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.

Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, TikTok, Storytelling, Timelines, Content Creation, Multimedia, Post-Production, Animations, Color Theory, Typography
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Brand Loyalty, Customer Retention, Customer Relationship Building, Consultative Approaches, Honesty, Strategic Partnership, B2B Sales, Business Relationship Management, Personal Attributes, Automation, Digital Transformation, Collaboration, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Marketing Design, Digital Design, Marketing Collateral, Creative Design, Graphic Design, Marketing Materials, Design, Presentations, Project Design, Organizational Skills, Marketing, User Accounts, Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Test Tools, Test Script Development, Acceptance Testing, Agile Software Development, Test Case, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Agile Methodology, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Automation, Analysis, Collaboration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Service Level Agreement, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Virtualization, Application Deployment, User Provisioning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Solutions, Public Cloud, Operational Efficiency, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Solutions
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Corporate Communications, Risk Management, Public Affairs, Business Risk Management, Contingency Planning, Risk Analysis, Mitigation, Emergency Response, Stakeholder Communications, Forecasting, Communication Strategies, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Financial Analysis, Loans, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Market Data, Derivatives, Portfolio Risk, Financial Regulation, Financial Modeling, Risk Analysis, Bank Regulations, Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Risk Management, Financial Data, Financial Services, Portfolio Management, Risk Mitigation, Project Portfolio Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Organizational Strategy, Business Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Stakeholder Management, Data Visualization, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analysis, Performance Metric
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Salesforce Development, Application Deployment, Security Management, Data Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Workflow Management, Training and Development, Customer Service
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Corporate Finance Institute
Skills you'll gain: Tableau Software, Business Intelligence, Dashboard, Technical Analysis, Market Data, Investment Banking, Tree Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Market Analysis, Data Analysis, SQL
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Research, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Flows, Persona Development, Scalability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months