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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    Northwestern University

    The Business of Social

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Business Marketing, Social Media Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Performance Measurement, Performance Analysis, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Customer Engagement, Business-To-Consumer, Driving engagement, Legal Risk, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Sales Enablement, Integrated Marketing Communications, A/B Testing

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    University of Geneva

    Meeting Investors' Goals

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Investments, Investment Management, Portfolio Risk, Business Ethics, Wealth Management, Behavioral Economics, Financial Market, Decision Making, Asset Management, Market Dynamics, Finance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, General Finance, Financial Analysis, Economics, Risk Management

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

    Cracking the Creativity Code: Discovering Ideas

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Operations Management, Problem Solving, Strategic Thinking, Solution Delivery, Initiative and Leadership, Personal Development, Presentations, Persistence

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Budget Management, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Data, Microsoft Office

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    L&T EduTech

    Networking and Cabling

    Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Data Centers, Network Security, Network Planning And Design, Networking Hardware, Network Switches, Computer Networking, Information Systems Security, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructure, Computer Security, Network Administration, Local Area Networks, Data Infrastructure, General Networking, Network Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Protocols, Wireless Networks, Telecommunications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Università Bocconi

    Arts and Heritage Management

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Branding, Business Management, Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Brand Loyalty, Data Strategy, Fundraising, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Engagement, Value Propositions, Target Audience

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Federal Taxation I: Individuals, Employees, and Sole Proprietors

    Skills you'll gain: Tax, Tax Planning, Benefits Administration

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    720 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yonsei University

    Deep Learning for Business

    Skills you'll gain: Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, Convolutional Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Technology Strategies, Business Strategy, Machine Learning Software, Business Modeling, Business Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Unsupervised Learning

    4.4
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    687 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Foundation of Agentic AI and LLM Architecture Training

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Workflow Management, AI Enablement, Business Workflow Analysis, Large Language Modeling, Decision Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Generative Model Architectures, Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Application Management, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Data Manipulation, Expense Management, Budgeting, Inventory Management System, Data Management, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Business Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    532 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of New Mexico

    Administración Estratégica y Emprendedora

    Skills you'll gain: Business Management, Business Metrics, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Performance Measurement, Resource Management, Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Market Dynamics, Market Intelligence, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Innovation, Resource Allocation, Market Trend, Marketing

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    AWS: Fundamentals of Cloud Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Platforms, Public Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Management, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Hybrid Cloud Computing, Software As A Service, Cloud Security, Data Migration, Operational Excellence, Operational Efficiency, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Cost Reduction

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • The Business of Social: Northwestern University
  • Meeting Investors' Goals: University of Geneva
  • Cracking the Creativity Code: Discovering Ideas: Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
  • Creating a Budget with Microsoft Excel: Coursera
  • Networking and Cabling: L&T EduTech
  • Arts and Heritage Management: Università Bocconi
  • Federal Taxation I: Individuals, Employees, and Sole Proprietors: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Deep Learning for Business: Yonsei University
  • Foundation of Agentic AI and LLM Architecture Training: Simplilearn
  • Introduction to Microsoft Excel: Coursera

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