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.

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Development, Policy Analysis, Political Sciences, Advocacy, Environmental Policy, Behavioral Economics, Public Administration, Program Evaluation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Governance, Systems Thinking, Economics
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Test Automation, Test Tools, Test Script Development, Acceptance Testing, Agile Software Development, Test Case, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Agile Methodology, User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Automation, Analysis, Collaboration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Customer Relationship Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Brand Loyalty, Customer Data Management, Customer Analysis, Customer Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Business Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Business Analysis, Analysis, Auditing, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Analysis, Social Media, Cloud Applications
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Training Records Management, Machine Learning Methods, Data Collection, AI Enablement, Business Process, Business Requirements
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Logo Design, Marketing Design, Graphic Design, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design, Marketing Collateral, Content Creation, Marketing, Business Communication, Entrepreneurship
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Geneva
Skills you'll gain: Political Sciences, Geographic Information Systems, Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Land Management, Cultural Diversity, Data Mapping, International Relations, Culture, Sustainable Development, Storytelling, Cultural Sensitivity, World History, European History, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Email Automation, Document Management, Management Reporting, Workflow Management, No-Code Development, Records Management, Microsoft 365
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, AI Personalization, Sales Management, Sales Process, Sales, Sales Strategy, Anthropic Claude, Customer Engagement, Responsible AI, Sales Training, Customer experience improvement, Lead Generation, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Forecasting, Business Ethics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Initiative and Leadership, Business Transformation, Product Improvement, Digital Transformation, Governance, Technology Strategies, Market Opportunities, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Roadmaps, Public Policies, Automation, Policy Analysis, Market Analysis, Persona (User Experience), Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Resource Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Capacity Management, Case Studies, Infrastructure Architecture, Cloud Management, Cloud Infrastructure, Process Optimization, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Solutions, Solution Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Computing, Cloud Platforms, Systems Design, Cloud Security, Safety Standards, Analysis, Microservices, Cryptography
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Management, Social Media, Customer Service, Customer Relationship Management, Business Communication, Customer Communications Management, Drive Engagement, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours