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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Human Centered Design, Environmental Regulations, Sustainability Standards, Design Thinking, Sustainable Business, Product Development, Product Design, Corporate Sustainability, Product Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Requirements, Design Strategies, Design Research
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Proposal Writing, Proposal Development, Sales Presentation, Sales Strategy, Generative AI Agents, Storytelling, Presentations, Sales Process, Content Performance Analysis, Personalized Service, Market Research, Customer Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Microsoft PowerPoint, Competitive Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Market Research, Customer Insights, Big Data, Analytics, Target Market, Data Analysis, Target Audience, R Programming, Unsupervised Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Modeling, Consumer Behaviour, Data Visualization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Customer experience improvement, User Feedback, Dashboard, Customer Insights, Microsoft 365, Data Sharing, Business Communication
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

American Council on Exercise
Skills you'll gain: Selling Techniques, Sales, Customer Retention, Consultative Selling, Customer Acquisition Management, Performance Measurement, Customer Relationship Building, Professional Development, Customer Engagement, Exercise Science, Goal Setting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, A/B Testing, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Decision Making, Health Informatics, Statistical Programming, Markov Model
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Sales Process, Salesforce, Sales Pipelines, Sales, B2B Sales, Sales Support, Customer Data Management, Databases, Data Management, Data Cleansing, Business-To-Consumer
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: PySpark, Apache Spark, Apache Hadoop, Data Pipelines, Big Data, Data Storage Technologies, Data Processing, Distributed Computing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Storage, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Manipulation, Performance Tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Business Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Solution Design, Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Case Studies, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Business Modeling, Proposal Development, Value Propositions, Target Audience, Presentations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Recruitment, Human Resources, Talent Management, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Consultative Approaches, Interviewing Skills, Coordination, Communication Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: English Language, Vocabulary, Oral Comprehension, Language Learning, Grammar
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Kanban Principles, Agile Methodology, Miro AI, Collaborative Software, Agile Project Management, Workflow Management, Process Improvement
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours