VBA & Macros for Business Automation

Master Excel VBA & Macros to automate repetitive tasks, generate custom functions, and run complex operations.

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Overview

What you’ll learn

This beginner-friendly course will teach you how to build custom procedures that can complete painful 3-hour tasks with a simple click of a button. We’ll start with the fundamental coding principles and then gradually progress to more advanced modules covering code loops, data arrays, user input boxes, and more. Throughout the course, we’ll introduce real-life exercises and case studies that will allow you to auto-generate pivot tables, streamline chart creation, and extract and summarize data. The comprehensive case studies include built-from-scratch tutorials on a PwC billing summary file and a Mercedes Benz P&L creation tool.

80+ High Quality Lessons

Downloadable Excel and PDF Files

Built-From-Scratch Business Automation Projects

Lifetime Access on Any Device

Student Profiles

Who are these courses for?

University Students

If you're a college student looking to secure an internship or full-time job in a top tier business, finance, or investment firm, these courses are for you.

Working Professionals

If you're a working professional looking to level up your technical career skills, these courses are for you.

Career Switchers

If you're looking to boost your technical skills to better your chances of switching into a business or finance role, this course is for you.

Build practical business automation tools

Assemble and combine loops, arrays, filters, and other key functions and methods to create coding procedures that will run complex, time-consuming tasks in less than a second. This includes automating the calculations and formatting of raw data exports commonly used by many corporate business analysts.

Create complex data summarization projects

Apply conditional statements, collections, and a range of debugging tools and techniques to build best-practice habits. Step-by-step, students will learn the fundamental programming concepts needed to build dynamic, reusable code applicable to data-oriented spreadsheet tasks.

Practical lessons designed for your business career

Our courses are specifically tailored to current or aspiring professionals in business, finance, and other corporate office teams. This includes financial analysts, business analysts, operations analysts, data analysts, and strategy analysts among many others.

Course Curriculum

Module 1: Course Introduction
  • Course Overview
  • What is VBA and What its Used For
  • Important Excel & VBA Settings
  • VBA Glossary
  • VBA Keyboard Shortcuts
Module 2: Macros & VB Editor
  • Create your First Macro
  • More Macros & Macro Buttons
  • VB Editor (VBE) & Window Setup
  • Creating Macro with VBE Open
  • Absolute vs Relative Macro recording
  • Adding a Macro to your ribbon & quick access toolbar
Module 3: Objects
  • Object Model
  • Object Properties
  • Object Methods
  • Object Library
  • Testing Objects with the Immediate Window
Module 4: Referencing and Custom Functions
  • Sub Procedures vs Function Procedures
  • Basic Custom Function & Sub procedure Example
  • Referencing Ranges
  • Referencing Worksheets
  • Referencing Workbooks
  • Range Properties & Methods
  • Properties & Methods Exercise
  • Case Study Part 1
  • Case Study Part 2
Module 5: Variables
  • Introduction to Variables
  • Variable Declarations in VBA
  • Scoping Variables
  • Object Variables
  • Working with Collections
  • Commenting Code
  • Case Study Part 1
  • Case Study Part 2
Module 6: Errors & Code Debugging
  • Breakpoints & Code Step Through
  • Declaring Variables - Option Explicit
  • Find and Replace in VBA code
  • Using debug.print & Immediate Window
  • Using Locals Window & Watch Window
  • Error Message: Using On Error
  • Mini Case Study: Find the Bugs
Module 7: VBA Key Statements & Functions
  • If Then Formula
  • AND OR Statement
  • Select Case
  • With & End With
  • Goto Statement
  • For Each Loop
  • For Next Loop
  • Do while & Do Until Loops
  • Text Functions
  • Formatting Functions
  • Date Functions
  • Worksheet Functions
  • Case Study: Data Table Compiler
Module 8: Arrays
  • Arrays Overview
  • One Dimensional Arrays
  • Two Dimensional Arrays
  • Dynamic Arrays
  • Maintaining Array Values
  • Variant Arrays
  • Case Study: Employee Commission
Module 9: Other VBA Features
  • Message Box
  • VBA Input Boxes
  • Excel Input Boxes
  • Excel Tables
  • Pivot Tables
  • Charts & Visuals
  • Calling Other Procedures (Public vs Private)
  • Transferring Arguments & Global Variables
  • Case Study: McDonald’s Mini Table & Chart Tool
Module 10: PwC Billing Report Case Study
  • Case Study Overview
  • Billing Amount Total
  • Billing Amount Percentage
  • Sorting and Formatting
  • Sheet Looping
  • Extracting Unique Names
  • Placing Summary Names
  • Collecting and Placing Billing Amounts
  • Calculate Summary Billing Amount Total
  • Calculate Summary Percentages
Module 11: Mercedes Benz P&L Case Study
  • Finance Case Study Overview
  • Collect Unique P&L Line Labels
  • Calculate Global P&L Revenue & Expenses
  • Calculate Global P&L Key Income Lines
  • Fill Regional P&Ls
  • Global P&L Detail Expansion: Collecting Unique Classes
  • Global P&L Detail Expansion: Inserting New Rows
  • Regional P&L Detail Expansion
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Testimonials

What our students say

Real stories from real people

"Very thorough and comprehensive! The guidance I received from the senior instructors helps me in my everyday life as a financial analyst at Amazon."1

Well Done!

Isabella W.

The course was presented in a way that was easy to access and understand. What really stood out to me were the informative tools that were provided to help make my skills and work easier, more professional, and stand out from others. These tools were incredibly helpful and I was able to apply them to my work immediately.

Excellent Experience!

David Rodrigues

As an investment club president, I wholeheartedly recommend the Finance & Valuation Module for people who want to develop their technical finance skills. The digestible lessons, straightforward content, and hands-on walkthroughs helped our new members secure finance internships as freshmen.

Exceptional Training Solution!

Michael Penna

"The lessons are structured, clear, and concise. They even have downloadable files that you can practice on! When you complete the courses, you can add them easily to your LinkedIn and reap the benefits! In addition, the team is quick to respond and happy to help."

Extremely Impressed

Josh McDonald

"This course is the best. It's packed with informational and realistic examples. I love the downloads that are available for you to practice what's being taught. This course has really enhanced my skills."

The Best!

Jasmine Akujobi

"I took this course before starting my job as an investing banking analyst, not being from a hardcore finance background, this course helped in solidifying my basic concepts as well building real life excel skills that are required for my job."

Amazing, Detailed and Realistic!

Ishaan Mathur

"Kenji & Michael's teachings are practical and focus almost entirely on giving the student the tools to succeed in real life business and finance scenarios. After finishing the course, I feel like I am no longer missing out on something that is so essential for my career."

Highly Recommend!

Yakuphan Alptekin

"Semi-retired physician doing this for fun. Wish I had this knowledge in Med School as it would have been very valuable for expanding business knowledge and maybe entrepreneurship."

Very Valuable

Robert Remondino

"I've seen a lot of Excel courses out there, but this one is definitely the best. It covers a lot of topics and gives great explanations for all of them. Plus you get to do real-world exercises at the end to put into practice what you've learned. I highly recommend."

Great Explanations!

Jamie Forschner

Very creative and informative, and I enjoyed learning the course. They cover all the small detailed points and explain each small point with its relation to other points in all the lectures. This is done with high-quality resolution videos. Thank you and good luck to the Career Principles team!

Just What I was Looking For!

Rashed Al-Romaithi

I've taken multiple courses with Career Principles and some of them I'm still going through. The way the material is presented in each course has been clear and easy to understand with the many examples. The key to effective training is the real world application of key concepts and projects. In other words, how can this training be used in real world projects that you would need in your career. Thank You!

Thank you!

Keith Aul

"This course managed to reactivate the knowledge from my university studies 15 years ago and, above all, to translate it into a practical context. The Excel skills taught along the way are at least as valuable to me. Thank you Kenji & Team ."

Very, very helpful!

Marco Horn

"Very thorough and practical, definitely recommend for those who want to level up their Excel skills."

Excellent

Bilal Kamara

"Really enjoyed the practical case studies that made it feel like a real scenario I could encounter at work."

Super Helpful!

Isabella West

"This course has given me the opportunity to strengthen my accounting foundations, learn how to build a dynamic 3-statement model, conduct a complex DCF, Comps and Precedent Transactions valuation, and create a stock pitch deck to present to target clients."

Cheers!

Marvel Tanudjaja

"Clear explanation with concrete examples."

Clear Explanations!

Russell Tankoua

"It was a wise decision to purchase this course. As an analyst, I'm learning a lot and applying what I've learned to my current position."

Worth the Money!

Jamaal Tobias

"The course was extremely helpful, it has allowed me to build my Excel finance skills from the ground up, the course is perfect for anyone looking to strengthen their knowledge of Excel and finance. Amazing Work!"

A Very Complete Course!

Teo Ballbe

"The case studies are just perfect!"

Perfect!

Murilo Cangueiro

"The best Excel course. My Excel skills have improved significantly. Thank you guys for creating such a wonderful course."

Wonderful Course!

Ebenezer Anane

"The course delivered as promised. It had the right balance of theory and practical exercises with downloadable resources to further my learning. Great job!"

Awesome Course!

Andy Giro

"The senior instructors have really helped me develop the skills I needed to perform at the level of a finance professional. These practical skills have carried me a long way in my banking career!"

Just What I Needed!

Daniel Mwabila

"Very thorough and comprehensive! The guidance I received from the senior instructors helps me in my everyday life as a financial analyst at Amazon."

Well Done!

Tristan Chiu

The course was presented in a way that was easy to access and understand. What really stood out to me were the informative tools that were provided to help make my skills and work easier, more professional, and stand out from others. These tools were incredibly helpful and I was able to apply them to my work immediately.

Excellent Experience!

David Rodrigues

As an investment club president, I wholeheartedly recommend the Finance & Valuation Module for people who want to develop their technical finance skills. The digestible lessons, straightforward content, and hands-on walkthroughs helped our new members secure finance internships as freshmen.

Exceptional Training Solution!

Michael Penna

"The lessons are structured, clear, and concise. They even have downloadable files that you can practice on! When you complete the courses, you can add them easily to your LinkedIn and reap the benefits! In addition, the team is quick to respond and happy to help."

Extremely Impressed

Josh McDonald

"This course is the best. It's packed with informational and realistic examples. I love the downloads that are available for you to practice what's being taught. This course has really enhanced my skills."

The Best!

Jasmine Akujobi

"I took this course before starting my job as an investing banking analyst, not being from a hardcore finance background, this course helped in solidifying my basic concepts as well building real life excel skills that are required for my job."

Amazing, Detailed and Realistic!

Ishaan Mathur

"Kenji & Michael's teachings are practical and focus almost entirely on giving the student the tools to succeed in real life business and finance scenarios. After finishing the course, I feel like I am no longer missing out on something that is so essential for my career."

Highly Recommend!

Yakuphan Alptekin

"Semi-retired physician doing this for fun. Wish I had this knowledge in Med School as it would have been very valuable for expanding business knowledge and maybe entrepreneurship."

Very Valuable

Robert Remondino

"I've seen a lot of Excel courses out there, but this one is definitely the best. It covers a lot of topics and gives great explanations for all of them. Plus you get to do real-world exercises at the end to put into practice what you've learned. I highly recommend."

Great Explanations!

Jamie Forschner

Very creative and informative, and I enjoyed learning the course. They cover all the small detailed points and explain each small point with its relation to other points in all the lectures. This is done with high-quality resolution videos. Thank you and good luck to the Career Principles team!

Just What I was Looking For!

Rashed Al-Romaithi

I've taken multiple courses with Career Principles and some of them I'm still going through. The way the material is presented in each course has been clear and easy to understand with the many examples. The key to effective training is the real world application of key concepts and projects. In other words, how can this training be used in real world projects that you would need in your career. Thank You!

Thank you!

Keith Aul

"This course managed to reactivate the knowledge from my university studies 15 years ago and, above all, to translate it into a practical context. The Excel skills taught along the way are at least as valuable to me. Thank you Kenji & Team ."

Very, very helpful!

Marco Horn

"Very thorough and practical, definitely recommend for those who want to level up their Excel skills."

Excellent

Bilal Kamara

"Really enjoyed the practical case studies that made it feel like a real scenario I could encounter at work."

Super Helpful!

Isabella West

"This course has given me the opportunity to strengthen my accounting foundations, learn how to build a dynamic 3-statement model, conduct a complex DCF, Comps and Precedent Transactions valuation, and create a stock pitch deck to present to target clients."

Cheers!

Marvel Tanudjaja

"Clear explanation with concrete examples."

Clear Explanations!

Russell Tankoua

"It was a wise decision to purchase this course. As an analyst, I'm learning a lot and applying what I've learned to my current position."

