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 Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Target Audience, Rapport Building, Influencing, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Executive Presence, Program Management, Constructive Feedback, Accountability Frameworks, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Building, Presentations, Strategic Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Virtual Teams
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Sungkyunkwan University
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Investment Management, Investments, Performance Analysis, Risk Modeling, R Programming, R (Software), Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Market Data, Financial Modeling, Financial Forecasting, Financial Data, Statistical Programming, Risk Management, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Market Data, Business Metrics, Financial Trading, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Market Trend, Consumer Behaviour, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Economics, Financial Market, Investments, Financial Data, Forecasting, Financial Policy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Data Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Agile Methodology, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Agile Project Management, Prioritization, Project Implementation, Program Implementation, Project Planning, Plan Execution, Project Management, Kanban Principles, Drive Engagement, Delegation Skills, Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Meeting Facilitation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Oral Expression, Customer Analysis, Governance, Sales Strategy, Talent Management, Competitive Analysis, Marketing, Sales Operations, Target Market, Marketing Effectiveness, Verbal Communication Skills, Sales Process, Sales, Market Share, Solution Selling, Human Resource Strategy, Business, Product Knowledge
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, Data Modeling, Dashboard, Data Wrangling, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Data Import/Export, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: JUnit, File I/O, Unit Testing, Java Programming, Debugging, Java, Maintainability, Software Development, Secure Coding, Software Testing, Test Case, Cryptographic Protocols, Authentications, Application Security, Data Import/Export, Cryptography, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Eclipse (Software), Integrated Development Environments, Encryption
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Data Collection, Business Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Literacy, Data Strategy, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Data Ethics, Analytics, Big Data, Diversity and Inclusion, Data Quality, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Ruby (Programming Language), File I/O, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Ruby on Rails, Debugging, Test Tools, Application Design, Code Reusability, Programming Principles, Test Case, Software Documentation, Development Environment, Integrated Development Environments, Computer Programming, Data Structures, Apple Xcode, Web Development, Computational Logic, Software Installation
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Insurance Policies, Risk Management, Wealth Management, Risk Management Framework, Financial Planning, Risk Mitigation, Economics, Risk Analysis, Finance, Human Capital, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Business Process Automation, No-Code Development, Microsoft Power Platform, Automation, Application Development, Microsoft 365, Data Integration
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours