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: Peer Review, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Data, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Data Storytelling, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investments, Business Valuation, Case Studies, Risk Management, Corporate Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Growth Strategies, New Business Development, Business Development, Corporate Strategy, Political Sciences, International Relations, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Planning, Go To Market Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Strategic Decision-Making, Supply Chain, Competitive Analysis, Diplomacy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Market Opportunities, Value Propositions, Cost Reduction, Risk Management
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Goldman Sachs
Skills you'll gain: Market Research, New Product Development, Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Product Planning, Innovation, Focus Group, Ideation, Business Development, Product Testing, Logistics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Digital pedagogy, Education Software and Technology, AI Personalization, Responsible AI, Emerging Technologies, Adult Education, New Business Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Business Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Investments
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Imperial College London
Skills you'll gain: Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Community Health, Infection Control, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Health Systems, Socioeconomics, Health Policy, Clinical Practices, Emergency Response, Immunology, Diagnostic Tests, General Medicine, Microbiology, Media and Communications, Molecular Biology, Estimation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Power BI, Dashboard, No-Code Development, Power Platform Architecture & Technical Design, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Business Intelligence, Process Design, Business Process Automation, Productivity Software, Application Development, Generative AI Agents, Performance Analysis, Application Design, Automation, Data Access, Data Security, Data Store
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Data Ethics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Model Evaluation, Unsupervised Learning, Data Presentation, Tensorflow, Application Deployment, Dimensionality Reduction, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Model Training, Probability Distribution, Apache Spark, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Thinking, Market Opportunities, Data Science, Machine Learning, Python Programming
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Michigan State University
Skills you'll gain: Product Development, New Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Web Presence, Production Planning, Operations, Accounting, Bookkeeping, Ledgers (Accounting), Small Business Accounting, New Business Development, Demand Generation, Business Development, Commercial Laws, Owned Media, Digital Media Strategy, Financial Statements, Marketing, Promotional Strategies
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The University of Melbourne
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Investments, Investment Management, Financial Statements, Business Valuation, Capital Budgeting, Portfolio Management, Risk Modeling, Return On Investment, Risk Management, Finance, Risk Analysis, Financial Market, Risk Appetite, Corporate Finance, Cost Estimation, Decision Making, Correlation Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning Methods, Text Mining, Machine Learning, Big Data, Model Evaluation, Algorithms
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Due Diligence, Investments, Investment Management, Private Equity, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Social Impact, Entrepreneurial Finance, Stakeholder Engagement, Relationship Management, Relationship Building, Business Valuation, Contract Negotiation, Prospecting and Qualification, Finance, Professional Networking, Financial Analysis, Governance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Persuasive Communication, Public Speaking, Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Motivational Skills, Advocacy, Peer Review, Communication Strategies, Action Oriented, Constructive Feedback, Verbal Strategic Communication, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months