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.

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Storytelling, Content Creation, Multimedia, Design Elements And Principles, Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Photo Editing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Governance, Compliance Management, Business Ethics, Certified Public Accountant, Regulatory Compliance, Corporate Accounting, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Accountability, Public Accounting, Accounting, Auditing, Financial Management, Stakeholder Management
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Business Research, Game Theory, Inventory Management System, Market Dynamics, Strategic Planning, Business Modeling, Business Management, Revenue Management, Product Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Analysis, Operational Analysis, Agile Methodology, Earned Value Management, Project Estimation, Project Performance, Forecasting, Stakeholder Analysis, Simulation and Simulation Software, Project Schedules, Prioritization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Product Roadmaps, Project Schedules, Dependency Analysis, Scheduling, Milestones (Project Management), Issue Tracking, Project Planning, Project Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Data Validation, Data Analysis
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Berklee
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Performance Metric, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Music Performance, Sales Presentations, Goal Setting, Travel Arrangements, Customer Engagement, Booking (Sales), Event Marketing, Proposal Writing, Business Metrics, Content Marketing, Professional Networking, Business Planning, Instagram, Talent Management, Scheduling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Brand Strategy, Brand Management, Branding, Brand Awareness, Brand Loyalty, Marketing Communications, Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Marketing, Marketing Management, Strategic Communication, Marketing, Performance Measurement, Consumer Behaviour, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Process Improvement, Six Sigma Methodology, Lean Six Sigma, Knowledge Transfer, Continuous Improvement Process, Lean Manufacturing, Quality Management, Product Design, Statistical Methods, Design and Product, Probability & Statistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Strategic Marketing, Business Marketing, Direct Selling, Customer experience strategy (CX), Go To Market Strategy, Target Market, Customer Analysis, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, Value Propositions, Market Opportunities, Case Studies, Customer Demand Planning, E-Commerce, Compensation Management, Strategic Partnership, Consumer Behaviour, B2B Sales, Business Relationship Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Technical Analysis, Google Sheets, Market Data, Data Visualization, Trend Analysis, Web Scraping, Data Visualization Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Containerization, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Jenkins, Application Deployment, DevOps, LLM Application, Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, Test Case, Restful API, Serverless Computing, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Natural Language Processing, Computer Programming, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months