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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Influencing, Negotiation, Leadership, Professional Development, Social Skills, Personal Development, Conflict Management, Decision Making, Persuasive Communication, Relationship Building, Business Ethics, Professionalism, Leadership Development, Communication, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Interpersonal Communications, Empathy, Business Leadership, Initiative and Leadership
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Competence, Negotiation, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Diversity, Diplomacy, Verbal Communication Skills, Non-Verbal Communication, International Relations, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Decision Support Systems, Solution Design, Health Information Management, Usability Testing, Healthcare Ethics, Requirements Elicitation, Electronic Medical Record, Data Capture, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion, Intercultural Competence, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Organizational Leadership, Cultural Diversity, Business Leadership, People Development, Leadership, Leadership Development, Global Marketing, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Illinois Tech
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Dashboard, Financial Modeling, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Productivity Software, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Metrics, Financial Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Forecasting, Google Sheets, Finance, Microsoft Office, Loans
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Business Modeling, Social Impact, Strategic Partnership, Organizational Change, Resource Management, Sustainable Business, Innovation, Economics, Public Policies, Human Resources
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Barcoding, LinkedIn, Presentations, Facebook, Cloud Applications, Social Media, Content Creation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Schedules, Negotiation, Project Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Scheduling, Team Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Project Management Life Cycle, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Business Valuation, Financial Modeling, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Cash Flows, Financial Statements, Balance Sheet, Equities, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tableau Learning Partner
Skills you'll gain: Data Governance, Data Ethics, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Quality, Data Management, Tableau Software, Data Lakes, Data Architecture, Data Literacy, Data Storage, Data Modeling, Data Infrastructure, Databases, Business Intelligence, Data Integrity, Spreadsheet Software, Database Management, Relational Databases
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Splunk Inc.
Skills you'll gain: Splunk, Correlation Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization Software, Performance Tuning, Dashboard, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Statistical Analysis, Data Processing, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Data Modeling, Ad Hoc Reporting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Data Science, Business Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Product Lifecycle Management, Business Technologies, Automation, Internet Of Things, Technology Strategies, Product Design, Emerging Technologies, Wireless Networks, Business Strategy, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months