Worth the Money!

Jamaal Tobias

"The course was extremely helpful, it has allowed me to build my Excel finance skills from the ground up, the course is perfect for anyone looking to strengthen their knowledge of Excel and finance. Amazing Work!"

A Very Complete Course!

Teo Ballbe

"The case studies are just perfect!"

Perfect!

Murilo Cangueiro

"The best Excel course. My Excel skills have improved significantly. Thank you guys for creating such a wonderful course."

Wonderful Course!

Ebenezer Anane

"The course delivered as promised. It had the right balance of theory and practical exercises with downloadable resources to further my learning. Great job!"

Awesome Course!

Andy Giro

"The senior instructors have really helped me develop the skills I needed to perform at the level of a finance professional. These practical skills have carried me a long way in my banking career!"

Just What I Needed!

Daniel Mwabila

"Very thorough and comprehensive! The guidance I received from the senior instructors helps me in my everyday life as a financial analyst at Amazon."

Well Done!

Tristan Chiu

The course was presented in a way that was easy to access and understand. What really stood out to me were the informative tools that were provided to help make my skills and work easier, more professional, and stand out from others. These tools were incredibly helpful and I was able to apply them to my work immediately.

Excellent Experience!

David Rodrigues

As an investment club president, I wholeheartedly recommend the Finance & Valuation Module for people who want to develop their technical finance skills. The digestible lessons, straightforward content, and hands-on walkthroughs helped our new members secure finance internships as freshmen.

Exceptional Training Solution!

Michael Penna

"The lessons are structured, clear, and concise. They even have downloadable files that you can practice on! When you complete the courses, you can add them easily to your LinkedIn and reap the benefits! In addition, the team is quick to respond and happy to help."

Extremely Impressed

Josh McDonald

"This course is the best. It's packed with informational and realistic examples. I love the downloads that are available for you to practice what's being taught. This course has really enhanced my skills."

The Best!

Jasmine Akujobi

"I took this course before starting my job as an investing banking analyst, not being from a hardcore finance background, this course helped in solidifying my basic concepts as well building real life excel skills that are required for my job."

Amazing, Detailed and Realistic!

Ishaan Mathur

"Kenji & Michael's teachings are practical and focus almost entirely on giving the student the tools to succeed in real life business and finance scenarios. After finishing the course, I feel like I am no longer missing out on something that is so essential for my career."

Highly Recommend!

Yakuphan Alptekin

"Semi-retired physician doing this for fun. Wish I had this knowledge in Med School as it would have been very valuable for expanding business knowledge and maybe entrepreneurship."

Very Valuable

Robert Remondino

"I've seen a lot of Excel courses out there, but this one is definitely the best. It covers a lot of topics and gives great explanations for all of them. Plus you get to do real-world exercises at the end to put into practice what you've learned. I highly recommend."

Great Explanations!

Jamie Forschner

Very creative and informative, and I enjoyed learning the course. They cover all the small detailed points and explain each small point with its relation to other points in all the lectures. This is done with high-quality resolution videos. Thank you and good luck to the Career Principles team!

Just What I was Looking For!

Rashed Al-Romaithi

I've taken multiple courses with Career Principles and some of them I'm still going through. The way the material is presented in each course has been clear and easy to understand with the many examples. The key to effective training is the real world application of key concepts and projects. In other words, how can this training be used in real world projects that you would need in your career. Thank You!

Thank you!

Keith Aul

"This course managed to reactivate the knowledge from my university studies 15 years ago and, above all, to translate it into a practical context. The Excel skills taught along the way are at least as valuable to me. Thank you Kenji & Team ."

Very, very helpful!

Marco Horn

"Very thorough and practical, definitely recommend for those who want to level up their Excel skills."

Excellent

Bilal Kamara

"Really enjoyed the practical case studies that made it feel like a real scenario I could encounter at work."

Super Helpful!

Isabella West

"This course has given me the opportunity to strengthen my accounting foundations, learn how to build a dynamic 3-statement model, conduct a complex DCF, Comps and Precedent Transactions valuation, and create a stock pitch deck to present to target clients."

Cheers!

Marvel Tanudjaja

"Clear explanation with concrete examples."

Clear Explanations!

Russell Tankoua

"It was a wise decision to purchase this course. As an analyst, I'm learning a lot and applying what I've learned to my current position."

Worth the Money!

