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.

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Enterprise Sales, Stakeholder Communications, Global Marketing, Value Propositions, Milestones (Project Management)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Portfolio Risk, Supply And Demand, Insurance Policies, Risk Management, Investments, Wealth Management, Risk Management Framework, Portfolio Management, Market Dynamics, Financial Planning, Investment Management, Finance, Economics, Asset Management, Financial Management, Economic Development, Behavioral Economics, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Economics
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Authorization (Computing), Application Deployment, Authentications, AI Workflows, Google Cloud Platform, Enterprise Security, Data Access, Generative AI Agents, Large Language Modeling, Cloud Security, Data Integration, Business Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Customer Insights, Power BI, Data Modeling, Dashboard, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export, Data Manipulation, Data Literacy, Database Design, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Star Schema, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Data Visualization Software, Data Cleansing, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Project Risk Management, Project Schedules, Work Breakdown Structure, Timelines, Risk Management, Peer Review, Budgeting, Project Planning, Scheduling, Project Management, Project Implementation, Project Scoping, Project Documentation, Matrix Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Lead Generation, Persona Development, Target Audience, Global Marketing, Storytelling, Sales, Social Media Marketing, Sales Strategy, Social Media, Customer Engagement, Customer Relationship Building, Professional Networking, LinkedIn, Cultural Diversity
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Airbus Beyond
Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Transportation Operations, Operations, Inventory Control
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Data Analysis, Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Predictive Analytics, Unsupervised Learning, Matplotlib, Python Programming, Data Import/Export, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Customer experience improvement, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Productivity Software, Decision Making, Tool Calling, Cloud Infrastructure, Organizational Strategy, Innovation, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Enterprise Security, Collaboration, Business Research
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Sales Process, Sales Operations, Customer Success Management, Order Management, Sales Management, Salesforce, Dashboard, Sales, Sales Development, Closing (Sales), Lead Generation, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Sales Support, Customer Relationship Management, Product Knowledge, B2B Sales, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Campaign Management, Data Visualization
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Authorization (Computing), Gemini, Authentications, Generative AI Agents, Data Security, Application Deployment, Enterprise Architecture, AI Workflows, Data Access, Large Language Modeling, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Google Cloud Platform, Case Studies, Cloud Security, Enterprise Security, Solution Architecture, Business Logic, Data Integration
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Forecasting, R Programming, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Correlation Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Inference, Software Installation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months