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 California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Professional Development, Business Solutions, Project Management, Solution Delivery, Business Communication, Problem Solving, Business Analysis, Verbal Communication Skills, Stakeholder Analysis, Presentations, Strategic Planning, Analysis, Constructive Feedback, Research Reports, Critical Thinking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Peer Review, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Business Planning, Market Analysis, Customer Engagement, Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Business Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Calculus, Financial Modeling, Algebra, Business Economics, Graphing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Benchmarking, Professional Development, Smart Goals, Planning, Performance Analysis, Job Analysis, Human Capital, Organizational Skills, Personal Development, Dashboard, Microsoft Excel, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Writing
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development, Presentations, Data Science, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Recruitment, Writing, Business Research, Portfolio Management, Data Analysis, Job Analysis, Problem Solving, Communication, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Sales Enablement, Sales Pipelines, Data Management, Sales Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Data Security, Security Management, Customer Engagement, User Accounts, Customer Success Management, Marketing Management, Cloud-Based Integration, Customer Communications Management, Account Management, Automation, Business Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Storytelling, Driving engagement, Communication Strategies, Action Oriented, Constructive Feedback, Non-Verbal Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Wealth Management, Asset Management, Investments, FinTech, Financial Trading, Portfolio Management, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Financial Market, Artificial Neural Networks, Automation, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Google Workspace, Gmail, Telecommuting, Virtual Networking, File Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Staff Management, Business Management, People Management, Leadership and Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, Leadership, Workforce Planning, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Goal Setting
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Planning, Agile Methodology, Scrum (Software Development), Scaled Agile Framework, User Story, Sprint Planning, Team Building, People Management, Teamwork, Risk Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Culture Transformation, Backlogs, Project Design, Timelines, Organizational Skills, Resource Management, Business Management, Performance Metric
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Analytical Skills, Business Analysis, Advanced Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Trend Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Data Strategy, Data Warehousing, Data Science
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks