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.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
Skills you'll gain: Business Research, Peer Review, Consulting, Report Writing, Business Consulting, Research Reports, Management Consulting, Business Writing, Analysis, Data Visualization, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Business Strategy, Presentations
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Training, Diversity Programs, People Management, Culture, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Human Resource Policies, Talent Management, Human Resource Management, Talent Recruitment, Talent Acquisition
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Audit Planning, Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Auditing, Internal Controls, Risk Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Auditors Report, Internal Auditing, Continuous Monitoring, Compliance Auditing, Quality Assessment, Project Coordination, Quality Assurance, Information Systems Security, Presentations
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Project Management, Team Management, Project Controls, Project Performance, Project Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Team Building, People Development, Leadership, Knowledge Transfer, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Management, Performance Reporting, Communication Planning, Communication, Communication Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Mediation, Leadership, Clinical Leadership, De-escalation Techniques, Communication, Team Collaboration, Emergency Response, Interpersonal Communications, Public Health, Crisis Intervention, Non-Verbal Communication, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Language Competency, Oral Comprehension, Business Communication, Language Learning, Language Interpretation, Translation, and Studies, Vocabulary, Collaboration, Grammar, Travel Arrangements, Time Management, Critical Thinking
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Kennesaw State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Lean Methodologies, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma Methodology, Process Improvement, Quality Improvement, Continuous Improvement Process, Operational Efficiency, Quality Monitoring, Process Management, Variance Analysis, Document Management, Training Programs
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Solution Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, Infrastructure Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Organizational Structure, Cloud Solutions, Continuous Monitoring, Account Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: AI literacy, Productivity, LLM Application, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Microsoft Windows, Business Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Data Warehousing, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Storage, Database Administration, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Architecture and Administration, Data Integration, Cloud Storage, Data Mart, Data Storage Technologies, Database Design, Operational Data Store, Database Systems, Query Languages, Data Persistence, Metadata Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Market Opportunities, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Proposal Development, Customer Analysis, Marketing Channel, Business-To-Consumer, Cross-Channel Marketing, Proposal Writing, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Amazon Bedrock, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Unit Testing, Amazon Web Services, Version Control, Generative AI, AI Integrations, LLM Application, DevOps, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Artificial Intelligence, Software Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks