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.

Skills you'll gain: Process Flow Diagrams, Process Mapping, Target Audience, Data Visualization, User Accounts, Business Process, Graphic Design, Business Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Emerging Technologies, Forecasting, Critical Thinking, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Strategic Thinking, Technology Strategies, Strategic Leadership, AI Enablement, Business Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Innovation, Storytelling, Thought Leadership, Scenario Testing, Decision Making, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Probability & Statistics
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Team Leadership, Team Performance Management, Team Building, Teamwork, Team Motivation, People Management, Leadership and Management, Conflict Management, Leadership, Collaboration, Diversity and Inclusion, Talent Management, Talent Recruitment, Employee Engagement, Performance Appraisal, Communication Strategies, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Restful API, ASP.NET, Model View Controller, JSON, API Design, Web Services, Middleware, Back-End Web Development, Server Side, Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Social Sciences, Policy Analysis, Climate Change Adaptation, Socioeconomics, Systems Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Technology Strategies, Research
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Positivity, Self-Awareness, Resilience, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Growth Mindedness, Visionary, Empathy, Relationship Building, Environmental Issue
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Setting Appointments, Telephone Skills, Verbal Communication Skills, Cultural Sensitivity, Bilingual (Spanish/English), Language Learning, Business Communication, Vocabulary, Scheduling, Professional Networking
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Photoshop, Photo Editing, Adobe Creative Cloud, Editing, Image Quality, Graphic Design, File Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Innovation, Business Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Strategies, Organizational Change, Cognitive flexibility, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Photo Editing, Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Social Media, Graphic and Visual Design, Branding, Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
CertNexus
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Migration, Data Manipulation, Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Data Collection, Data Mining, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Team Building, Teamwork, Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Collaboration, Virtual Environment, Storytelling, Leadership, Employee Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Willingness To Learn, Communication Strategies, Culture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks