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What’s the goal of business development?
The goal of business development is to find growth opportunities and generate long-term value for your organization. Learn more below.
Top 10 challenges of business development managers
What are the top 10 challenges that business development managers face in their work? Learn more tips on overcoming them.
Tips for business development reps | Ask the BD
Tips for business development reps. Read this interview with Daniel Andersen, BDR at Basware, and learn practical tips for success!
Business Development Representative | Ask the BD
What does a business development representative do? Read more to find out in this interview with Nienke Vonk.
Overcome Challenges in Business Development | Let’s Talk BD Podcast Ep. 3
How do you overcome challenges in business development? Find out how to do this in the 3rd episode of Let’s Talk BD Podcast.
Are you a high potential employee?
A high potential employee tends to grow and succeed more quickly and effectively compared to others. Are you one of them?
Meet your business development mentor
Meet your business development mentor. We made it easy for you to find inspiring mentors and to help you in your career.
Leverage passion in business development
Learn how to leverage passion in business development. Passion allows you to combine different concepts and build your personal way to work. Read Willem-Jan experience.
101 definitions of business development
Definitions of business development: turns out, one is not enough, but 101 will do. Read how other business developers define our field.
Motivation at work: things nobody tells you
Motivation at work is so essential, yet so easy to lose. Here, a non-conventional approach to consistently motivate yourself at work.
6 reasons to work abroad in business development
Do you need some reasons to work abroad? Read Katrin’s latest article on why you should consider working abroad as a business developer.
Finding the career path of your dreams
Finding your career path can be a difficult task. Get inspired by Katrin and how she built the career of her dreams from scratch!
How I discovered Business Development from my failure
This is the story of how I discovered business development. After facing my biggest professional failure, I found out I was a born business developer.
Shaping the future of business development
We are shaping the future of business development! Read the story of how we are changing business development through education and knowledge sharing!
20 tips to be successful in business development
How to be successful in business development? We asked senior business developers and these are 20 tips to make you successful in your job.
3 Challenges faced by business developers
These are 3 challenges faced by business developers at their first experience. And some tips to survive them and speed up your learning curve.
4 misconceptions about business development
These misconceptions about business development, can really frustrate us. Read these tips to stop using them!
How to stay motivated in business development
When it comes to business development one of the most challenging things is to stay motivated. These are my tips to stay motivated in business development.
Dealing with Rejection in Business Development
Dealing with rejection is something we need to learn in business development if we want to be successful. Here some tips to become better at it!
What does a business development manager do
What does a business development manager do? Drop standard job descriptions and hear it from someone working on it every day.
Portrait of a Business Development Manager
Being a business development manager can be challenging. Until you actually understand what it means and you will never want to back to a different career.
Top 10 Books for Business Development
These books for business development should definitely be in your library if you want to beat your competition and be a more successful business development professional!
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