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 California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Discussion Facilitation, Verbal Communication Skills, Public Speaking, Communication, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Active Listening, Collaboration, Organizational Skills, Time Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Slack (Software), Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Internal Communications, Organizational Skills, Business Communication, Team Management, Communication Strategies, Resource Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Media Relations, Proofreading, Public Relations, Stakeholder Analysis, Integrated Marketing Communications, Marketing Communications, Strategic Communication, Public Affairs, Content Management, Web Content, Performance Reporting, Storytelling, Content Management Systems, Press Releases, Content Strategy, Report Writing, Social Media Content, Marketing Effectiveness, Communication Strategies, Generative AI
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Innovation, Creativity, Storytelling, Human Centered Design, Strategic Thinking, Data Visualization, Growth Mindedness, Test Tools, Entrepreneurship, Case Studies, Business Modeling, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Order Fulfillment, Supplier Management, Inventory Management System, Logistics, Business Technologies, Technology Strategies, Corporate Sustainability, Process Optimization, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Automation, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Insper
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Capital Budgeting, Financial Accounting, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Return On Investment, Financial Management, Cash Flows, Cost Accounting, Business Mathematics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESCP Business School
Skills you'll gain: Energy and Utilities, Environment, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Climate Change Mitigation, Economics, Public Health, Environmental Science, Climate Change Adaptation, Socioeconomics, Environmental Policy, Natural Resource Management, Biology, Innovation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Melbourne
Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Accounting, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, Cash Flows, Accrual Accounting, Risk Analysis, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cold Calling, Selling Techniques, Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Presentation, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Prospecting, Lead Generation, Telephone Skills, Customer Relationship Building, Active Listening, Communication Strategies, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yonsei University
Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Innovation, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Management, Global Marketing, Marketing, Product Knowledge, Product Promotion, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Strategic Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Benchmarking, Product Management, New Business Development, Brand Strategy, Growth Strategies, Case Studies, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Machine Learning Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Data Preprocessing, Unsupervised Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Classification Algorithms, Text Mining, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Supervised Learning, Predictive Modeling, Python Programming, Regression Analysis, Feature Engineering, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Data Manipulation
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Linux, Endpoint Security, Database Management, Incident Response, Relational Databases, Network Security, Database Systems, Vulnerability Scanning, Computer Security Incident Management, Security Management, Ubuntu, Linux Administration, File Systems, Routing Protocols, OSI Models, Application Development, Remote Access Systems, Scripting, MySQL
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months