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 System
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Software, Marketing Analytics, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Strategic Marketing, Market Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Predictive Analytics, Marketing Strategies, Predictive Modeling, Logistic Regression, Customer Insights, Target Market, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, A/B Testing, Variance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Design, Advertising, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing Materials, Graphic Design, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing, Organizational Skills, Project Design, Design Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Model Evaluation, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Decision Tree Learning, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Forecasting, Machine Learning Methods, Random Forest Algorithm, Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Machine Learning, Logistic Regression, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, OpenAI API, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, OpenAI, Microsoft Azure, AI Orchestration, AI Personalization, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Environment, Microsoft Visual Studio, Artificial Intelligence, Software Development Tools
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: PostgreSQL, Relational Databases, Java, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Systems Development, Application Servers, Database Design, Databases, Application Design, Back-End Web Development, Web Applications, Business Logic, Secure Coding, Data Validation, Payment Systems, Document Management, Authentications, Verification And Validation, File Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Self-Awareness, Social Justice, Critical Thinking, Mitigation, Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Collaborative Software, Project Management Software, Workflow Management, Project Management, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Project Planning, Automation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Agile Product Development, Product Roadmaps, Stakeholder Communications, Release Management, Stakeholder Engagement, User Story, Stakeholder Management, Agile Methodology, Innovation, CI/CD, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Development, Prioritization, Scope Management, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Go (Programming Language), Restful API, Authentications, Application Programming Interface (API), Secure Coding, API Design, Application Security, Software Testing, Microservices, Test Case, Authorization (Computing), Database Development, Web Servers, Web Services, Server Side, Databases, Software Architecture, JSON, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Quality Assurance, Software Quality Assurance, Test Planning, Test Case, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Software Testing, Regression Testing, Test Execution Engine, Software Engineering Tools, Agile Methodology, Issue Tracking, Risk Management Framework, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Deep Learning, Data Preprocessing, Keras (Neural Network Library), Tensorflow, Python Programming, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative Model Architectures, Natural Language Processing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Operational Excellence, Performance Measurement, Leadership and Management, Team Leadership, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Cleanliness, Auditing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months