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.

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Leadership, Diversity Programs, Leadership Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Employee Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Dashboard, Data Governance, Digital Transformation, Data Modeling, Pivot Tables And Charts, Real Time Data, Data Strategy, Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Data Storage, Data Management, Data Presentation, Cloud Storage, Data Transformation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Organizational Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Analysis, Analysis, Internal Auditing, Market Analysis, External Auditing, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Valuation, Private Equity, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Investment Banking, Financial Analysis, Finance, Financial Forecasting, Return On Investment, Financial Management, Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Income Statement, Cash Flows, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Video Editing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Facebook, Content Creation, Advertising, Animations, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics, Environmental Issue, Sustainability Standards, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Psychology, Marketing, Innovation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Investment Management, Investments, Finance
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Business Intelligence, Jupyter, Python Programming
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Business Analytics, Query Languages, Databases, Relational Databases, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Integration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Return On Investment, Financial Modeling, Working Capital, Operating Expense, Investments
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

UiPath
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Agentic systems, Business Process Automation, Prompt Engineering Tools, Automation, Multimodal Prompts, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Responsible AI, AI Workflows, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, AI Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Return On Investment, Economics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks