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.

Northwestern University
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Geneva
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Budget Management, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Data, Microsoft Office
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

L&T EduTech
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

Università Bocconi
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Tax, Tax Planning, Benefits Administration
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Yonsei University
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
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Coursera
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
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of New Mexico
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
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Whizlabs
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