Learning path
Business Development
AI makes research, targeting, and proposal writing faster, giving you more time for the conversations that matter.
Practical · Clear group pricing · 1 course available for this role
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CPD Member
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Recommended for you
Courses suited to your role
Ranked by how relevant each course is to the Business Development function. Start with the highest-relevance courses for the fastest impact.
AI for Sales & Business Development
Prospecting, proposal writing, CRM enrichment, and pipeline reporting using AI tools. Focused on reducing the admin burden in a sales function without changing how clients are managed.
Progression
Your suggested learning path
Work through the three levels in order to build your AI knowledge systematically. There are no Foundation-level courses matched to this role, start at Step 2.
Step 1, Foundation
Build foundational AI literacy, understand what AI is, what it can do, and how to use it safely.
No foundation-level courses matched for this role.
Step 2, Practitioner
Apply AI tools to your specific function and build repeatable workflows that create measurable value.
Step 3, Senior
Lead AI adoption strategically, governance, vendor evaluation, and organisation-wide transformation.
No senior-level courses matched for this role.
Outcomes
What you'll be able to do
Learning goals
- ✓Use AI tools to cut prospect research time in half
- ✓Write better proposals faster with AI assistance
- ✓Build a prospecting workflow that finds the right targets more accurately
- ✓Maintain authentic client relationships while using AI for efficiency
- ✓Use data and AI analysis to improve your win rate over time
How AI helps in this role
- →Speed up prospect research without sacrificing quality or accuracy
- →Draft proposals and pitch documents significantly faster
- →Use AI to personalise outreach at scale without losing authenticity
- →Keep CRM data accurate and up to date with less manual effort
- →Identify patterns in wins and losses to improve pitch strategy
Curriculum
Topics worth exploring
Key AI subject areas that appear in the courses recommended for this role.
Subject areas
Typical responsibilities
- Identifying and qualifying new business opportunities
- Researching target companies, sectors, and decision-makers
- Writing and presenting proposals and pitches
- Managing prospect relationships through the pipeline
- Reporting BD activity and pipeline health to the sales director
Get started
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Coaley Peak training is delivered as commercial AI training for business teams. We confirm delegate numbers, delivery format, travel requirements, and booking terms before reserving a session. For groups of under 25 people, the group rate is £1,090 + VAT per day in total, including travel costs. The standard commercial rate is £2,850 + VAT per day in total. A training day is 6 hours. Training booking terms are confirmed before delivery, including organisation, location, delegates, delivery format, dates, and applicable pricing. Dedicated team sessions are scoped before booking so pricing, travel, and delivery requirements are clear upfront.
Group pricing and eligibility are confirmed before booking.
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Last modified: 24 March 2026
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