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.

Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Digital Transformation, Business Transformation, Customer Insights, Organizational Change, Leadership, Predictive Modeling, Forecasting, Market Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Business Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Banking Services, Banking, Financial Analysis, Financial Statements, Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, Financial Services, Balance Sheet, Customer Analysis, Income Statement, Lending and Underwriting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Collaborative Software, Microsoft Teams, Productivity Software, Endpoint Security, Microsoft Windows, Automation, Microsoft Outlook, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Wireframing, Product Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Design Thinking, Conceptual Design, Product Testing, Project Management, Product Management, Agile Methodology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Big Data, Product Development, Data Preprocessing, Analytics, File Systems, New Product Development, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Internet Of Things, Supervised Learning, Product Planning, Unsupervised Learning, Data Storage, Project Planning, Systems Of Measurement, Staff Management
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Target Market, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Customer Engagement, Brand Strategy, Social Media Content, Business Marketing, Storytelling, Drive Engagement, Marketing, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Risk Management, Real Estate, Legal Risk, Water Resource Management, Balance Sheet, Food and Beverage, Supply Chain, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Investments, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Risk Mitigation, Business Risk Management, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Supply Chain Systems, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Decision Making, Supply Chain Management, Consumer Behaviour
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Contextual Advertising, Paid media, Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Media Planning, Target Audience, Content Strategy, Data Ethics, Business Ethics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Agile Methodology, Root Cause Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Contingency Planning, Risk Management Framework, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Appetite, Performance Analysis, Business Risk Management, Communication Planning, Stakeholder Management, Operational Risk, Risk Control, Project Management, Threat Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Azure Active Directory, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Virtual Networking, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Containerization, Network Troubleshooting, Single Sign-On (SSO), Cloud Storage, Active Directory, Virtual Machines, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Data Storage, Cloud Management, Application Deployment, Network Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Authorization (Computing), Cloud Services, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Influencing, Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Change Management, Team Management, Advocacy, Innovation, Cultural Diversity, Stakeholder Management, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Computer Graphic Techniques, Photography, Graphics Software, Graphic Design, Image Quality, Creativity
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours