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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    McMaster University

    Finance for Everyone: Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Finance, Financial Market, General Finance, Peer Review, Financial Systems, International Finance, Business Mathematics, Financial Management, Market Dynamics, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Economics, Cash Flows, Economic Development, Decision Making

    4.7
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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Analyst: SQL, Analysis, and Visualization

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Data Preprocessing, Dashboard, Descriptive Statistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Data Presentation, SQL, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Tableau Software, Feature Engineering, Statistical Visualization, Data Cleansing, Analytical Skills, Data Visualization, Data Validation, Data Warehousing, Data Visualization Software, Data Analysis Software

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    The Chinese University of Hong Kong

    Everyday Chinese Medicine

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Evaluation, General Medicine, Personal Care, Health Care, Health Assessment, Patient Education and Support, Preventative Care, Health Systems, Clinical Practices, Patient Treatment, Mindfulness, Clinical Assessment, Nutrition and Diet, Physiology, Patient Observation, Pharmacology

    4.7
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace

    Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Strategic Thinking, Market Analysis, Market Research, People Development, User Research, Market Intelligence, User Feedback, Target Market, Target Audience

    4.6
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    AWS Core+: Technical Essentials for Team Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon S3, AWS SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Cloud Computing Architecture, Model Evaluation, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Platforms, Amazon CloudWatch, Cloud Storage, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Governance, AI Security, Cost Management, Risk Management, Team Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Perform Cohort Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Customer Analysis, Brand Loyalty, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Customer Insights, Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Customer Success Management, Customer Engagement, Customer Acquisition Management, Trend Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer experience improvement, Business Metrics, Analysis, Performance Metric, Target Audience

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Sales Excellence

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Territory Management, Sales Pipelines, Cold Calling, Regional Sales, Closing (Sales), Product Knowledge, Personalized Campaigns, Sales Presentations, Sales Strategy, Lead Generation, B2B Sales, Consultative Selling, Sales Prospecting, Microsoft Copilot, AI Personalization, Email Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Customer Engagement

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Queen Mary University of London

    Research Methodologies

    Skills you'll gain: Qualitative Research, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Data Collection, Focus Group, Research, Market Research, Research Design, Sample Size Determination, Survey Creation, Interviewing Skills, Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Case Studies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Interplay Learning

    Avoiding Callbacks

    Skills you'll gain: Punch Work, Project Closure, Operational Efficiency, HVAC, Verification And Validation, Client Services, System Testing, Customer Service, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Active Listening, Customer Relationship Building, Facility Repair And Maintenance, Customer experience improvement, Communication, Communication Strategies, Service Improvement, Hardware Troubleshooting, Problem Management, Professionalism, Facility Management and Maintenance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Madecraft

    Demystify the Cloud: Amazon Web Services Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Services, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon S3, Amazon CloudWatch, Cloud Security, Cloud Storage, Serverless Computing, DevOps, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Database Management, Cost Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Preparing Data for Analytics in Microsoft Fabric

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Total Seminars

    AWS Additional Services & Operational Excellence

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Web Services, Solution Architecture, Security Controls, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon Redshift, Cloud Platforms, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Development, Microservices, Amazon S3, Cloud Applications, Systems Architecture, AWS Kinesis, Cloud Security, Cloud Management, Cloud Storage, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Finance for Everyone: Decisions: McMaster University
  • Data Analyst: SQL, Analysis, and Visualization: Coursera
  • Everyday Chinese Medicine: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace: University of Maryland, College Park
  • AWS Core+: Technical Essentials for Team Managers: Whizlabs
  • Perform Cohort Analysis: Coursera
  • Sales Excellence: Coursera
  • Research Methodologies: Queen Mary University of London
  • Avoiding Callbacks: Interplay Learning
  • Demystify the Cloud: Amazon Web Services Basics: Madecraft

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