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.

Measure What Matters
Skills you'll gain: Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Leadership, Accountability Frameworks, Organizational Development, Organizational Strategy, Leadership and Management, Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Performance Review, Employee Performance Management, Prioritization, Recognizing Others, Performance Measurement, Planning, Strategic Communication, Business Strategy, Constructive Feedback, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Analytics, Pivot Tables And Charts, Customer Analysis, Probability Distribution, Customer Demand Planning, Marketing Analytics, Demand Planning, Forecasting, Consumer Behaviour, Descriptive Statistics, Data-Driven Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Probability, Statistical Analysis, Target Market, Social Media, Model Evaluation, Microsoft Excel, Marketing
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Hospitality Management, Forecasting, Budgeting, Hotels and Accommodations, Hospitality, Financial Forecasting, Hotel Operations, Revenue Forecasting, Target Market, Booking (Sales), Market Dynamics, Consumer Behaviour, Digital Transformation, Customer Acquisition Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Digital Assets, FinTech, Business Planning, Plan Execution, Agentic systems, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Strategic Decision-Making, Payment Systems, Governance, Financial Inclusion, Financial Services, Strategic Partnership, Financial Regulation, Ledgers (Accounting), Work Breakdown Structure, Design Elements And Principles, Cryptography, Emerging Technologies
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

LearnKartS
Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Prioritization, Conflict Management, Team Collaboration, Teamwork, Workplace inclusivity, De-escalation Techniques, Diversity Training, Communication, Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence, Productivity, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Diversity and Inclusion, Team Management, Team Leadership, Professionalism, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Strategic Prioritization, Workplace Bullying Intervention
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Social Sciences, Sociology, Socioeconomics, Game Theory, Behavioral Economics, Mathematical Modeling, Statistical Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Probability
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Statistics, Statistical Analysis, Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Statistical Modeling, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Methods, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Software, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Predictive Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Cost Management, Project Controls, Project Schedules, Project Performance, Earned Value Management, Cost Estimation, Project Estimation, Budget Management, Performance Metric, Timelines, Scheduling, Project Planning, Cost Control, Microsoft Project, Budgeting, Performance Measurement, Resource Allocation, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Resource Planning, Performance Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Network Analysis, Trend Analysis, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Forecasting, Data Quality, Text Mining, Exploratory Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spatial Analysis, Data Transformation, Data Mapping, Interactive Data Visualization, Analytics, Data Visualization, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Business Analytics, Business Reporting
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Unix Shell, Unix, Git (Version Control System), Unix Commands, Version Control, Bash (Scripting Language), grep, Cloud Hosting, Ubuntu, Command-Line Interface, Cloud Computing, Shell Script, Linux, Mac OS, Scripting, Scripting Languages, File Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Fine-tuning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Pandas (Python Package), AWS SageMaker, NumPy, Microsoft Azure, Hugging Face, GitHub Copilot, Unit Testing, Data Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Python Programming, Machine Learning, GitHub, Big Data, Data Management, Data Analysis
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, ChatGPT, Employee Coaching, People Development, Employee Training, Responsible AI, Business Strategies, Business Strategy, Data Ethics, Digital Analysis, Technology Strategies, Digital Transformation, Business Intelligence, Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Leadership, Business Technologies, Business, Data Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months