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 Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Growth Strategies, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Product Planning, Cost Management, Product Development, New Product Development, Business Development, Value Propositions, Investments, Presentations, Customer Acquisition Management, Fundraising, Revenue Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Synthesis, Data Presentation, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation
★ 4.6 (354) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Forecasting, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Forecasting, Financial Planning, Financial Management, Finance, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Planning
★ 4.7 (524) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Google Sheets, Spreadsheet Software, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing
★ 4.6 (650) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

HubSpot Academy
Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Booking (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Process, Selling Techniques, Sales Prospecting, HubSpot CRM, Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, General Sales Practices, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Generation, Negotiation, Business Writing, LinkedIn, Value Propositions, Planning
★ 4.7 (539) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Strategic Decision-Making, Decision Making, Arbitration, Mediation, Business Ethics, Strategic Leadership, Business Leadership, Leadership, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Strategy, Talent Acquisition, Contract Management, Legal Risk, Innovation, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, New Product Development, Product Development
★ 4.7 (449) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Customer Engagement, Sales Process, Sales, Sales Training, Selling Techniques, Case Studies, Sales Support, Sales Enablement, Business Planning, Conflict Management, Marketing, Marketing Planning, General Sales Practices, Strategic Marketing, Market Intelligence, Product Planning, Customer Analysis, Competitive Intelligence
★ 4.5 (545) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Risk Modeling, Investments, Financial Market, Risk Management, Equities, Finance, Risk Appetite, Return On Investment, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis, Decision Making
★ 4.6 (634) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Partnership, Product Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Go To Market Strategy, Market Dynamics, Product Development, New Product Development, Innovation, Decision Making, Coordination
★ 4.8 (500) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Customer Analysis, Probability Distribution, Customer Demand Planning, Marketing Analytics, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Consumer Behaviour, Descriptive Statistics, Data-Driven Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Target Market, Social Media, Model Evaluation, Microsoft Excel, Marketing
★ 4.3 (536) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, ChatGPT, AI literacy, AI Enablement, AI powered creativity, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Human Computer Interaction
★ 4.8 (496) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Feasibility Studies, Business Planning, Strategic Thinking, New Business Development, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Innovation, Business Solutions, Ideation, Timelines, Analysis
★ 4.7 (755) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks