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The Business Development Academy is the umbrella organization for the following educational designations: Designation Description Sample Courses Institute for Strategic Negotiations The Institute for Strategic Negotiations maintains the world's largest library of negotiating courses of interest to executives. Our training is delivered via open enrollment courses, custom courses, and webinars. ISN also provides mediation and consulting services. Negotiating Series A Term Sheets with Venture Capitalists Negotiating Contracts with Indian Companies Negotiating Contracts and Disputes in China Negotiating Non-Disclosure Agreements Negotiating in the Shadow of Litigation Certified Patent Valuation Analyst The Certified Patent Valuation Analyst designation is the world-renowned mark of distinction for patent analysts. Training is offered all over the world, including in the USA, Latin America, the UK, Europe, Israel, the Arab Gulf, China, India, and Singapore as well as via webinar. Valuation of Emerging Technologies Advanced Patent Valuation Robotics and Intellectual Property Best Practices for Drafting Provisional Patent Applications Assessing Design Patents Devil's Advocate Auditor Decisions have consequences. The decisions executives make will be tested. They will be tested by bosses and Boards. By customers. By competitors. By investors and creditors. By the media. By the communities in which firms operate. Before important decisions are implemented they should be able to withstand the scrutiny of Devil's Advocate Auditors. Business Model Validation Detecting Decision Making Traps Enhanced Decision Making Financial Due Diligence Strategic Planning Validation Certified Emerging Company Analyst Traditional financial analysis training is clearly inadequate for evaluating emerging companies. Trying to value an emerging company with traditional financial metrics is like trying to measure the volume of the oceans' water with a compass. The CECA curriculum provides an unbeatable repertoire of courses to help analysts and investors distill the value of emerging companies. Emerging Company Due Diligence Primary Competitive Intelligence Allocation of Equity Among Different Classes of Stakeholders Repairing the Ownership Structure of Emerging Companies Financial Modeling and Projections Certified Research Developer The Certified Research Developer designation is designed to teach the scientific and engineering communities how to better focus their research on initiatives that have the greatest promise of becoming value-added commercial endeavors. A Researcher's Primer on Patent Drafting and Prosecution Conducting Free Patent Searches Drafting Invention Disclosures Productizing Your Invention Patent Anatomy and Hygiene For further information, please contact us at 609-919-1895 ext. 100 or info@bdacademy.com.