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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operating Cost, Operational Analysis, Performance Measurement, Financial Accounting, Accounting, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Cost Control, Strategic Decision-Making, Cost Estimation, Cost Management, Decision Making, Financial Analysis, Product Planning, Product Lining, Sales
★ 3.8 (188) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Project Estimation, Project Schedules, Work Breakdown Structure, Estimation, Scheduling, Project Planning, Project Management
★ 4.5 (201) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Big Interview
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Non-Verbal Communication, Applicant Tracking Systems, Professional Networking, Recruitment, Verbal Communication Skills, Job Analysis, Communication, Professional Development, Negotiation, Rapport Building, Oral Expression, Storytelling, Professionalism, Personal Attributes, Writing
★ 4.5 (94) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Business Planning, Sales Strategy, Sales Pipelines, Customer Insights, Entrepreneurship, Proposal Development, Market Analysis, Innovation, Marketing Planning, Marketing, Market Research, Product Development, User Research, New Business Development, Process Validation, Business Strategies, Value Propositions, Business Modeling, Finance
★ 4.7 (281) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Organizational Change, Sustainable Systems, Performance Improvement, Change Management, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Business Economics, Capital Budgeting, Environmental Issue, Economics, Stakeholder Engagement, Benchmarking, Environmental Regulations, Cash Flows, Packaging and Labeling
★ 4.7 (216) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IESE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Business Analysis, Financial Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Analytical Skills, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Complex Problem Solving, Analysis, Case Studies, Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Decision Making, Organizational Effectiveness, Working Capital, Branding
★ 4.7 (160) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Portfolio Management, Asset Management, Investments, Portfolio Risk, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Financial Modeling, Supervised Learning, Predictive Analytics, Market Data, Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Analysis, Estimation, Risk Analysis, Computer Science
★ 3.1 (332) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Incident Management, Business Continuity Planning, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Crisis Management, Information Assurance, Service Recovery
★ 4.7 (278) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Persuasive Communication, Presentations, Business Writing, Peer Review, Business Communication, Communication, Public Speaking, Business Planning, Marketing, English Language, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Vocabulary, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge
★ 4.7 (199) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Talent Recruitment, Interviewing Skills, Full Cycle Recruitment, Recruitment, Recruitment Strategies, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resources, Talent Management, Human Resource Strategy, Executive Recruitment, Employee Onboarding, Workforce Planning, Employee Retention, Diversity and Inclusion, New Hire Orientations, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Leadership
★ 4.7 (181) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Case Western Reserve University
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Leadership, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Organizational Leadership, Culture Transformation, Case Studies, Drive Engagement, Business Transformation, Change Management, Positive Behavior Support, Stakeholder Engagement, Employee Engagement, Storytelling, Industrial and Organizational Psychology
★ 4.8 (312) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Ideation, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, New Business Development, Market Analysis, Product Lifecycle Management, Market Intelligence
★ 4.4 (234) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks