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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Land Management, Supply Chain, Food and Beverage, Environmental Issue, Supply Chain Systems, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Production Process, Production Planning, Supply And Demand, Production Management, Environment and Resource Management, Market Dynamics, Economics, Resource Utilization, Technology Solutions, Consumer Behaviour, Emerging Technologies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Rochester
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Priorities, Commercialization, Prioritization, New Product Development, Strategic Prioritization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Scheduling, Project Planning, Project Management Software, Dependency Analysis, Diagram Design
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Predictive Modeling, SAS (Software), Logistic Regression, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Modeling, Model Training, Statistical Software, Regression Analysis, Business Analytics, Supervised Learning, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Statistical Methods, Feature Engineering, Sampling (Statistics)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing Tools, Digital Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, MarTech, Predictive Analytics, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Predictive Modeling, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Channel, Data Analysis, Natural Language Processing, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Machine Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Organizational Structure, Cloud Solutions, Continuous Monitoring, Account Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Teams, Document Management, File Management, Collaborative Software, Calendar Management, Microsoft Excel, People Management, Project Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Predictive Modeling, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Statistical Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, Regression Analysis, Model Training, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Model Evaluation, Machine Learning Software, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Classification Algorithms, Decision Tree Learning, Responsible AI, Model Optimization, Python Programming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
West Virginia University
Skills you'll gain: Sales Territory Management, Sales Management, Sales, Business Ethics, Legal Risk, Forecasting, Budgeting, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Performance Analysis, Commercial Laws, Pareto Chart, Market Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Project Planning, Stakeholder Management, Planning, Conflict Management, Project Management, Project Scoping, Leadership and Management, Stakeholder Communications, Scope Management, Project Controls, Project Documentation, Coordinating, Stakeholder Analysis, Influencing, Organizational Structure
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Web Presence, Google Gemini, Brand Strategy, Business Writing, Writing and Editing, LLM Application, Timelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Performance Review, Employee Surveys, Employee Performance Management, Meeting Facilitation, Performance Appraisal, Rapport Building, Constructive Feedback, Team Building, User Feedback, Employee Coaching, Team Performance Management, Goal Setting, Team Collaboration, Collaboration, Team Management, Discussion Facilitation, Team Leadership, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours