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: Regulatory Requirements, Lending and Underwriting, Compliance Management, Mortgage Loans, Commercial Lending, Credit Risk, Risk Management, Consumer Lending, Quality Control, AI Enablement, Decision Making, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Collaborative Software, Project Management Software, Automation, Productivity Software, Project Management, Cloud-Based Integration, Internal Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sales, Sales Strategy, Sales Pipelines, Selling Techniques, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Customer Engagement, Content Creation, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Drive Engagement, Content Strategy, Marketing Automation, Customer Analysis, Storytelling, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Campaign Management, A/B Testing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Personalized Service, Marketing Communications, Customer Communications Management, Content Development and Management, Customer Engagement, Promotions and Campaigns
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, AI Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Technical Communication, Productivity Software, Graphics Software, Public Speaking, Graphic and Visual Design, Communication, User Interface (UI), Organizational Skills, Professionalism, Productivity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Microsoft Excel, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Automation, Computer Programming Tools, Microsoft 365, Data Wrangling, Microsoft Office, Spreadsheet Software, Development Environment, Computer Programming, Data Science
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Investments, Finance, Portfolio Management, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Regression Analysis, Asset Management, Microsoft Excel, Market Data, Statistical Analysis, Risk Analysis, Performance Analysis, Cash Flows
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy, Financial Forecasting, Reconciliation, Financial Analysis, A/B Testing, Portfolio Risk, Model Evaluation, Data Cleansing, Decision Tree Learning, Regression Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data Analysis, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Process Optimization, Organizational Change, Virtual Teams, People Management, Leadership Development, Project Management, Personal Development, Human Resources Management and Planning, Professional Development, Continuous Improvement Process, Talent Management, Employee Performance Management, Employee Retention, Agile Methodology, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Self-Awareness, Growth Mindedness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Branding, Marketing Design, Style Guides, Digital Marketing, Operational Excellence, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Sales Process, Sales Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Product Knowledge, Communication, AI Personalization, Sales, Non-Verbal Communication, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI Agents, Value Propositions, Customer Relationship Management, AI Enablement, Responsible AI
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks