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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

    Advanced Excel Financial Modeling Risk Analysis & Auditing

    Skills you'll gain: Variance Analysis, Budget Management, Financial Analysis, Cost Control, Financial Auditing, Financial Modeling, Financial Data, Auditing, Risk Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Financial Statements, Excel Formulas, Financial Reporting, Revenue Forecasting, Forecasting, Financial Accounting, Risk Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Microsoft Excel

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    AI for Project Reporting, Dashboards and Risk

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Communications, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Import/Export, Management Reporting, Model Evaluation, AI literacy, Stakeholder Engagement, Prompt Engineering, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Timelines, Report Writing, Responsible AI, Business Reporting, Extract, Transform, Load, Project Documentation, Data Transformation, Data Presentation, AI Enablement, Risk Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Whizlabs

    Exam Prep CISM: Certified Information Security Manager

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Incident Management, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Governance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Risk Management Framework, Cyber Risk, Risk Mitigation, Threat Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, IT Management, Risk Control, Disaster Recovery, Operational Risk, Governance, Security Awareness, Business Administration

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts - Español

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Marketing Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Generative AI, Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Salesforce Agents: Building AI-Powered Automations

    Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Business Process Automation, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Salesforce Development, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Automation, AI Product Strategy, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Optimization, Workflow Management, AI Integrations, Customer experience improvement, Scalability, Organizational Change, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    AWS Step Functions – Automate Complex Tasks with Workflows

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Debugging, Email Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Serverless Computing, Amazon DynamoDB, API Gateway, User Accounts

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Frame AI Problems: Objectives to Metrics

    Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Feasibility Studies, Goal Setting, Business Requirements, Project Scoping, Requirements Analysis, Business Metrics, Performance Metric, Project Risk Management, Model Evaluation, Risk Analysis, Performance Measurement, Project Estimation, Needs Assessment, Data Quality, Due Diligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Chris Croft Training

    Assertiveness - Difficult People & Games Players

    Skills you'll gain: Tactfulness, Recognizing Others, Emotional Intelligence, Verbal Communication Skills, Game Theory, Honesty, Parent Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Business Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Logical Operations

    Using Google Workspace

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Calendar Management, Google Docs, Gmail, File Management, Google Sheets, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Setting Appointments, Scheduling, Document Management, Collaboration, Spreadsheet Software, Web Presence, Cloud Storage, Presentations, User Interface (UI), Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Kennesaw State University

    Segmenting the Market with Jagdish Sheth

    Skills you'll gain: Target Market, Strategic Marketing, Target Audience, Marketing, Market Opportunities, Product Marketing, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Product Strategy, Growth Strategies, Market Analysis, Marketing Psychology, Value Propositions, Revenue Management, Promotional Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Product Promotion

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Network Planning And Design, Wide Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Administration, Network Security, Network Performance Management, Firewall, Network Routing

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Generative AI in Project Planning Training

    Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Risk Management, AI literacy, Risk Mitigation, Agile Methodology, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Project Performance

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Advanced Excel Financial Modeling Risk Analysis & Auditing: Coursera
  • AI for Project Reporting, Dashboards and Risk: Coursera
  • Exam Prep CISM: Certified Information Security Manager: Whizlabs
  • Gemini for Data Scientists and Analysts - Español: Google Cloud
  • Salesforce Agents: Building AI-Powered Automations: Coursera
  • AWS Step Functions – Automate Complex Tasks with Workflows: Packt
  • Frame AI Problems: Objectives to Metrics: Coursera
  • Assertiveness - Difficult People & Games Players: Chris Croft Training
  • Using Google Workspace: Logical Operations
  • Segmenting the Market with Jagdish Sheth: Kennesaw State University

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