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: Strategic Decision-Making, Decisiveness, Decision Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Leadership, Problem Solving, Ideation, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Adaptability, Leadership Development, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, AI literacy, Business Leadership, AI Enablement, Communication, Strategic Leadership, Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Decision Intelligence, Business Transformation, Strategic Thinking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Relationship Building, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Survey Creation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Planning, Social Justice, Education and Training, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Collaboration, Teamwork, Program Evaluation, Relationship Building, Problem Solving, Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Policy Development, Environmental Issue, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Climate Change Programs, Innovation, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Community Development, Predictive Modeling, Climate Change Mitigation, Spatial Data Analysis, Resource Utilization, Geospatial Information and Technology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Intercompany Accounting, Equities, Corporate Accounting, Investment Banking, Investments, Technical Accounting, Financial Accounting, Business Valuation, Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Consolidation, Financial Statements
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, File Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Data Modeling, Data Transformation, Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Data Preprocessing, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Pipelines, Apache Spark, Feature Engineering, Star Schema, Applied Machine Learning, Real Time Data
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Content Optimization, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Web Analytics, Content Performance Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Business Writing, Concision, Non-Verbal Communication, Writing, Persuasive Communication, Team Collaboration, Virtual Teams, Interpersonal Communications, Empathy, Responsible AI, Cultural Sensitivity, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Communication, Technical Documentation, Communication Strategies, Stakeholder Engagement, Marketing Communications, Media and Communications
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Supervised Learning, Deep Learning, Generative Model Architectures, LLM Application, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Reinforcement Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Training, Artificial Neural Networks, Feature Engineering, Unstructured Data, Model Evaluation, Dimensionality Reduction, Model Optimization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Equities, Tax, Tax Management, Accounting, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Asset, Securities (Finance), Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Inventory Accounting, Standard Accounting Practices, Financial Management, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Depreciation, Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Finance, Financial Statements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months