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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Mathematical Modeling, Graphing, Trigonometry, R (Software), R Programming, General Mathematics, Data Modeling, Algebra, Systems Of Measurement, Mathematical Software, Regression Analysis, Calculus, Business Mathematics, Geometry
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: IBM Cloud, Model Deployment, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Self Service Technologies, Application Deployment, Customer Inquiries, Customer Engagement, Cloud Computing, Customer Service, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Teamwork, Conflict Management, Innovation, Negotiation, Team Building, Collaboration, Creativity, Interpersonal Communications, Diversity Awareness, Communication, Team Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Communication Strategies, Media and Communications, Cultural Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion, Electronic Media, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Talent Recruitment, Interviewing Skills, Full Cycle Recruitment, Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resources, Talent Management, Human Resource Strategy, Executive Recruitment, Employee Onboarding, Workforce Planning, Employee Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, New Hire Orientations, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Team Building, Ideation, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Visionary, Initiative and Leadership, New Product Development, Action Oriented, Design and Product, Strategic Planning, Usability, Value Propositions, Overcoming Obstacles, Overcoming Objections, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Melbourne
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Investments, Investment Management, Financial Statements, Business Valuation, Capital Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Risk Modeling, Return On Investment, Risk Management, Finance, Risk Analysis, Financial Market, Risk Appetite, Corporate Finance, Cost Estimation, Decision Making, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Team Performance Management, Project Management, Compliance Management, Agile Software Development, Management Training And Development, Strategic Decision-Making, Expectation Management, Drive Engagement, Plan Execution, Milestones (Project Management), Stakeholder Analysis, Resource Management, People Development, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Risk Management, Technical Management, Change Control, Project Planning, Project Schedules, Technical Documentation
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Business Analysis Tools, Project Scoping, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Communications, Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Requirements Management, Change Management, Performance Analysis, Project Performance, Performance Measurement, Business Development, Performance Metric, Quality Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Model Optimization, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Jupyter, Statistical Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Business Solutions, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Performance Analysis, Data Processing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Public Relations, Target Audience, Communication Planning, Marketing and Public Relations, Strategic Communication, Media and Communications, Performance Metric, Campaign Planning, Program Evaluation, Generative AI, AI literacy, Content Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Storytelling, Data Synthesis, Microsoft Excel, Consolidation, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Compilation, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, ChatGPT, Statistical Reporting, Data Mapping, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Unstructured Data, Prompt Engineering, AI Integrations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Market Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management, Market Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks