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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Community Outreach, Social Justice, Discussion Facilitation, Community Organizing, Diversity Awareness, Advocacy, Social Impact, Oral Expression, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Rapport Building, Community Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Diversity Training, Interviewing Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Sociology, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Social Studies, Storytelling
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Tool Calling, Hugging Face, Context Engineering, Embeddings
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Marketing Channel, Retail Store Operations, Merchandising, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Systems, Business Strategy, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Technology Strategies, Promotional Strategies, E-Commerce, Conflict Management, Growth Strategies, Web Presence, Digital Transformation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Presentations, Microsoft 365, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Productivity Software, Microsoft Word, Prioritization, Organizational Skills, Collaborative Software, Email Automation, Calendar Management, Workflow Management, Document Management, Microsoft Excel, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Project Implementation, Cost Management, Team Management, Project Planning, Project Scoping, Management Training And Development, Team Leadership, Agile Project Management, Communication Planning, Scope Management, Quality Management, Product Quality (QA/QC), Project Management Life Cycle, Quality Assessment, Stakeholder Analysis, Agile Methodology, Agile Software Development, Change Management, Project Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Technical Accounting, Accounting, Accounting Records, Financial Accounting, General Ledger, Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Management Accounting, Financial Reporting, Inventory Accounting, Equities, Property Accounting, Balance Sheet, Fixed Asset, Depreciation, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Digital Media Strategy, Data-Driven Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Digital Marketing, Customer Data Management, Digital Analysis, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Customer Engagement, Customer experience strategy (CX), Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis Software, Consumer Behaviour, Big Data, Data Integration, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Contract Negotiation, Price Negotiation, Procurement, Goal Setting, Overcoming Objections, Communication, Business Research, Oral Expression
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yonsei University
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Diversity Marketing, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Target Market, Marketing Management, Business-To-Consumer, Marketing Strategies, Innovation, Cross-Channel Marketing, Marketing Planning, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Channel, Go To Market Strategy, Market Opportunities, Target Audience, Product Marketing, Market Analysis, Customer Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Leadership Studies, Organizational Leadership, Leadership Development, Case Studies, Leadership, Team Management, Professional Development, Leadership and Management, Personal Development, Management Training And Development, Team Motivation, Motivational Skills, Personal Attributes, Business Leadership, Self-Awareness, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business, Human Development, Business Administration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, User Research, Design Research, Human Centered Design, Project Scoping, Planning, Project Planning, Growth Mindedness, User Feedback, Strategic Thinking, Qualitative Research, Interviewing Skills, Customer Insights, Empathy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Predictive Modeling, Logistic Regression, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Software, Model Training, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Model Deployment, Data Analysis, Supervised Learning
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months