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: Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Market Analysis, Case Studies, Corporate Strategy, Market Dynamics, Market Opportunities, Strategic Planning, New Business Development, Supplier Management, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Consumer Behaviour, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Malware Protection, Automation, Human Machine Interfaces
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

New York University
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Financial Trading, Financial Market, Derivatives, Market Liquidity, Finance, Market Dynamics, Risking, Financial Modeling, Market Data, Credit Risk, Machine Learning
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Independent Thinking, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Feature Engineering, Data Ethics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Decision Tree Learning, Data Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Regression Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Improvement, Revenue Management, Process Analysis, Business Operations, Lean Six Sigma, Operational Performance Management, Lean Methodologies, Operational Efficiency, Continuous Improvement Process, Service Management, Quality Management, Strategic Planning, Capacity Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Workplace inclusivity, Diversity Awareness, Cultural Diversity, Employee Engagement, Communication Strategies, Advocacy, Empowerment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Return On Investment, Cash Flows, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Gross Profit, Financial Accounting, Business Metrics, Cost Accounting, General Accounting, Cash Management, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Operating Cost, Cost Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Strategy, Product Design, Design Thinking, Product Planning, Innovation, Persona Development, Product Management, Team Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Prototyping, Market Research, Sustainable Business, Agile Product Development, Marketing, Product Roadmaps, Sustainable Design, Ideation, Commercialization
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Security, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, AI Personalization, Information Privacy, Threat Modeling, Personally Identifiable Information, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Prompt Engineering, Public Affairs
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Intercultural Competence, Team Management, Cultural Diversity, Leadership, Cultural Sensitivity, Team Building, Culture, Stakeholder Communications, Conflict Management, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks