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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


  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Sales Ops: Automating Workflow Efficiency

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Operations, Generative AI Agents, HubSpot CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Salesforce, Sales Process, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Process Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Generation, General Sales Practices, Workflow Management, Agentic Workflows, Process Analysis, Sales, Automation, Data Entry, Agentic systems, Systems Integration, Data Management

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    AI for Brand Visibility

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Marketing Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Marketing Materials, Brand Awareness, Marketing, Campaign Planning, Marketing Collateral, Branding, Content Optimization, Search Engine Optimization, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    Skillshare

    AI for Creators: Strategy, Content & Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering Tools, Creativity, Ideation, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Generative AI Agents, Brainstorming, AI literacy, Blogs, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, Video Production, Content Creation, Usability, Copywriting

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • K

    Kennesaw State University

    Why Do Most Innovations Fail? - Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Root Cause Analysis, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Case Studies, Value Propositions, Risk Analysis, Risk Mitigation, Overcoming Objections, Marketing Psychology

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • N

    Northeastern University

    Engaging in Enterprise Growth and Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: User Centered Design, Innovation, User Research, Digital Transformation, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Software As A Service, Technology Strategies, Design Thinking, Service Design, Solution Design, Business Strategy, Business Development, Strategic Thinking, Case Studies, Health Technology, Competitive Analysis, Value Propositions, New Product Development, Product Strategy, Needs Assessment

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    John Wiley & Sons

    Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Generative Model Architectures, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering Tools, Data Ethics, GitHub Copilot, Vibe coding, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Copilot, AI powered creativity, AI Enablement, Responsible AI, AI literacy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Content Creation, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • E

    EDUCBA

    Real Estate Investment Trust Financial Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Real Estate, Financial Accounting, Property and Real Estate, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Commercial Real Estate, Balance Sheet, Financial Analysis, Finance, Investment Banking, Private Equity, Investments, Financial Data, Forecasting, Asset Management, Banking, Tax, Regulatory Requirements

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Engineer & Explain AI Model Decisions

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Responsible AI, Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Technical Communication, Data Preprocessing, Data Transformation, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Analysis, Data Wrangling, Data Cleansing, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Embeddings, Artificial Intelligence, Report Writing, Decision Support Systems, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Pandas (Python Package)

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • B

    Board Infinity

    Consultative Selling Foundations for Complex Deals

    Skills you'll gain: Overcoming Objections, Consultative Selling, Closing (Sales), B2B Sales, Consultative Approaches, Sales, Selling Techniques, Consumer Behaviour, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Marketing Psychology, General Sales Practices, Inside Sales, Sales Management, Price Negotiation, Sales Pipelines, Prospecting and Qualification, Value Propositions, Product Demonstration, Target Audience

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • L

    LearnQuest

    Advanced Negotiation and High-Impact Closure

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Sales Presentations, Closing (Sales), Negotiation, Data Visualization, Selling Techniques, Presentations, B2B Sales, Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Storytelling, Behavioral Economics, Overcoming Objections, Value Propositions, Rapport Building

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Sustainable Practices in High-Tech Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Waste Minimization, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Technologies, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Business, Environmental Laws, Environmental Monitoring, Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Design, Sustainability Reporting, Corporate Sustainability, Compliance Management, Regulatory Compliance, Manufacturing and Production, Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing Processes, Energy and Utilities, Innovation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • G

    Google Cloud

    Retrieving Credentials from Secret Manager with Spring Boot

    Skills you'll gain: Spring Boot, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Applications, Key Management, System Configuration, Software Configuration Management, Application Development, Java

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • GenAI for Sales Ops: Automating Workflow Efficiency: Coursera
  • AI for Brand Visibility: Coursera
  • AI for Creators: Strategy, Content & Automation: Skillshare
  • Why Do Most Innovations Fail? - Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University
  • Engaging in Enterprise Growth and Innovation: Northeastern University
  • Artificial Intelligence All-in-One For Dummies: John Wiley & Sons
  • Real Estate Investment Trust Financial Modeling: EDUCBA
  • Engineer & Explain AI Model Decisions: Coursera
  • Consultative Selling Foundations for Complex Deals: Board Infinity
  • Advanced Negotiation and High-Impact Closure: LearnQuest

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