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: Procurement, Change Control, Project Management Software, Vendor Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Meeting Facilitation, Project Management, CI/CD, Issue Tracking, Request for Proposal, Team Management, Request For Quotation (RFQ), Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Communication Strategies
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Real Estate, Investments, Property and Real Estate, Risk Management, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Risk, Accounting, Market Liquidity, Balance Sheet, Business Valuation, Return On Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Planning, Case Studies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Test Tools, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, Performance Testing, Selenium (Software), Quality Assurance, Integration Testing, Test Case, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), IT Automation, Scripting, Debugging, Network Performance Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Promotional Materials, Marketing Materials, Design Software, Presentations, Advertising, Design, Graphic Design, Marketing, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Ideation, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, New Product Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, New Business Development, Business Development, Business Strategies, Business Leadership, Presentations, Customer Insights, Succession Planning, Trend Analysis, Leadership
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Power Apps Component Framework, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Platform As A Service (PaaS), No-Code Development, Enterprise Application Management, Application Development, Application Design, Microsoft Copilot, Data Management, Dashboard, Data Integration, Business Process Automation, Security Controls
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Harvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Leadership, Conflict Management, Negotiation, Teamwork, Overcoming Obstacles, Communication, Relationship Building, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Debugging, TypeScript, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Node.JS, OpenAI API, Generative AI, Program Development, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, Programming Principles, Maintainability, Development Environment, Prompt Engineering, Application Frameworks, Javascript, Large Language Modeling, File Systems
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Test Script Development, Test Automation, Regression Testing, Continuous Integration, Performance Testing, CI/CD, Browser Compatibility, Test Execution Engine, GitLab, Debugging, Test Case, User Interface (UI), Scalability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Return On Investment, Finance, Business Valuation, Capital Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, General Finance, Investment Management, Financial Management, Case Studies, Financial Statements, Risk Analysis, Corporate Finance, Balance Sheet
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: ChatGPT, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Data Ethics, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Predictive Analytics, Record Keeping, Diversity Awareness, Health Equity, Model Evaluation, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Email Automation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Performance Metric, Sales Pipelines, Digital Marketing, Copywriting, Customer Support, Customer Engagement, Data Pipelines, Compliance Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Generative AI, Design and Product, Product Design, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Design Elements And Principles, Statistics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months