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 Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Price Negotiation, Market Dynamics, Product Strategy, Revenue Management, Cost Accounting, Economics, Demand Planning, Cost Benefit Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Case Studies, Marketing Channel, Customer Analysis, Regression Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Statistical Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Commonwealth Education Trust
Skills you'll gain: Creative Thinking, Classroom Management, Teaching, Adaptability, Education and Training, Pedagogy, Working With Children, Instructional Strategies, Adult Education, Student Engagement, Professional Development, Collaboration, Curriculum Development, Planning
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Administration, Payroll Processing, Payroll Systems, Payroll Reporting, Compensation Management, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Customer Service, Communication Strategies, Compliance Management, Continuous Improvement Process
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Università Bocconi
Skills you'll gain: Food and Beverage, Product Knowledge, Customer experience strategy (CX), Hospitality, Operational Excellence, Business Management, Global Marketing, Professional Networking, Consumer Behaviour, Thought Leadership, Product Management, Business Strategy, Growth Strategies, Brand Management, Innovation, Market Opportunities, Marketing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Research, Higher Education, Interviewing Skills, Planning, Student Services, Detail Oriented, Cultural Diversity, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Cost Estimation, Peer Review, Project Performance, Project Controls, Work Breakdown Structure, Project Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Conflict Management, Stakeholder Management, Scheduling, Project Planning, Quality Management, Project Documentation, Project Management, Estimation, Milestones (Project Management), Organizational Structure, Timelines, Performance Metric
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Cognitive flexibility, Open Mindset, Curiosity, Initiative and Leadership, Empowerment, Organizational Leadership, Persistence, Problem Solving, Self-Motivation, Growth Mindedness, Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Documentation, Lean Six Sigma, Project Management, Project Scoping, Google Docs, Timelines
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurial Finance, Sales Presentation, Entrepreneurship, Capital Markets, Finance, Fundraising, Private Equity, Business Valuation, Contract Negotiation, Financial Modeling, Investments, Due Diligence, Business Planning, Cash Flows, Presentations, Storytelling
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillUp
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Scrum (Software Development), Sprint Planning, Backlogs, Project Risk Management, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Team Management, Meeting Facilitation, Process Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Management, Team Leadership, Employee Coaching, Project Management, Kanban Principles, Risk Management, Communication
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Request For Quotation (RFQ), Stakeholder Management, Procurement, Purchasing, Request for Proposal, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, Cost Reduction, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Modeling, Logistic Regression, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Classification Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months