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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


  • T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Leadership and Critical Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Organizational Leadership, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Positivity, Self-Awareness, Stress Management, Leadership, Independent Thinking, Resilience, Leadership Studies, Influencing, Motivational Skills, Business Ethics, Strategic Thinking, Personal Development, Leadership Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Decision Making, Emotional Intelligence, Optimism

    ★ 4.6 (373) · Advanced · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IBM

    The AI Ladder: A Framework for Deploying AI in your Enterprise

    Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, AI Product Strategy, Decision Intelligence, Information Architecture, Strategic Decision-Making, AI Integrations, Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Model Deployment, Business Technologies, Analytics, Leadership, Innovation, Data Management

    ★ 4.7 (438) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Corporate Finance Institute

    Corporate Finance Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Valuation, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Capital Markets, Securities (Finance), Corporate Accounting, Investment Banking, Finance, Equities, Private Equity, Financial Market, Interviewing Skills

    ★ 4.8 (225) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • I

    IE Business School

    Gestión del canal de distribución y retailing

    Skills you'll gain: Retail Management, Marketing Channel, Retail Store Operations, Merchandising, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Systems, Business Strategy, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Technology Strategies, Promotional Strategies, E-Commerce, Conflict Management, Growth Strategies, Web Presence, Digital Transformation

    ★ 4.7 (444) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • S

    SAS

    SAS Statistical Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: SAS (Software), Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Predictive Modeling, Logistic Regression, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Model Evaluation, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Software, Model Training, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Statistical Inference, Business Analytics, Probability & Statistics, Model Deployment, Data Analysis, Supervised Learning

    ★ 4.6 (229) · Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • L

    Lund University

    Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Development, Environmental Issue, Sustainable Design, Sustainable Business, Governance, Systems Thinking, Environmental Science, Climate Change Mitigation, Case Studies, Business Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Finance

    ★ 4.7 (482) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    Universidade de São Paulo

    Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa

    Skills you'll gain: Talent Management, Team Management, Team Motivation, Team Performance Management, Team Building, People Development, Product Development, Business Planning, Team Leadership, Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Operations, Agile Product Development, Management Training And Development, Workforce Development, Staff Management, Leadership and Management, Process Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Metrics

    ★ 4.8 (271) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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  • U

    University of Lausanne

    Unethical Decision Making in Organizations

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Sciences, Business Management, Research, Sociology, Compliance Management, Psychology, Case Studies, Mindfulness

    ★ 4.8 (432) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Innovation & Entrepreneurship - From Basics to Open Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Market Opportunities, Market Analysis, Innovation, Target Market, Design Thinking, Go To Market Strategy, Product Strategy, Customer Engagement, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Modeling, Business Strategies

    ★ 4.6 (330) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Deployment, Supervised Learning, Feature Engineering, Predictive Modeling, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Predictive Analytics, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Statistical Machine Learning, Web Frameworks, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning Methods, Model Training, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Interactive Data Visualization, Design Thinking, Machine Learning, Python Programming

    ★ 4.3 (308) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Foundations of Coding Full-Stack

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Programming Principles, Full-Stack Web Development, GitHub, Version Control, Code Reusability, Program Development, Debugging, Computational Thinking, Git (Version Control System), Diagram Design, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Web Development, Computational Logic, C# (Programming Language)

    ★ 4.7 (218) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Create a Lead Generation Messenger Chatbot using Chatfuel

    Skills you'll gain: Lead Generation, Email Automation, No-Code Development, Google Sheets, Application Deployment, Real Time Data, Customer Communications Management

    ★ 4.5 (331) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Leadership and Critical Thinking: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • The AI Ladder: A Framework for Deploying AI in your Enterprise: IBM
  • Corporate Finance Fundamentals: Corporate Finance Institute
  • Gestión del canal de distribución y retailing: IE Business School
  • SAS Statistical Business Analyst: SAS
  • Urban Nature: Connecting Cities, Sustainability and Innovation: Lund University
  • Inove na gestão de equipes e negócios: O crescimento da empresa: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Unethical Decision Making in Organizations: University of Lausanne
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship - From Basics to Open Innovation: 28DIGITAL
  • Python Data Products for Predictive Analytics: University of California San Diego

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