Jamaal Tobias

"The course was extremely helpful, it has allowed me to build my Excel finance skills from the ground up, the course is perfect for anyone looking to strengthen their knowledge of Excel and finance. Amazing Work!"

A Very Complete Course!

Teo Ballbe

"The case studies are just perfect!"

Perfect!

Murilo Cangueiro

"The best Excel course. My Excel skills have improved significantly. Thank you guys for creating such a wonderful course."

Wonderful Course!

Ebenezer Anane

"The course delivered as promised. It had the right balance of theory and practical exercises with downloadable resources to further my learning. Great job!"

Awesome Course!

Andy Giro

"The senior instructors have really helped me develop the skills I needed to perform at the level of a finance professional. These practical skills have carried me a long way in my banking career!"

Just What I Needed!

Daniel Mwabila

"Very thorough and comprehensive! The guidance I received from the senior instructors helps me in my everyday life as a financial analyst at Amazon."

Well Done!

Tristan Chiu

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Kenji Farre
Senior Instructor

Hey there, I’m Kenji, a Cornell University graduate with work experience at companies like Amazon, Goldman Sachs, and PwC. In just a few months, our tutorials have helped 5M+ people level-up their Excel, Finance, and Business skills. I know exactly where the pain points are -I’ve lived them myself. Looking forward to getting started!

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Michael Quach
Senior Instructor

Aloha! I’m Michael, a Cornell University graduate born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. I’ve worked at companies like Tesla, Cushman & Wakefield, and IHG Hotels & Resorts. Throughout, I’ve experienced first-hand the importance of being proficient in Excel, finance, and valuation to perform in any business role. My hope is that our courses will help you take your career to the next level.

Course Pricing

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Boost your productivity and gain confidence in your business and finance skills by selecting a course that works best for you.

VBA & Macros for Business Automation
Single Course
$149.95
Includes:
  • {yes} Access to Full VBA Curriculum
  • {yes} VBA Course Completion Certificate
  • {yes} VBA Glossary & Shortcuts Guide
  • {yes} Automating Pivot Tables, Charts, and other visuals
  • {yes} Business Case Study: PwC Monthly Billing Summary Report
  • {yes} Finance Case Study: Mercedes Benz P&L Tool
  • {no} Access to Full Excel Curriculum
  • {no} Excel Course Completion Certificate
  • {no} Case Study: Excel Interview Test
  • {no} Case Study: Excel Interactive Dashboard
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Excel + VBA for Business & Finance
Bundle
$249.95
Recommended
Includes:
  • {yes} Access to Full VBA Curriculum
  • {yes} VBA Course Completion Certificate
  • {yes} VBA Glossary & Shortcuts Guide
  • {yes} Automating Pivot Tables, Charts, and other visuals
  • {yes} Business Case Study: PwC Monthly Billing Summary Report
  • {yes} Finance Case Study: Mercedes Benz P&L Tool
  • {yes} Access to Full Excel Curriculum
  • {yes} Excel Course Completion Certificate
  • {yes} Case Study: Excel Interview Test
  • {yes} Case Study: Excel Interactive Dashboard
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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will this course take me to complete?

The course is designed for students to complete around 2 modules per week, for a total of 4-5 weeks until course completion. However, the course can be completed at your own pace (faster or slower) and you'll have unlimited access to the materials.

Do you offer any corporate deals / bulk discounts?

Yes we do, please email us at info@careerprinciples.com with your details.

How is this course different from other VBA courses?

We’ve designed this course to help solve the real office business tasks that we’ve encountered as interns and full-time analysts at top-tier companies like Tesla, Amazon, and Goldman Sachs. Other courses tend to fill their curriculums with unrealistic theoretical examples that don’t consider important real-world business factors. With this in mind, we’ve created real-world exercises with our PwC billing summary file and Mercedes Benz P&L creation tool. We also include an interactive discussion forum to help students with additional inquiries.

What level of VBA experience do I need?

This course is designed for beginners and intermediate users. If you have previous experience with VBA programming, consider skipping the first module.

What are the pre-requisites for this course?

No prior business or technical knowledge is required, but most students will start VBA with a basic understanding of Excel and its capabilities.

How long will I have the course materials for?

You will have lifetime access to the lessons and materials. The course can be taken on both smartphone and computer.

For other inquiries:

For any other general inquiries, please contact us at info@careerprinciples.com