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: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Case Studies, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Working Capital, Balance Sheet, Data Storytelling, Benchmarking, Financial Data, Income Statement, Communication, Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Presentations, Branding, Design Thinking, Style Guides, Marketing Strategies, Graphic and Visual Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Target Audience, Color Theory, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Microsoft Power Platform, No-Code Development, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Excel, UI/UX Strategy, Application Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, No-Code Development, Performance Tuning, Business Logic, Application Deployment, Scalability, Data Integration, User Feedback
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Università di Napoli Federico II
Skills you'll gain: Securities (Finance), Portfolio Management, Equities, Investments, Finance, Fixed Asset, Derivatives, Capital Markets, Statistical Methods, Financial Modeling, Risk Analysis, Regression Analysis, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Minnesota State University, Mankato
Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Writing and Editing, Writing, Communication, Report Writing, Organizational Structure, Proposal Development, Artificial Intelligence, Procedure Development, Training Programs, Target Audience, Generative AI, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resource Strategy, Forecasting, Mitigation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Analysis, Business Risk Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Legal Risk, Blockchain, Cyber Risk, Information Technology Architecture, Governance, Application Security, Project Documentation, Technical Documentation, Regulatory Compliance, Solution Architecture, Regulatory Requirements, Financial Regulations, Network Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Data Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: digital literacy, Empathy, Communication, Emerging Technologies, Digital Communications, Creativity, Digital Transformation, Media and Communications, Safety and Security, Technology Strategies, Creative Thinking, Digital Content, Innovation, Cybersecurity, Information Privacy, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Strategic Leadership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Data Migration, Amazon Web Services, Virtual Machines, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Management, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Public Cloud, Cloud Computing Architecture, Application Performance Management, Verification And Validation, Application Deployment, System Implementation, Network Infrastructure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Pedagogy, Lesson Planning, Mathematics Education, Multilingualism, Education Software and Technology, Simulations, Mathematical Modeling, Cultural Responsiveness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Privacy, Business Ethics, Hospice, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Health Care, Clinical Trials, Governance, Marketing Management, Decision Making, Patient-centered Care, Analysis, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks