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.

Skills you'll gain: Performance Appraisal, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources, Compensation Strategy, Talent Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resource Management, Human Capital, Performance Review, Compensation Management, Performance Management, Human Resource Policies, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Performance Management, Organizational Development, Employee Engagement, Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition, People Management, Employee Retention
★ 4.7 (193) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, DevOps
★ 4.3 (197) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Supply Management
★ 4.8 (236) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Test Case, Memory Management, Software Testing, Data Structures, GitHub, Package and Software Management, Development Environment, System Programming
★ 4 (249) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EDHEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Forecasting, Strategic Decision-Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Business Transformation, Trend Analysis, Innovation, Decision Making, Creativity
★ 4.9 (257) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Requirements Elicitation, Business Process Automation, Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Automation, Business Process Modeling, Business Process, Process Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Functional Specification, Business Workflow Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Process Modeling, Project Scoping, Requirements Management
★ 4.7 (90) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Model Training, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Text Mining, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Probability & Statistics, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Social Media Analytics, Data Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Python Programming, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Automation
★ 4.6 (375) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Program Implementation, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Team Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Coordinating, Leadership, Job Analysis
★ 4.7 (127) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Business, Strategic Prioritization, Corporate Sustainability, Prioritization, Business Ethics, Drive Engagement, Sustainable Development, Adaptability, Business Priorities, Governance, Accountability, Accountability Frameworks, Workplace inclusivity, Emotional Intelligence, Open Mindset, Social Impact, Advocacy, Change Management, Strategic Decision-Making
★ 4.7 (309) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Data Presentation, Machine Learning, Collaborative Software, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Technical Communication, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Analysis, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Keras (Neural Network Library), Descriptive Statistics, Regression Analysis, Python Programming, Text Mining, Artificial Neural Networks
★ 4.7 (216) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Patterns, Agentic Workflows, Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, AI literacy, LLM Application, ChatGPT, AI Workflows, AI Product Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, Decision Making
★ 4.8 (129) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Cape Town
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Social Impact, Financial Inclusion, Human Centered Design, Risk Management, Business Modeling, Sustainable Development, Philanthropy, Innovation, Resource Allocation, Risk Mitigation, Performance Measurement, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Partnership, Fundraising, Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Revenue Management, Due Diligence, Case Studies
★ 4.7 (153) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months