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 System
Skills you'll gain: Intercultural Competence, Teamwork, Diversity and Inclusion, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Virtual Teams, Self-Awareness, Collaboration, Professional Development, Empathy, Adaptability, Conflict Management, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, No-Code Development, OpenAI, LLM Application, Generative AI, Microsoft Power Platform, Email Automation, Application Development, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Serverless Computing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Outlook, Email Marketing
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Team Building, Biotechnology, Team Management, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Commercialization, New Business Development, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Market Intelligence, Regulatory Requirements, Business Planning, Strategic Partnership, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Self Service Technologies, Customer Service, Customer Support, Customer Communications Management, Personalized Service, Customer Engagement, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Customer experience improvement, Customer and Client Support, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Insights, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Automation, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Cognitive flexibility, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Problem Solving, Sustainable Business, Decision Making, Business Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Team Management, Leadership Studies, Team Building, Stakeholder Management, Virtual Teams, People Management, Performance Management, Smart Goals, Team Motivation, Negotiation, Employee Training, Active Listening
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Resource Management, Influencing, Organizational Effectiveness, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Relationship Building, Leadership Development, Leadership, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Partnership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Business Metrics, Analytics, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Performance Metric, Marketing Analytics, Big Data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Analysis, Web Analytics, Case Studies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Cash Flows
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Management Systems, Scheduling, Content Creation, Global Marketing, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Market Research, User Research, Performance Metric, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Market Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, B2B Sales, Sales Presentation, Enterprise Sales, Sales Enablement, Sales, Sales Process, Sales Strategy, Consultative Selling, Cross Selling, Value Propositions, Rapport Building, Stakeholder Management, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Relationship Building, Communication Strategies, Personalized Service
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Behavior-Driven Development, Selenium (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Test Automation, JUnit, Software Testing, Apache Maven, Test Data, Test Case, Scenario Testing, User Story, Java, Maintainability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months