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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    Coursera

    Marketing Data & Reporting Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data-Driven Marketing, Spreadsheet Software, Campaign Management, Marketing Channel, Microsoft Excel, Looker (Software), Marketing Analytics, Data Storytelling, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Performance Reporting, Snowflake Schema, Excel Formulas, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Visualization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Modeling, SQL, Business Intelligence

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Core Financial Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Variance Analysis, Financial Acumen, Financial Statements, Trend Analysis, Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Power BI, Financial Modeling, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Financial Data, Performance Analysis, Microsoft Copilot, Budget Management, Business Analytics, Financial Planning, AI Enablement, Data Visualization, AI Workflows

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    IESE Business School

    The Art of Storytelling

    Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Public Speaking, Oral Expression, Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Drive Engagement, Active Listening

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    GenAI for Sales: Prospecting, Pitching, and Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, AI Personalization, Proposal Writing, Sales Enablement, Sales Presentations, Responsible AI, Lead Generation, Sales Development, Data Visualization, Competitive Analysis, Prospecting and Qualification, Inside Sales, Microsoft Copilot, Sales Prospecting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Generative AI, B2B Sales, Data-Driven Decision-Making

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Automate Workflow Actions

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, HubSpot CRM, Email Marketing, Email Automation, Marketing Operations, Content Performance Analysis, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer Communications Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Marketing Analytics, Workflow Management, Customer Engagement, Personalized Campaigns, Performance Analysis, Process Design, Customer experience improvement, Automation, Marketing, Business Logic

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SkillsBooster Academy

    AI Agents for Business Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Decisions, Decisions: Dashboards and Reports

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Business Intelligence Software, Dashboard Creation, Tableau Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Business Reporting, Data Presentation, Data Visualization Software, Data Visualization, Stakeholder Communications, Performance Tuning, Interviewing Skills, Data Analysis, Presentations

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Track Competitor Changes

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Intelligence, Market Intelligence, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Internal Communications, Stakeholder Communications, Continuous Monitoring, Strategic Thinking, Business Priorities, Sales Enablement, Concision, Report Writing, Business Writing, Action Oriented, Prioritization

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Arizona

    Customer-Focused Entrepreneurship: Insights & Recovery

    Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Surveys, Customer Relationship Building, Team Oriented, Customer Insights, Team Collaboration, User Feedback, Team Building, Customer Service, Customer experience improvement, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Customer Retention, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Customer experience strategy (CX), Relationship Management, Drive Engagement, Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Forecasting and Predictive Modeling

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Forecasting, Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Model Evaluation, Trend Analysis, Model Training, Financial Data, Predictive Modeling, Power BI, Predictive Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Analysis, Model Optimization, Statistical Analysis, Business Analytics, Machine Learning, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Retail Supply Chain and Customer Service Strategies

    Skills you'll gain: Reverse Logistics, Order Management, Retail Store Operations, Retail Management, Loyalty Programs, Order Fulfillment, Customer Retention, Customer Service, Order Processing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Supply Chain Systems, Logistics Management, Customer Engagement, Supply Chain, Operational Efficiency, Operations, Business, Payment Systems, Environment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Corporate Finance Institute

    Financial Analysis Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Return On Investment, Trend Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Benchmarking, Performance Analysis, Business Metrics, Commercial Lending, Performance Measurement, Lending and Underwriting

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Marketing Data & Reporting Essentials: Coursera
  • Core Financial Analysis: Microsoft
  • The Art of Storytelling: IESE Business School
  • GenAI for Sales: Prospecting, Pitching, and Growth: Coursera
  • Automate Workflow Actions: Coursera
  • AI Agents for Business Automation: SkillsBooster Academy
  • Decisions, Decisions: Dashboards and Reports: Google
  • Track Competitor Changes: Coursera
  • Customer-Focused Entrepreneurship: Insights & Recovery: University of Arizona
  • Forecasting and Predictive Modeling: Microsoft

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