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title: "Agency Business Development & Industry Acumen - Training Course"
description: "Build your agency’s business & industry knowledge. Learn strategies to grow your client base, develop business acumen & succeed in the competitive recruitment industry."
url: "https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library/mission/agency-business-development-building-your-business-and-industry-acumen"
last_modified: "2026-10-22T13:10:15+00:00"
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Mission

1 course

# Agency Business Development - Building Your Business and Industry Acumen

When you know the current trends and challenges in a particular industry, you can spot opportunities to offer your services and land new clients. In this mission, you’ll learn how to develop a solid understanding of your industry, how to identify opportunities and threats, and how to strike up a compelling proposition for prospective clients.

## Skills covered

[Talent Strategy](https://www.socialtalent.com/course-library?skill%5B%5D=talent-strategy)

## What you'll learn:

- Analyze industry trends and market opportunities.
- Develop comprehensive industry knowledge.
- Create compelling service propositions.
- Identify and capitalize on business opportunities.

### Presenters include

Holly Fawcett

SocialTalent Expert

## This Mission Includes 1 Course

This practical course walks you through how to analyse the industry you're recruiting in. By doing this, you'll develop your knowledge and understanding of the industry, it's players, how they interact, the challenges they face, and how you fit into it. This industry analysis will form a crucial part of your ability to prospect into that industry when doing business development.