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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Loans, Higher Education, Student Services, Financial Policy, Education and Training, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Return On Investment, Economics, Advocacy
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Demography, International Relations, Political Sciences, Market Trend, Socioeconomics, Trend Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, World History, Social Sciences, Cultural Diversity, Economic Development, Sociology, Consumer Behaviour, Financial Systems, Economics, Business, Business Economics, Analysis, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Business Process Automation, Digital Transformation, Employee Engagement, Recruitment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: TikTok, Content Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Content Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Marketing Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Brand Marketing, E-Commerce, Revenue Management, Live Streaming
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Feasibility Studies, Goal Setting, Business Requirements, Functional Requirement, AI Enablement, Project Scoping, Requirements Analysis, Business Metrics, Performance Metric, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Project Risk Management, Model Evaluation, Risk Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Project Estimation, Needs Assessment, Business Risk Management, Data Quality, Due Diligence
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Telecommuting, Collaborative Software, Business Planning, Business Development, Presentations, Entrepreneurship, Brainstorming, Business Strategy, Data Visualization
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Predictive Modeling, Decision Tree Learning, Credit Risk, Random Forest Algorithm, Feature Engineering, Financial Modeling, Logistic Regression, Data Analysis, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Pandas (Python Package), Machine Learning Methods, Classification Algorithms
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, Overcoming Objections, Sales Management, Team Motivation, Performance Analysis, Prospecting and Qualification, Sales Training, Sales, Dashboard, Business Ethics, Customer Relationship Management, Team Management, Performance Management, Business Technologies, Business Process Automation, Real Time Data, Cross-Channel Marketing, Forecasting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Web Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Customer Analysis, User Accounts, Social Media, E-Commerce
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Sales Presentation, Sales Training, Initiative and Leadership, Resilience, Case Studies, Stress Management, Persistence, Trustworthiness, Customer Analysis, Business Ethics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Self-Motivation, Adaptability, Constructive Feedback, Customer Retention
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Drive Engagement, Live Streaming, Social Media Campaigns, Content Management, Community Development, Content Creation, Scheduling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Safety Culture, Behavior Management, Accident Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Safety Training, Safety Assurance, Applied Behavior Analysis, Proactivity, Coaching, Constructive Feedback, Recognizing Others, Initiative and Leadership, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks