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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Systems, Case Studies, Transportation Management, Business Technologies, Logistics Management, Reverse Logistics, Transportation Operations, Waste Minimization, Digital Transformation, Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Audit Planning, Auditing, Internal Controls, Risk Management Framework, Continuous Monitoring, Compliance Auditing, Project Coordination, Financial Controls, Quality Assurance, Information Systems Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Governance, Presentations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, Automation, Personalized Service, Editing, Content Creation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Data Manipulation, Classification Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Design Thinking, Machine Learning Algorithms, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Data Preprocessing, Regression Analysis, Tensorflow, Statistical Methods, Logistic Regression
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Institut Mines-Télécom
Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Project Risk Management, Risk Management, Change Control, Project Management, Business Priorities, Innovation, Business Strategy
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Exploratory Data Analysis, MySQL, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Database Design, SQL, Analytical Skills, Data Presentation, Technical Communication, Relational Databases
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Queen Mary University of London
Skills you'll gain: Research Reports, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Survey Creation, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Research Methodologies, Data Preprocessing, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Microservices, Spring Boot, Software Architecture, API Gateway, Spring Framework, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Load Balancing, Systems Architecture, Web Services, Cloud Services, Software Design Patterns, Scalability, Restful API, Service Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Data Mapping, Graph Theory, Planning, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Computer Vision, Computer Science, Simulation and Simulation Software, Control Systems, Real-Time Operating Systems, Engineering, Data Structures, Python Programming, Simulations, Linear Algebra, Design
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Human Resources, Human Resource Strategy, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Human Capital, Human Resources Management and Planning, Employee Relations, Business Ethics, Policy Development, Relationship Management, Conflict Management, Document Management, Organizational Change, Case Studies, Change Management, Communication Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Forecasting, Capital Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Data, Financial Analysis, Business Modeling, Finance, Negotiation, Investments, Microsoft Excel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks