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: Organizational Change, Change Management, Business Transformation, Human Resources Management and Planning, Cloud Computing, Innovation, Google Cloud Platform, Team Oriented, Digital Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Issue, Team Building, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Case Studies, Sustainable Business, Business Strategy, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Architecture, Business Development, Investment Banking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Minitab, Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis, Statistical Process Controls, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Process Improvement, Waste Minimization, Project Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Brainstorming, Process Mapping, Quality Assessment, Customer Insights, Sampling (Statistics), Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, AI Orchestration, AI Security, API Testing, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, System Testing, Azure DevOps, Test Script Development, Context Management, Health Informatics, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Business Logic
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Apache Hadoop, Machine Learning Methods, Marketing Automation, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data, Customer Insights, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Predictive Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Blended Learning, Education Software and Technology, Student Engagement, Learning Management Systems, Digital Transformation, Curriculum Development, Teaching, digital literacy, Content Management Systems, Web Design and Development, Content Management, Live Streaming, Innovation, Planning, Research, Auditing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Design Software, Presentations, Advertising, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Milestones (Project Management), Cost Estimation, Project Controls, Project Estimation, Quality Management, Project Planning, Budget Management, Scheduling, Estimation, Project Management, Timelines, Resource Allocation, Resource Planning, Capacity Planning, Work Breakdown Structure, Matrix Management, Dependency Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Target Audience, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Content, Advertising, Online Advertising, Customer Insights, Business Development, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Platform As A Service (PaaS), No-Code Development, Enterprise Application Management, Application Development, Application Design, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Dashboard, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Security Controls
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Customer Analysis, Project Design, Applied Machine Learning, Solution Design, Sprint Planning, Machine Learning, Brainstorming, Trend Analysis, Design Thinking, Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Deep Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Quality Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Classification And Regression Tree (CART), AI Personalization, Marketing Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Strategies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Marketing, Campaign Management, Customer experience improvement, Personalized Service, Customer Insights, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks