History
Successful business executives know that they must constantly search for new business opportunities—from finding new markets for their products or services and new partners to work with for mutually beneficial outcomes, to finding new strategies (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, etc.) that will help their company to grow and earn higher revenues. At a small company, the founder typically handles these duties. But at larger companies, a need has gradually emerged for dedicated business development professionals to handle these duties. The National Business Development Association was founded in 2013 to represent the interests of business development professionals.
Related Professions
- Accountants and Auditors
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Client Services Managers
- Collection Workers
- Compliance Managers
- Continuous Improvement Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Corporate Community Relations Directors
- Corporate Lawyers
- Corporate Librarians
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Directors
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Customs Brokers
- Data Entry Clerks
- Directors of Corporate Sponsorship
- Directors of Security
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Event Planners
- Executive Recruiters
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Consultants
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Human Resources Managers
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Executives
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Labor Union Business Agents
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Office Administrators
- Payroll Directors
- Professional Organizers
- Proposal Managers
- Purchasing Agents
- Receptionists
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Sales Managers
- Sales Representatives
- Secretaries
- Software Application Developers
- Statisticians
- Stenographers
- Strategy Managers
- Temporary Workers
- Traffic Managers
- Typists and Word Processors
- User Experience Designers
