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.

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Report Writing, Data Modeling, Management Reporting, Business Reporting, Data Analysis, Performance Reporting, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Productivity Software
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Word, Collaborative Software, Microsoft 365, Excel Macros, Microsoft Office, Document Management, Collaboration, Productivity Software, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Technical Documentation, Web Content, Writing, Report Writing, Writing and Editing, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Editing, Business Writing, Computer Literacy, Business Communication
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Stakeholder Management, Software Development Life Cycle, Team Building, Agile Methodology, Quality Management, Agile Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Power BI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Scrum (Software Development), Business Analysis, Virtual Teams, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Team Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Microsoft Project, Business
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Territory Management, Enterprise Sales, Cold Calling, Lead Generation, Selling Techniques, Sales Training, B2B Sales, Sales Management, Sales, AI Personalization, Responsible AI, Sales Prospecting, Sales Enablement, Consultative Selling, Generative AI Agents, Sales Pipelines, Customer Relationship Management, Business Process, Business Strategy, Customer Engagement
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Financial Accounting, Process Optimization, Analytics, Corporate Strategy, Accounting, Financial Forecasting, Business Metrics, Operational Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Fraud detection, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Return On Investment, Finance, Predictive Modeling, Anomaly Detection
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Technical Communication, Agile Methodology, Communication Strategies, Engineering Management, Decision Making, AI Product Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Responsible AI, Deep Learning, Forecasting, Business Leadership, Risk Management, Business Analytics, Machine Learning, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Marketing Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Customer Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, People Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Software Architecture, Model View Controller, Unified Modeling Language, Object Oriented Design, Service Oriented Architecture, API Design, Web Services, Software Design Patterns, Software Design, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Microservices, Restful API, Code Review, Product Family Engineering, Software Systems, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Development, Java, Software Documentation, Maintainability
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Agile Product Development, User Story, Continuous Delivery, Persona Development, Agile Software Development, Sprint Planning, Peer Review, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, Agile Project Management, Team Performance Management, Team Management, Design Thinking, Team Building, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Product Development, Business Analytics, Persona (User Experience)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Case Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Interpersonal Communications, Conflict Management, Constructive Feedback, Social Skills, Trustworthiness, Relationship Building, Business Communication, Professionalism, Collaboration, Communication, Assertiveness, Influencing, Non-Verbal Communication, People Management, Personal Attributes
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Dashboard, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Data Sharing, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Excel, Business Intelligence, Microsoft 365, Mobile Security, Interactive Data Visualization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Data Analysis Software, Performance Tuning, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks