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: Presentations, Proposal Development, Proposal Writing, Value Propositions, Sales Presentations, Solution Sales Engineering, Collaborative Software, Collaboration, Meeting Facilitation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Payment Systems, FinTech, Financial Regulation, Financial Regulations, Bank Regulations, Mobile Banking, Financial Services, Commercial Lending, Consumer Lending, Asset Management, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Strategic Partnership, Blockchain
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Containerization, Scalability, AI Orchestration, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Azure Active Directory, System Monitoring, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft 365, Microservices, Generative AI Agents, Enterprise Architecture, Microsoft Azure, AI Security, Enterprise Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Coordination
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Change Management, Business Continuity, Organizational Change, Engineering Management, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management, Leadership, Innovation, Cross-Functional Collaboration
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Campaigns, Social Media Strategy, Content Marketing, Content Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Sprint Planning, AI Enablement, Business Analysis, User Research, Problem Solving, Market Analysis, Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Lead Generation, Data Ethics, Google Gemini, Sales Process, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Sales Enablement, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Automation, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Transformation, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storytelling, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Cleansing, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Meeting Facilitation, Process Optimization, Organizational Change, Technical Management, Virtual Teams, Conflict Management, Team Management, People Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Project Management, Performance Management, Time Management, Personal Development, Relationship Building, Human Resources Management and Planning, Teamwork, Communication, Organizational Leadership
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe After Effects, Video Production, Post-Production, Video Editing, Storyboarding, Ideation, Content Creation, Cinematography, Motion Graphics, Creativity, Color Matching
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, E-Commerce, System Implementation, Case Studies, Business-To-Consumer, Solution Architecture, Product Management, Order Management, User Requirements Documents, Technical Documentation, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Customer experience improvement, Project Planning, Payment Processing and Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ISC2
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Resource Allocation, Cloud Security, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Deployment, Virtualization, Containerization, Software As A Service, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Brokerage, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months