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.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Customer Engagement, Business-To-Consumer, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Integrated Marketing Communications, Program Management, Marketing Budgets, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, A/B Testing, Information Privacy, Data Security
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universitat Politècnica de València
Skills you'll gain: Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development Methodologies, User Interface (UI) Design, Agile Software Development, Data Quality, Project Management, Information Systems, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Business Systems, Mobile Development, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Apple iOS, iOS Development, Model View Controller, Software Architecture, Maintainability, Application Design, Mobile Development, Software Design, Software Design Patterns, UI Components, Scalability, Frontend Integration, Application Development, Frontend Performance, Performance Tuning, Data Modeling, Business Logic
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Tool Calling, OAuth, AI Orchestration, Middleware, Generative AI Agents, Interoperability, API Gateway, Agentic Workflows, Software Development Tools, LLM Application, Application Programming Interface (API), Agentic systems, Authentications, Real Time Data, Data Persistence, Context Management, Business Logic, Software Testing, Debugging
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Data Visualization, Statistical Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Feature Engineering, Data Mining, Statistical Modeling, Risk Modeling, R Programming, Data Manipulation, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Probability & Statistics, Transaction Processing, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Due Diligence, Backlogs, Postman API Platform, Strategic Decision-Making, Data Integrity, Data Maintenance, Needs Assessment, Product Knowledge, Technical Management, Stakeholder Communications, Data Manipulation, Requirements Analysis, Process Analysis, Automation, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Business Requirements, Vendor Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Evaluation, Business Metrics, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Random Forest Algorithm, Supervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Performance Metric, Regression Analysis, Continuous Monitoring, Statistical Methods, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Salesforce, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Workflow Management, AI Security, Performance Testing, Data Governance, Enterprise Architecture, Business Logic, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Model Evaluation, Application Lifecycle Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Minitab, Process Capability, Statistical Process Controls, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Business Analytics, Sampling (Statistics), Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Performance Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Inference, Case Studies, Statistical Visualization, Quality Control, Statistical Modeling
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Data Management, Email Marketing, Marketing Materials, Business Software, Sales Pipelines, Dashboard, Data Management, Customer Service, Marketing, Sales Operations, Collaborative Software, Team Oriented
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Institute for the Future
Skills you'll gain: Forecasting, Visionary, Innovation, Proactivity, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, Cognitive flexibility, Creative Thinking, Action Oriented, Simulations, Optimism, Planning, Community Organizing, Creativity, Social Impact, Systems Thinking, Virtual Reality, Responsible AI, Trend Analysis, Brainstorming
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Customer Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Sample Size Determination, Analytics, User Research, Product Management, Trend Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Unsupervised Learning, Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Performance Measurement, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Strategic Decision-Making, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months