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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.


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Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Coaching Conversations

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Coaching, Coaching, Constructive Feedback, Employee Performance Management, Professional Development, Performance Management, Leadership Studies, Mentorship, Problem Solving, Leadership and Management, Empathy, Active Listening, Communication Strategies

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    340 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    Interactive Brokers

    Derivatives - Options & Futures

    Skills you'll gain: Derivatives, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Risk Management, Market Analysis, Capital Markets, Portfolio Risk, Investments, Technical Analysis, Market Dynamics, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    270 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    IBM

    Introduction to Enterprise Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Mainframe Computing, z/OS, Virtualization, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, IBM Cloud, Hardware Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Enterprise Security, Computer Security, Computer Systems, Computer Hardware, Cryptography

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    5 Ways to Build a Better LinkedIn Profile

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Photo Editing, Professional Networking, Social Media Content, Social Media, Professional Development, Branding, Search Engine Optimization, Business Communication

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    304 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Corporate Entrepreneurship: Innovating within Corporations

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Customer Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Market Opportunities, New Business Development, Internal Auditing, Corporate Finance, New Product Development, Financial Statements, Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Business Planning, Corporate Accounting, Project Finance, Finance

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    301 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado System

    Developing an Agile Team

    Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Team Building, Team Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Innovation, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, Virtual Teams, Agile Project Management, Team Leadership, Social Sciences, Organizational Leadership, Change Management, Psychology

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    553 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Google Cloud

    Creating Business Value with Data and Looker

    Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard, Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Data Literacy, Data Strategy, Real Time Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Modeling, Business Transformation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Management, Data Warehousing, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Performance Tuning, Ad Hoc Analysis, Query Languages

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    463 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    Strategically Build and Engage Your Network on LinkedIn

    Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Drive Engagement, Content Creation, Professional Networking, Digital Publishing, Social Media, Relationship Building, Branding, Professional Development

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    369 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • C

    Coursera

    Project Planning: Schedule, Budget, Deliver

    Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Project Planning, Budget Management, Communication Planning, Milestones (Project Management), Timelines, Project Performance, Team Leadership, Project Estimation, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Gap Analysis, Estimation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    Supervised Machine Learning: Classification

    Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Supervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Logistic Regression, Decision Tree Learning, Predictive Modeling, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Random Forest Algorithm, Sampling (Statistics), Performance Metric

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    456 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Number Theory and Cryptography

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Cybersecurity, Arithmetic, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Algebra, Python Programming

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    609 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Business Strategies for Social Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Return On Investment, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Business Leadership, Case Studies, Decision Making, Community Development, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Investments

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    557 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Coaching Conversations: University of California, Davis
  • Derivatives - Options & Futures: Interactive Brokers
  • Introduction to Enterprise Computing: IBM
  • 5 Ways to Build a Better LinkedIn Profile: Coursera
  • Corporate Entrepreneurship: Innovating within Corporations: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Developing an Agile Team: University of Colorado System
  • Creating Business Value with Data and Looker: Google Cloud
  • Strategically Build and Engage Your Network on LinkedIn : Coursera
  • Project Planning: Schedule, Budget, Deliver: Coursera
  • Supervised Machine Learning: Classification: IBM

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