--- title: Business Acumen Skills Training by Advantexe description: Advantexe's Business Acumen training uses business simulations to build skills in the areas of Strategy, Marketing and Financial Acumen --- [![Advantexe Business Acumen Learning Solutions](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/About_us/Advantexe_100.png?width=100&height=82&name=Advantexe_100.png "Advantexe Business Acumen Learning Solutions")](https://www.advantexe.com) # BUSINESS ACUMEN Training Solutions  Understand how functional decision-making impacts the strategic success and financial performance of your organization ![assessment-computer](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/assessment-computer.png?width=1040&name=assessment-computer.png "assessment-computer") ## Understand the Systems of Business Business acumen training is critical to global business today. It is a must-have across all[ levels of audiences within your company](https://www.advantexe.com/business-acumen-training-audiences), not a "nice to have” when there is a little extra budget left over in HR to spend at the end of the year.  We define Business Acumen as the deep and applicable understanding of the **system of how a business executes its strategy **to achieve its goals and objectives. Business Acumen includes a thorough understanding of the “levers” that create, position, and deliver a value proposition to customers and how you measure success through profitability, cash flow, and shareholder value. **Watch the Video to Learn More ** **Our Value to You** Advantexe's [Business Acumen training](https://www.advantexe.com/blog/business-acumen-skills-5-most-important-elements-of-a-learning-journey) programs help to provide a more systemic view of the business.  Together we can help your learners: - Take the complexity and mystery out of business - Build confidence to clearly understand how their role and decision-making impacts your company's bottom line - Enhance problem-solving techniques and critical thinking skills in relation to making decisions that directly affect revenue generation and cost management  **Why We Are Different** Our flexible design and development approach includes a blend of live, virtual, and self-paced training elements. Using a [flipped classroom](https://www.advantexe.com/advantage-point-flipped-classroom) approach, each journey typically includes: 1. Assessment 2. Pre- and post-work 3. In-person or virtual learning sessions 4. Digital business simulations 5. Action planning sessions 6. Post-learning reinforcement and practical application exercises![business-acumen-6-stepped-phased.png](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Talent-development-graphics/business-acumen-6-stepped-phased.png?width=234&name=business-acumen-6-stepped-phased.png) **Our Business Expertise ** Advantexe maintains a library of over 150 in-depth content modules that provide the foundation for our learning programs and cover a wide range of business topics. These core areas include Strategy, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing.  This comprehensive library of thought leadership content will allow your employees to focus on:  - Having the insight, knowledge, and understanding to reduce non-essential spending, not just cut costs. - Creating accountability where employees fully understand the implications and impact of their decision-making across functions - Truly understanding your company's financial goals and the "metrics that matter" to manage, lead, and execute your strategy and innovation more effectively - Looking for ways to  motivate and engage employees to leverage changes in the business and optimize new global and digital opportunities **The Power of Practice** What is unique about our training approach is how we put theory into ![computer-screen-tilted](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/computer-screen-tilted.png?width=300&name=computer-screen-tilted.png)practice. Working with you, we ensure that your objectives are met by incorporating digital, cloud-based [business simulations](https://www.advantexe.com/why-business-simulations) as a catalyst for performance improvement and sustained change back on the job.  Advantexe's gold medal award-winning simulations are proven and effective tools for driving learning.  They provide a risk-free, engaging atmosphere where innovation and creativity can be applied in real-world contexts to practice and build skills.  **Audiences** From fundamental to advanced learning programs, the content and exercises contained in our learning journeys offer something essential for everyone in your company. Our solutions address the needs of audiences ranging from individual contributors, sales professionals, sales management, functional managers, technical staff, emerging leaders, and even senior executives.  **The Results** Advantexe delivers a game-changing and proven value proposition![vision-mission.png](https://www.advantexe.com/hubfs/Talent-development-graphics/vision-mission.png) that has consistently illustrated sustained improvement in skills, behaviors, and business performance. Certified by the ROI Institute®, our studies show measurable impact and ROI in the millions for revenue generation and cost savings.  Here are just a few examples; - Participants from a leading pharmaceutical company identified $92,000,000 in cost savings or revenue generation - Participants from a publicly-traded communications company identified $10,231,848 in cost savings or revenue generation - We experienced a 26% increase in the ability of our team to ‘Read and understand the three basic financial statements: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement’. **Where do you Start? Contact Advantexe ** Stop your searching and learn more about how Advantexe can help reinvent your company by driving improved business decision-making, knowledge, performance, and results. Please contact [Jim Brodo](https://www.advantexe.com/jim-brodo-chief-marketing-officer-advantexe) directly at [jim.brodo@advantexe.com](mailto:jim.brodo@advantexe.com), or call us at 610-828-8707 to begin your learning journey.  **Additional Resources and Information ** You can also click on the link below to learn more about each of our core content areas of: - [Financial Acumen](https://www.advantexe.com/financial-management-training) - [Business Strategy](https://www.advantexe.com/business-strategy-training) - [Marketing Management](https://www.advantexe.com/marketing-management-training) **Additional Resources ** | ![defining-business-acumen-article-download](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/defining-ba-1.png?width=264&name=defining-ba-1.png "defining-business-acumen-article-download") | ![why-business-acumen-matters-icon](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blogs/why-ba-matters.png?width=264&name=why-ba-matters.png "why-business-acumen-matters-icon") | | --- | --- | |  ![defining-business-acumen-1.png](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/article-covers/defining-business-acumen-1.png?width=170&name=defining-business-acumen-1.png "defining-business-acumen-1.png") |  ![why-business-acumen-matters.png](https://www.advantexe.com/hs-fs/hubfs/article-covers/why-ba-matters.png?width=264&name=why-ba-matters.png "why-business-acumen-matters.png") | |  [![Click here to download](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1153922/b1572d8e-48a8-4009-b7f6-cae3762fbba5.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1153922/b1572d8e-48a8-4009-b7f6-cae3762fbba5) |  [![Download Infographic](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1153922/bb9bd171-9413-48bc-99a1-a987e5467dda.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1153922/bb9bd171-9413-48bc-99a1-a987e5467dda) | |   |   |  Access Advantexe's thought leadership and points of view by visiting our:  - [Resource center](https://www.advantexe.com/advantexe-business-acumen-and-business-simulation-resource-center) - article  white  papers - [Blog](https://www.advantexe.com/blog) - published 2-3 a week on the latest business issues [![Defining-Business-Acumen](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1153922/fd940e89-ed5e-47a6-8595-8bb9a93cce89.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1153922/fd940e89-ed5e-47a6-8595-8bb9a93cce89) ### *"**Because of Advantexe's program I stopped paying external resources over a million dollars and hired a person at $150,000 and bought new instruments for $700,000. 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