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.

Skills you'll gain: Quality Management, Project Closure, Team Management, Management Training And Development, Team Leadership, Project Management, Team Performance Management, Product Quality (QA/QC), Project Management Life Cycle, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Implementation, Quality Assessment, Quality Monitoring, Project Controls, Data Storytelling, Project Documentation, Project Risk Management, Project Performance, Continuous Improvement Process, Meeting Facilitation
★ 4.8 (32) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Presentations, Sales Presentations, Product Demonstration, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Productivity Software, Business Communication, Value Propositions
★ 4.8 (38) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cash Flow Forecasting, Cash Flows, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Financial Data, Forecasting, Financial Management, Business Acumen, Financial Planning
★ 4.8 (45) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Systems, Digital Assets, Supply And Demand, Financial Regulations, Portfolio Risk, Financial Regulation, Banking, Return On Investment, Blockchain
★ 4.8 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Planning, Financial Statements, Growth Strategies, Business Ethics, Intellectual Property, Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Income Statement, Engineering Management, Legal Risk, Business Strategies, Organizational Development, Cash Flows, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Risk Analysis, Business Valuation, Financial Planning, Engineering
★ 4.3 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Seaborn, Matplotlib, Predictive Modeling, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, NumPy, Plot (Graphics), Model Evaluation, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Dimensionality Reduction, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Processing, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Scatter Plots, Python Programming, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Analysis
★ 4.7 (52) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Investments, Financial Planning, Capital Markets, Investment Management, General Finance, Financial Services, Securities (Finance), Financial Management, Finance
★ 5 (50) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Financial Modeling, Data Presentation, Dashboard Creation, Financial Auditing, Financial Forecasting, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Decision-Making, Performance Reporting, Financial Reporting, Data Visualization, Auditing, Version Control, Persuasive Communication, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis, Business Communication, Stakeholder Communications, Root Cause Analysis
★ 4.5 (19) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Human Resources, Responsible AI, Developing Training Materials, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Workforce Development, Miro AI, Data Ethics, Recruitment, Generative AI Agents, People Analytics, People Management, AI Personalization, Talent Management, Automation, Talent Acquisition, Prompt Engineering, No-Code Development, Agentic systems, Business Operations
★ 4.2 (10) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Public Speaking, Team Collaboration, Conflict Management, Constructive Feedback, Oral Expression, Teamwork, Team Building, Communication, Persuasive Communication, Lecturing, Active Listening, Business Correspondence, Business Communication, Leadership, Verbal Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Visionary, Team Leadership, Emotional Intelligence
★ 4.8 (8) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Accounts Payable, Workday (Software), Accounts Receivable, Accounting Software, Ledgers (Accounting), Accounting and Finance Software, Accounting Systems, Financial Data, Dashboard, General Ledger, Accounting, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Management Reporting, Business Reporting, Business Process, Financial Reporting, Finance
★ 4.6 (7) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Benchmarking, Competitive Analysis, Market Research, Market Dynamics, Research Reports, Business Research, Competitive Intelligence, Market Analysis, Performance Measurement, Report Writing, Market Intelligence, Business Strategy, Marketing, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Communication, Communication Strategies
★ 4.9 (8) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks