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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Inside Sales, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Market Analysis, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Analysis, Market Trend
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Peer Review, FinTech, Presentations, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Financial Regulations, Business Analysis, New Product Development, Regulatory Requirements, Customer Analysis, Market Opportunities, Value Propositions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, User Accounts, Cloud Infrastructure, Account Management, Public Cloud, Servers, Linux Servers, Cloud Security, Docker (Software), Billing, Market Analysis, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft 365, File Management, Document Management, Data Management, Productivity Software, Data Entry, Microsoft Windows, Data Import/Export, User Interface (UI)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Power BI, Performance Tuning, Performance Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Microsoft Copilot, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data Manipulation, Business Metrics, Interactive Data Visualization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Animation and Game Design, Video Game Development, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Game Theory, Design, Design and Product
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Market Research, Entrepreneurship, User Research, Customer Insights, New Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Presentations, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Development, Strategic Partnership, Professional Networking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, ChatGPT, Lead Generation, Social Media Content, Digital Publishing, Sales Process, Web Content, Sales Development, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Digital Content, Advertising, Email Marketing, Prompt Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Persona Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Microsoft Excel, Project Schedules, Spreadsheet Software, Coordinating, Data Visualization, Presentations, Data Sharing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Drive Engagement, Social Media, Brand Strategy, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, User Feedback, Social Media Content
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Servers, Single Sign-On (SSO), Configuration Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Target Audience, Content Marketing, Storytelling, Brand Strategy, Podcasting, Social Media Content, Blogs, Content Strategy, Digital Content, Performance Measurement, Promotional Strategies, Email Marketing, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, Ideation, Writing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks