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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Anthropic Claude, Sales, Sales Development, Sales Pipelines, Sales Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Inside Sales, AI Personalization, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Customer experience improvement, Market Analysis, Trend Analysis, Forecasting, Analysis, Market Trend
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Social Media Content, Promotional Materials, Social Media, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Marketing, Graphic Design, Business Communication, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Kibana, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Presentation, System Monitoring, Web Analytics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Automation, Business Intelligence, Data Wrangling, Retail Sales, Scripting, Devops Tools, Python Programming, Data Science
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Content, Microsoft Office, Creative Thinking, Education Software and Technology, Web Applications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Data Visualization Software, Business Analysis, Accounting, Business, Analytics, Business Strategy, Marketing, Strategic Communication, Organizational Strategy, Data Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Target Market, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Sales Process, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Analytics, Sales Strategy, Branding, Digital Marketing, Sales, Revenue Management, Business Metrics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Contract Management, Business Reporting, Sales Operations, Systems Integration, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Analytics, Workflow Management, Process Optimization, Business Process Automation, Configuration Management, Automation, Compliance Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

HubSpot Academy
Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Dashboard, Business Analytics, Business Reporting, Forecasting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Sales, Sales Management, Sales Process, Marketing Analytics, Customer Engagement, Goal Setting, Customer Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Customer Insights, User Feedback, Customer Analysis, Business Research, User Accounts, Content Creation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Marketing Effectiveness, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Facebook, Sales, Marketing, Lead Generation, Campaign Management, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Web Analytics, Business Strategy, Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Advertising Campaigns, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Return On Investment, Media Planning, Performance Reporting, Customer Insights, Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Customer experience improvement, Customer Engagement, Marketing Communications, Target Audience, Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Roadmaps, Agile Product Development, Backlogs, DevOps, Lean Methodologies, Analytics, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Product Management, Operational Efficiency, Risk Management, Data Science, Product Development, Innovation, Product Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months