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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Business Writing, Sales Presentation, Marketing Materials, Business Planning, Product Demonstration, Price Negotiation, Marketing Design, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Marketing Automation, A/B Testing, Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Customer Engagement, Driving engagement, Target Audience, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Apache Cassandra, Enterprise Application Management, Scalability, Platform As A Service (PaaS), Performance Tuning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Drive Engagement, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Customer Engagement, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Storytelling, Content Strategy, Content Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Leadership, Influencing, Leadership and Management, Business Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Storytelling, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Communication, Communication, Empathy, Relationship Building
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Agentic systems, System Design and Implementation, Unified Modeling Language, Performance Metric, Performance Measurement, Requirements Analysis, Performance Analysis, Model Evaluation, Prototyping, Stakeholder Communications, Simulation and Simulation Software, Benchmarking
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Data Storytelling, Leadership, Leadership Development, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Team Management, Performance Review, People Management, Team Building, Workplace inclusivity, User Experience Design, Systems Thinking, Design Reviews, Influencing, Recruitment, Design, Talent Recruitment, UI/UX Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, International Relations, International Finance, Cultural Sensitivity, Business Risk Management, Market Dynamics, Economics, Business Strategy, Political Sciences, Supply Chain Management, Market Analysis, Brand Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Business Process Automation, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, Salesforce Development, Automation, AI Product Strategy, Business Workflow Analysis, Process Optimization, Responsible AI, Customer experience improvement, Case Studies, Scalability, Organizational Change, Performance Measurement
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Management, Account Management, Social Media, Resource Allocation, User Accounts, Social Media Marketing, Asset Management, Business Management, Content Creation, Content Marketing, Social Work
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Nikolai Schuler
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Collaborative Software, Data Sharing, Microsoft 365, Cloud Services, Data Access, Cloud Deployment, Dashboard, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Security, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, Data Modeling, Data Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Anomaly Detection, Model Deployment, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Deployment, Image Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Computer Vision
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours