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.

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales, Sales Prospecting, Sales Training, Sales Strategy, Product Demonstration, Virtual Teams, Technical Sales, Sales Pipelines, Rapport Building, Sales Presentations, Relationship Building, Virtual Environment, Customer Engagement, Microsoft Teams, Consultative Selling, Global Marketing, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Success Management, Drive Engagement
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Visualization, Google Analytics, Performance Reporting, Consumer Behaviour, Business Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement, Performance Metric, Data Integration, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Performance Measurement, Customer Retention, Analysis, Customer Insights, Brand Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Campaign Management, Data Cleansing, Marketing Automation, Customer Engagement, Customer Retention, Drive Engagement, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Management, Wealth Management, Tax Management, Portfolio Risk, Business Risk Management, Asset Management, Investments, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Risk Management, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Real Estate, Market Liquidity, Derivatives, Insurance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Variance Analysis, Accounting, Financial Statements, Business Metrics, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Cash Flows, Balance Sheet, Spreadsheet Software, Business, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analysis, Income Statement, Excel Formulas, Benchmarking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Analytics, User Feedback, Business Analytics, Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, User Flows, Performance Analysis, Data Presentation, Performance Metric, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Statistical Analysis, Data Capture, Taxonomy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Procurement, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Performance Management, Negotiation, Vendor Management, Contract Negotiation, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Case Studies, Stakeholder Management, Contract Management, Purchasing, Market Analysis, Request for Proposal, Competitive Analysis, Risk Management, Vendor Contracts, Supply Management, Business Ethics
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, Incident Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Business Risk Management, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Operating Systems, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Bash (Scripting Language), Event Monitoring, Security Controls, Cybersecurity, Debugging, Computer Security Incident Management, File I/O, Linux, SQL
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Dashboard, Variance Analysis, Financial Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Formulas, Financial Forecasting, Financial Modeling, Budget Management, Microsoft Excel, Performance Reporting, Data Validation, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Reporting, Auditing, Cost Management, Data Presentation, Data Storytelling, Business Intelligence, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Performance Reporting, Marketing Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Campaign Management, Power BI, Tableau Software, IBM Cognos Analytics, Grafana, Data Integration, Splunk
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Business Writing, Business Correspondence, Proposal Writing, Proposal Development, Target Audience, Business Communication, Report Writing, Writing, Concision, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Writing and Editing, Tactfulness, Diplomacy, Customer Complaint Resolution, Organizational Skills, Grammar, Communication Strategies, Editing, Proofreading
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months