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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Transportation Operations, Supply Chain Planning, Logistics Management, Shipping and Receiving, Service Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Intel
Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, AI Enablement, Discussion Facilitation, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Responsible AI, Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Business Research, B2B Sales
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, Quality Management, Project Closure, Project Planning, Scope Management, Team Management, Project Scoping, Agile Project Management, Budget Management, Project Risk Management, Milestones (Project Management), Team Leadership, Communication Planning, Agile Software Development, Sprint Retrospectives, Resource Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Smart Goals, Change Management, Project Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Pivot Tables And Charts, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Data Visualization, Google Sheets, Spreadsheet Software, Presentations, Data Sharing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Performance Measurement, Financial Forecasting, Analytics, Financial Trading, Financial Analysis, R Programming, Investment Management, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Regression Analysis, Risk Analysis, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Brainstorming, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Storyboarding, Customer Engagement, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Qualitative Research, Empathy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Content Performance Analysis, Campaign Management, Pay Per Click Advertising, Keyword Research, Performance Metric, Contextual Advertising, Performance Analysis, Online Advertising, Performance marketing, Digital Advertising, Budget Management, Search Engine Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Paid media, Advertising, Media Planning, Bidding, Target Audience
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Campus BBVA
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Security Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Risk, Security Awareness, Data Security, Email Security, Mobile Security, Business Process, Authentications, Fraud detection, Identity and Access Management, Multi-Factor Authentication, Encryption
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Innovation, Architecture and Construction, Construction Management, Organizational Change, Workforce Development, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Building Information Modeling, Sustainable Design, Climate Change Adaptation, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Feasibility Studies, Plant Operations and Management, Project Finance, Project Implementation, Financial Analysis, Project Management Life Cycle, Construction Management, Project Management, Sustainable Technologies, Technology Roadmaps, Forecasting, Stakeholder Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Employee Retention, Talent Pipelining, Succession Planning, Workplace inclusivity, Performance Appraisal, Human Resource Strategy, Prompt Engineering, Mediation, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Responsible AI, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), HR Tech, Payroll, Performance Review, Management Training And Development, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months