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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.


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Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    SkillUp

    Introduction to Scrum Master Profession

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Team Building, Sprint Planning, Agile Methodology, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, Sprint Retrospectives, User Story, Stakeholder Management, Job Analysis, Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Use SurveyMonkey to Create a Survey and Analyze Results

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Data Collection, Business Research, Data Analysis, User Feedback, Market Research, Business Software, Data Presentation

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    Politecnico di Milano

    Fundamentals of financial and management accounting

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Accounting, Financial Reporting, Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Analysis, Balance Sheet, Capital Budgeting, Standard Accounting Practices, Cost Accounting, Income Statement, Bookkeeping, Cost Management, Cash Flows, Capital Expenditure, Depreciation, Decision Making

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    744 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Virginia

    Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II

    Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Team Management, Case Studies, Organizational Strategy, Growth Strategies, Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship, Business Development, Human Resources Management and Planning, Business Strategy, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Planning, Innovation, Business Intelligence

    4.8
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    245 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Yale University

    Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action

    Skills you'll gain: Health Promotion, Health Education, Health And Wellness Coaching, Nutrition and Diet, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Social Determinants Of Health, Community Health, Mental Health, Behavioral Economics, Physical Therapy, Goal Setting

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)

    ADP Entry-Level Payroll Specialist

    Skills you'll gain: Payroll, Payroll Processing, Payroll Administration, Payroll Tax, Payroll Systems, Payroll Reporting, Tax Management, Labor Compliance, Compensation Management, Accounts Payable, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Non-Profit Accounting, Data Entry, Payment Processing and Collection, Tax Compliance, Workforce Management, Customer Service, Benefits Administration, Labor Law, Data Analysis

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    CentraleSupélec

    On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Change Management, Creative Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Leadership Studies, Systems Thinking, Strategic Planning, Organizational Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Critical Thinking, Psychology

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    472 reviews

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    Rice University

    Portfolio Selection and Risk Management

    Skills you'll gain: Portfolio Risk, Portfolio Management, Investment Management, Investments, Financial Market, Risk Management, Finance, Return On Investment, Risk Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability Distribution, Correlation Analysis, Decision Making, Quantitative Research, Variance Analysis

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    630 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    Business Strategies for Social Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Social Impact, Sustainable Business, Return On Investment, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Corporate Sustainability, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategies, Business Leadership, Case Studies, Decision Making, Community Development, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, Investments

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    Rice University

    Self Awareness and the Effective Leader

    Skills you'll gain: Creative Problem-Solving, Prioritization, Stress Management, Time Management, Self-Awareness, Leadership Development, Leadership, Personal Development, Goal Setting, Relationship Building, Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, Communication, Adaptability

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    684 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Meta

    Statistics Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Bayesian Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Data Modeling, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Modeling, Marketing Analytics, Tableau Software, Data Analysis, Spreadsheet Software, Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Supply Chain Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Benchmarking, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Customer Analysis, Supply Chain Planning, Customer experience improvement, Analytics, Financial Analysis, Inventory Management System, Data Analysis, Cost Estimation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cost Reduction, Spatial Analysis

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Introduction to Scrum Master Profession: SkillUp
  • Use SurveyMonkey to Create a Survey and Analyze Results: Coursera
  • Fundamentals of financial and management accounting: Politecnico di Milano
  • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II: University of Virginia
  • Health Behavior Change: From Evidence to Action: Yale University
  • ADP Entry-Level Payroll Specialist: Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
  • On Strategy : What Managers Can Learn from Philosophy - PART 1: CentraleSupélec
  • Portfolio Selection and Risk Management: Rice University
  • Business Strategies for Social Impact: University of Pennsylvania
  • Self Awareness and the Effective Leader: Rice University

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