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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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


  • C

    Coursera

    How to increase engagement to Instagram Business profile

    Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Target Market, Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Social Media, Social Media Management, Customer Engagement, Social Media Content, Business Marketing, Storytelling, Drive Engagement, Marketing, Business

    ★ 3 (72) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • S

    SoFi

    Risk Management in Personal Finance

    Skills you'll gain: Estate Planning, Insurance, Insurance Policies, Financial Planning, Asset Protection, Risk Management, Document Management, Needs Assessment

    ★ 4.7 (64) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Generative AI: Governance, Policy, and Emerging Regulation

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Governance, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Ethics, Compliance Management, Generative AI, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Regulatory Requirements, Stakeholder Management, Decision Intelligence, Risk Analysis, Technology Strategies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Leadership and Management, Risk Management

    ★ 4.7 (104) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • R

    Rice University

    Principles of Economics: Introduction - Getting to Know You

    Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Market Analysis, Tax, Cost Benefit Analysis, Policy Analysis, Public Policies, Resource Allocation, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making

    ★ 4.8 (67) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • A

    AI Business School

    AI for Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering Tools, Personalized Campaigns, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Generative AI, No-Code Development, Responsible AI, Risk Management, Generative AI Agents, AI Personalization, AI literacy, AI Enablement, LLM Application, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Ideation, Innovation, Productivity

    ★ 4.2 (26) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • H

    HubSpot Academy

    Sales Training: Sales Team Management

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Sales Enablement, Sales Training, Management Training And Development, Target Market, Training Programs, Sales Pipelines, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Sales Development, Sales, Target Audience, Employee Training, Employee Coaching, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Strategies, Employee Onboarding, Recruitment, Customer Insights

    ★ 4.7 (111) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Systems Thinking Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Critical Thinking, Organizational Change, Decision Making, Collaboration

    ★ 4.6 (87) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Financial Forecasting and Reporting

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Financial Analysis, Sustainability Reporting, Risk Management, Budgeting, Income Statement, Risk Modeling, Risk Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Balance Sheet, Corporate Sustainability, Financial Forecasting, Engineering Management, Operating Budget, Business Reporting, Cash Flows

    ★ 4.8 (84) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • M

    Microsoft

    Fundamentals of Microsoft 365 Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Microsoft 365, Information Management, Generative AI, Productivity Software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Writing, Editing

    ★ 4.6 (58) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Introduction to Robotics with Webots

    Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Machine Controls, Control Systems, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Automation, Graph Theory, Planning, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering, Simulations, Data Structures, Python Programming, Virtual Environment, Spatial Data Analysis, Linear Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Design

    ★ 4.5 (82) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Decision Making for Success in the Tech Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Courage, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Business Ethics, Leadership Studies, Professionalism, Engineering Management, Personal Integrity, Leadership

    ★ 4.8 (197) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Minnesota

    Optimization for Decision Making

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling, Business Modeling, Business Analytics, Analytics, Business Mathematics, Process Optimization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Mathematics, Model Optimization, Microsoft Excel, Decision Making, Spreadsheet Software, Graphing

    ★ 4.7 (91) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • How to increase engagement to Instagram Business profile: Coursera
  • Risk Management in Personal Finance: SoFi
  • Generative AI: Governance, Policy, and Emerging Regulation: University of Michigan
  • Principles of Economics: Introduction - Getting to Know You: Rice University
  • AI for Marketing: AI Business School
  • Sales Training: Sales Team Management: HubSpot Academy
  • Systems Thinking Basics: Coursera
  • Financial Forecasting and Reporting: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Fundamentals of Microsoft 365 Generative AI: Microsoft
  • Introduction to Robotics with Webots: University of Colorado Boulder

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