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.

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, ChatGPT, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Generative AI, LLM Application, AI literacy, OpenAI, OpenAI API, Expense Management, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, AI Enablement, Context Engineering, AI powered creativity, Large Language Modeling
★ 4.8 (10K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, ChatGPT, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, Prompt Engineering Tools, Multimodal Prompts, AI powered creativity, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Generative AI, Claude Code, AI Product Strategy, Anthropic Claude, AI Personalization, AI Integrations, Responsible AI
★ 4.8 (9.4K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft PowerPoint, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Project Design, Business Planning, Proposal Development, Fundraising, Financial Acumen, Business Communication, Goal Setting, Entrepreneurship
★ 4.6 (36) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Manufacturing Operations, Forecasting, Supply Chain Planning, Lean Methodologies, Process Improvement, Supplier Management, Production Management, Operations Management, Customer Demand Planning, Inventory Management, Warehousing, Supply Chain, Warehouse Management, Logistics
★ 4.7 (16K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Prompt Engineering, Data Presentation, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Excel Macros, Storytelling, Excel Formulas, Data Synthesis, LLM Application, Consolidation, AI literacy, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, AI Enablement, Plot (Graphics), Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, AI powered creativity, Generative AI
★ 4.8 (8.2K) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Quality Assessment, Project Management, Quality Management, Quality Assurance, Milestones (Project Management), Stakeholder Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Stakeholder Engagement, AI Enablement, Interviewing Skills, Project Scoping, Meeting Facilitation, Smart Goals, Project Documentation, Project Planning, Discussion Facilitation, Communication Planning, Problem Solving, Sprint Retrospectives
★ 4.9 (13K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Jupyter, Data Preprocessing, Business Analytics, Data Wrangling, Business Analysis, Model Deployment, Model Evaluation, Data Modeling, Data Processing, Data Science, Analysis, Data Collection, Analytics, Data Quality, Data Analysis, Model Training, Business Requirements, Data Mining
★ 4.6 (21K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, New Business Development, Adaptability, Lean Methodologies
★ 4.7 (141) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Excel Formulas, Excel Macros, Sales Presentation, Data Import/Export, Data Management
★ 4.7 (3.4K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Brand Marketing, Go To Market Strategy, Marketing Planning, Brand Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Brand Management, Product Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer Insights, Brand Loyalty, Target Market, Marketing Communications, Marketing Analytics, Target Audience, Promotional Strategies
★ 4.8 (13K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Software Development Life Cycle, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Browser Compatibility, User Centered Design, GitHub, CI/CD, Cloud Applications, Responsive Web Design, Cloud Development, NoSQL, Git (Version Control System), Webpack, HTML and CSS, Application Development, MongoDB, Agile Methodology, Front-End Web Development, Software Development
★ 4.6 (8.6K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Agentic systems, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, AI Orchestration, Prompt Patterns, Agentic Workflows, OpenAI API, LLM Application, AI literacy, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, AI powered creativity, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, AI Security, Business Logic, Application Programming Interface (API)
★ 4.8 (8.6K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months