credit decisions. This Assessing Drivers of Business Growth course will look at the overall framework for assessing business growth, including analyzing the external economy, the industry, and the company itself. We will explore the commonly used tools by credit analysts to perform analyses on various aspects of a company and summarize the external and internal factors impacting the business’ growth. By the end of this course, you should feel comfortable determining whether a company is in good operational or financial condition.

Assessing Drivers of Business Growth Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand the framework for assessing corporate business growth
  • Analyze the external economy that a company operates in using PESTEL analysis
  • Analyze a company’s industry by looking at Porter’s five forces and the industry lifecycle
  • Assess a company’s lifecycle, risks, and competitive advantage
  • Perform SWOT analysis to evaluate a company’s internal and external environment

Who should take this course?

This Assessing Drivers of Business Growth course is perfect for any aspiring credit analysts working in insurance, underwriting, rating agencies, commercial lending, corporate credit analysis, and other areas of credit evaluation.

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This Course is Part of the Following Programs

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.

Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)® Certification
Assessing Drivers of Business Growth is part of the Commercial Banking & Credit Analyst (CBCA)® certification, which includes 59 courses.
  • Skills Learned Financial Analysis, Credit Structuring, Risk Management
  • Career Prep Commercial Banking, Credit Analyst, Private Lending
Financial Planning & Wealth Management (FPWM)™ Certification
Assessing Drivers of Business Growth is part of the Financial Planning & Wealth Management (FPWM)™ certification, which includes 28 courses.
  • Skills Learned Financial Learning, Business Development, Investment Management, Practice Management, Relationship Management
  • Career Prep Financial Planner, Investment Advisor, Portfolio Manager

What our students say

Good class but wish this one would have been a little longer
The instructor's voice was pleasant and the interactive games were fun, but I had trouble with the test. I take notes, but found the firm lifecycle and strategy questions challenging to decipher correctly even after reviewing my notes. I feel like there should have been more in-depth content in those sections, maybe specific company examples would have helped.

Sarah Miller

Concise
Brief, concise and insightful; a really great and short review on business growth analysis tools.

Florencio Rustrián Monroy

Interested short and precise
Just I recommend my friends out there use this course as a refreshment.

Ermias Kebede Woldekidan

good banker should learn this
the exam is not easy, needs more thinking

Ho Ching Caleb Li

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