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: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Strategic Communication, Media Planning, Brand Marketing, Media Strategy, Communication Planning, Media and Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Social Media Analytics, Paid media, Content Creation
★ 4.9 (8) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: A/B Testing, Design Thinking, User Centered Design, Design and Product, Experience Design, Data Storytelling, Dashboard, User Feedback, Solution Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Customer Insights, Interviewing Skills, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Business Requirements, Problem Solving, Product Testing
★ 4.5 (12) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Lease Contracts, Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) Compliance, Partnership Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, Specialized Accounting, Technical Accounting, Financial Reporting, Consolidation, Standard Accounting Practices, Contract Accounting, Revenue Recognition, Financial Accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Compliance Reporting, Accounting, Regulatory Requirements, Business, Tax Laws, Finance, Business Administration
★ 4.7 (15) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Market Trend, Portfolio Risk, Technical Analysis, Risk Management, Market Data, Trend Analysis, Investment Management, Investments, Financial Trading, Equities
★ 4.8 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Accounting Software, Financial Reporting, Business Reporting, Accounting and Finance Software, Management Reporting, Project Accounting, Bookkeeping, Standard Accounting Practices, Accounting, Small Business Accounting, Ledgers (Accounting), Balancing (Ledger/Billing), General Accounting, Software As A Service, Accounting Records, Expense Management, Order Management, Order Entry, Billing, Billing & Invoicing
★ 4.4 (17) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, Embeddings, PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, SQL, Query Languages, NoSQL, Node.JS, Data Import/Export, Data Processing
★ 4.5 (24) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Target Audience, Web Presence, Storytelling, Brand Strategy, Branding, Social Media Content, Social Media, Brand Marketing, Content Development and Management, Brand Awareness, Social Media Marketing, Brand Management, Digital Brand Strategy, Content Strategy, Value Propositions, Communication, Diversity and Inclusion
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Vendor Management, Business Relationship Management, Relationship Building, Program Implementation
★ 4.6 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Cooperation, Teamwork, Collaboration, Sustainable Development, Decision Making, Sustainable Systems, Business Transformation, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Political Sciences, Social Impact, Socioeconomics, Action Oriented, Social Sciences, Systems Thinking, Visionary, Economic Development, Corporate Sustainability, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Empowerment
★ 4.6 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Capitals Coalition
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Human Capital, Stakeholder Management, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Business, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Stakeholder Communications, Sustainability Reporting, Human Resource Strategy, Business Ethics, Business Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion, Risk Management, Data Collection
★ 4.9 (9) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Sales Enablement, Data Cleansing, Sales Management, Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Insights, Data Quality, Data Maintenance, Sales Prospecting, Prospecting and Qualification, Customer Data Management, Customer Engagement, AI Personalization, Advanced Analytics, Analytics, Personalized Service, Data Integrity
★ 3.7 (9) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Software Testing, Test Tools, Software Quality Assurance, Test Case, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Quality Assurance, Technical Communication
★ 3.9 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks