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.

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Diversity and Inclusion, Team Building, Culture Transformation, Governance, Corporate Strategy, Diversity Awareness, Employee Onboarding, Compliance Management, Go To Market Strategy, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Human Resource Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Recruitment Strategies, Recruitment, Employee Retention, Leadership and Management, Business Leadership, Business Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Skills you'll gain: Spreadsheet Software
★ 4.8 (14) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Project Finance, Proposal Development, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Investments, Feasibility Studies, Needs Assessment, Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Analysis, Fundraising, Business Planning, Budgeting, Business Development, Presentations, Stakeholder Engagement, Due Diligence, Prospecting and Qualification
★ 4.1 (8) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Target Audience, Rapport Building, Influencing, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Executive Presence, Program Management, Constructive Feedback, Accountability Frameworks, Stakeholder Communications, Project Management, Communication, Leadership, Public Speaking, Team Building, Presentations, Strategic Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Virtual Teams
★ 4.8 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Methods, Bayesian Statistics, Statistics, Probability & Statistics, Analytics, Data Storage Technologies, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Store, Mathematical Software, Data Storage, Data Access, Database Software, Estimation, Machine Learning Methods, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Applied Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Markov Model, Logistic Regression, Regression Testing
★ 4.3 (6) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Deployment, Customer Support, ChatGPT, Product Support, Customer Inquiries, Customer Service, E-Commerce, Order Management, AI Integrations, Generative AI Agents, Automation, Greeting Customers, User Flows
★ 4.2 (9) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Data Visualization, Grafana, Interactive Data Visualization, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Multi-Cloud, Prometheus (Software), Managed Services
★ 4.5 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Change, Change Management, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Organizational Development, People Management, Team Leadership, Business Transformation, Leadership, Communication Strategies, Organizational Structure, Culture Transformation, Strategic Leadership, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Team Management, Advocacy, Influencing, Empowerment, Culture, Innovation
★ 4.9 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Valuation, Entrepreneurship, Financial Analysis, Finance, Case Studies, Financial Forecasting, Return On Investment, Financial Statement Analysis, Balance Sheet, Financial Statements, Equities
★ 4.8 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Real Estate, Balance Sheet, Investments, Property and Real Estate, Land Management, Risk Management, Asset Management, Financial Analysis, Investment Management, Financial Statements, Portfolio Management, Financial Market, Commercial Lending, Tax, Return On Investment, Tax Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Capital Budgeting, Capital Expenditure, Financial Analysis, Fiscal Management, Cash Flows, Business Valuation, Financial Statement Analysis, Finance, Cash Flow Forecasting, Return On Investment, Financial Statements, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Risk Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Shiny (R Package), Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization Software, R Programming, R (Software), Data Wrangling, User Interface (UI) Design, Ggplot2, Data Manipulation, Data Integration, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours