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.

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Student Engagement, Teaching, Empowerment, Instructional Strategies, Writing, Mentorship, Case Studies, Literacy, Constructive Feedback
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Business Research, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Quantitative Research, Market Analysis, Business Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, Market Opportunities, Marketing, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Business Transformation, Digital Transformation, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Leadership and Management, Corporate Strategy, Change Management, Innovation, Business, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Management, Business Strategy, Business Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, ChatGPT, No-Code Development, Microsoft Teams, Performance Analysis, Business Process Automation, Customer Engagement, Digital Publishing, Natural Language Processing, User Feedback, Application Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Classification Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Algorithms, Logistic Regression, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Supervised Learning, Data Modeling, Analytics, Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Metrics, Feature Engineering, Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Performance Metric, Data Visualization, Exploratory Data Analysis
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Figma (Design Software), Responsive Web Design, User Experience Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Design Specifications, Mockups, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, User Flows, Animations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Asset Management, Financial Regulations, Financial Regulation, Securities (Finance), Investments, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Private Equity, Real Estate, Financial Services, Regulatory Requirements, Property and Real Estate, Due Diligence, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Team Motivation, Team Leadership, People Development, Leadership Development, Mentorship, Employee Coaching, Professional Development, Team Management, Growth Mindedness, Empowerment, Storytelling, Mindfulness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Variance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Bookkeeping, Financial Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Budget Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Business Reporting, Dashboard, Capital Budgeting, Financial Controls, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Process Improvement, Financial Services, Financial Data, Investments, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Performance marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Budgets, Target Market, Google Ads, Pay Per Click Advertising, Promotional Strategies, Analysis, Sales Pipelines, Google Analytics, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing, Process Optimization, E-Commerce, Budget Management, Content Creation, Return On Investment, Account Management, Video Production, Apple iOS
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Education Software and Technology, Augmented Reality, Medical Devices, Virtual Reality, Health Technology, Clinical Practices, Virtual Environment, Healthcare Project Management, Emerging Technologies, Business Systems Analysis, Innovation, User Centered Design, Project Planning, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Oracle SQL Developer, SQL, Oracle Databases, Database Management, Data Analysis, Performance Tuning, Business Intelligence, Data Manipulation, Analytics, Data Transformation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks