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.

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Systems Analysis, Systems Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Cybersecurity, Business Requirements, Business Analysis, Business Systems, Cyber Attacks, Business Analysis Tools, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security Strategy, Cloud Services, IT Management, Change Management, Business Software, Technology Strategies, Information Technology, Project Management, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: IT Service Management, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, IT Management, Service Management, Business Relationship Management, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Service Level, Continuous Improvement Process, Process Design, Service Design, Stakeholder Engagement, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Service Level Agreement, Operational Excellence, Organizational Strategy, Process Improvement, Organizational Development, Process Development, Organizational Change, Organizational Leadership
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Pragmatic AI Labs
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Code Review, Prompt Patterns, LLM Application, Vibe coding, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, AI Integrations, AI literacy, AI Workflows, Continuous Integration, Software Documentation, Development Testing, Test Automation, GitHub, Software Technical Review, Program Development, Release Management, Application Deployment
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Economics, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Supply And Demand, Consumer Behaviour, Tax, Market Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Cost Accounting, Competitive Analysis, Revenue Management, Production Process, Production Management, Branding, Resource Allocation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, Data Storytelling, Business Analytics, Data Modeling, Data Visualization Software, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Dashboard Creation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Integration, Exploratory Data Analysis, Correlation Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, No-Code Development, Model Deployment, Prompt Engineering Tools, AI Workflows, AI Integrations, Solution Design, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Modeling, Prototyping, Forecasting, Business Solutions, Test Case, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Scenario Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux Administration, Operating System Administration, Linux Servers, Hardening, Linux, Package and Software Management, Systems Administration, System Configuration, Linux Commands, System Monitoring, Servers, Security Controls, User Provisioning, Patch Management, Network Performance Management, Computer Security, Firewall, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Infrastructure
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLM Application, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Embeddings, Context Management, Vector Databases, Artificial Intelligence, Scalability, Performance Metric, Machine Learning, Application Programming Interface (API), Continuous Improvement Process
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Product Strategy, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Copilot, Decision Intelligence, Responsible AI, Business Metrics, Performance Measurement, Model Deployment, Cloud Management, Data Pipelines, AI Orchestration, Data Governance, Performance Metric, AI literacy, AI Workflows, Discussion Facilitation, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Whizlabs
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Teams, Productivity Software, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Services, Threat Management, Identity and Access Management, Collaborative Software, Threat Detection, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Cloud Management, Regulatory Compliance, Cloud Security, Microsoft Copilot, Compliance Management, Governance
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Budget Management, Cost Control, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Cost Management, Operating Budget, Financial Planning, Cash Management, Capital Budgeting, Resource Allocation, Capital Expenditure, Performance Measurement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Insurance Policies, Wealth Management, Risk Management, Portfolio Risk, Contract Review, Risk Modeling, Financial Planning, Portfolio Management, Investments, Estate Planning, Finance, Analysis, Product Knowledge, Communication Strategies, Case Studies, Financial Management, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks