Business plan courses can help you learn market analysis, financial forecasting, operational planning, and effective pitching techniques. You can build skills in identifying target audiences, crafting value propositions, and developing marketing strategies. Many courses introduce tools like SWOT analysis, business model canvases, and financial modeling software, which can enhance your ability to create comprehensive and persuasive business plans.

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Business Communication, Entrepreneurship, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design and Development, Marketing, Workflow Management, Business Planning, E-Commerce, Project Management, Business Strategy, Business Process, Branding, Invoicing, Customer Relationship Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Contingency Planning, Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Threat Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Project Planning, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Communications, Decision Making, Plan Execution
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Investments, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Fundraising, Capital Markets, Financial Market, Financial Management, Finance, International Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship, Fiscal Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Business Strategy, Business Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Communication, Business Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Emotional Intelligence, Social Skills, Tactfulness, Empathy, Performance Management, Growth Mindedness, Collaboration, Personal Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Case Studies, Cultural Diversity, Culture, Team Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Team Building, Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Consulting, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Microsoft PowerPoint, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Root Cause Analysis, Human Resources Management and Planning, Business Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Unit Testing, Amazon Web Services, Version Control, Generative AI, LLM Application, AI Enablement, Test Case, DevOps, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, CI/CD, Artificial Intelligence, Software Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Development, Innovation, Team Management, Product Planning, Product Lifecycle Management, Agile Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Process Development, Corporate Strategy, Market Opportunities, Technology Roadmaps, Portfolio Management, Business Modeling
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Anomaly Detection, Predictive Modeling, Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Data Cleansing, Prompt Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Unstructured Data, Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Visualization Software, Data Transformation, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Analytics, Data Modeling, Star Schema, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Pivot Tables And Charts, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Excel, Data Management, Data Analysis, Advanced Analytics
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Persona Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Insights, Customer Data Management, Target Audience, Target Market, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Social Media, Product Knowledge, Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Clinical Leadership, Nursing Administration, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Nursing, Health Care Administration, Informatics, Nurse Education, Health Technology, Electronic Medical Record System
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Collaborative Software, File Management, Document Management, Collaboration, Team Management, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software, Project Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours