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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Blogs, Facebook, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Automation, Content Management Systems, User Accounts, Advertising, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Legal Technology, Creativity, Presentations, Persuasive Communication, Editing, Writing, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Public Speaking, Generative AI, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Workflow Management, Operational Efficiency, Data Access, Business Process Automation, Data Security, Data Sharing, Application Security, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Performance Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management, Project Documentation, Management Reporting, Change Control, Trend Analysis, Variance Analysis, Data Quality, Stakeholder Communications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Analysis, Analysis, Internal Auditing, Market Analysis, External Auditing, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Investment Banking, Financial Services, Banking Services, Insurance, Financial Inclusion, Business Ethics, Insurance Policies, Professional Networking, Interviewing Skills, Banking, Customer experience strategy (CX), Compensation Analysis, Finance, Underwriting, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Management, Financial Planning, Wealth Management, Risk Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Storage Technologies, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storage, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Khalifa University
Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, AI Personalization, AI Enablement, Sales Enablement, Model Deployment, Feature Engineering, Data Governance, Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Transfer Learning, Data Quality, Customer Data Management, Sales Management, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Applicant Tracking Systems, Google Gemini, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, HR Tech, Generative AI, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, ChatGPT, Business Process Automation, Automation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Game Theory, Business Strategy, Market Dynamics, Go To Market Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Decision-Making, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Product Development, Innovation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Risk Management, HR Tech, AI Workflows, ChatGPT, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, Human Resources, Human Resource Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Productivity, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Innovation, Ideation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Community Outreach, Social Justice, Diversity Awareness, Overcoming Obstacles, Advocacy, Community Development, Empowerment, Action Oriented, Persistence, Self-Awareness, Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks