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: Collaborative Software, Journals, Organizational Skills, Productivity, Ability To Meet Deadlines, Document Management, Project Management, File Management, Personal Development, Query Languages
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Non-Profit Accounting, Fund Accounting, Financial Reporting, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Compliance Reporting, Standard Accounting Practices, Specialized Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Finance, Accounting, Financial Analysis, Analysis, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: C# (Programming Language), Data Modeling, User Interface (UI), jQuery, Microsoft SQL Servers, User Interface (UI) Design, Application Design, Microsoft Visual Studio, Application Development, Data Validation, Code Reusability, Database Application, Business Reporting, Data Management, Object Oriented Design, .NET Framework, Data Structures, Web Development, Maintainability, Performance Tuning
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Studies, Human Resources, Human Resources Management and Planning, Negotiation, People Management, Resilience, Human Resource Strategy, Telecommuting, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Workforce Development, Virtual Teams, Digital Transformation, Diversity and Inclusion
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Harvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Thinking, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Innovation, Open Mindset, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Proactivity, Creative Thinking, Ideation, Creative Problem-Solving, Growth Strategies, Critical Thinking, New Product Development, Process Development, Program Implementation, Decision Making, Growth Mindedness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Shared Media, Professional Networking, Visual Storytelling, Organizational Skills, User Accounts, Social Media, Collaboration, Project Portfolio Management, Brainstorming, Ideation, Driving engagement, Research
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Dashboard, Social Media Management, Business Management, Social Media, Account Management, User Accounts, Social Media Marketing, Identity and Access Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Multimodal Prompts, Cloud Deployment, Image Analysis, Application Deployment, Model Training, Computer Vision, Applied Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Science and Research, Machine Learning, Medical Science and Research, Biomedical Technology, AI Integrations, Generative AI, AI Workflows, AI literacy, Regulatory Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Model Context Protocol, OpenAI API, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, OpenAI, Model Deployment, LLM Application, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, AI Integrations, Embeddings, Cloud Deployment, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Deployment, Decision Intelligence, Agentic systems, Prompt Engineering, Application Programming Interface (API), Responsible AI
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Implementation, Earned Value Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Plan Execution, Project Management Software, Resource Management, Project Controls, Project Closure, Staff Management, Project Performance, Change Control, Resource Allocation, Resource Planning, Change Requests, Change Management, Stakeholder Management, Performance Measurement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Architecture, AI Product Strategy, Product Management, Product Planning, Responsible AI, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Strategy, User Research, Scalability, Design Thinking, Lean Methodologies, Project Portfolio Management, Product Lining, Agile Product Development, Governance, Product Development, Resource Management, Brand Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months