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.

Columbia University
Skills you'll gain: Financial Market, Securities (Finance), Derivatives, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Capital Markets, Futures Exchange, Finance, Financial Modeling, Risk Modeling, Probability, Risk Management, Probability Distribution, Model Optimization
★ 4.7 (323) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

CVS Health
Skills you'll gain: De-escalation Techniques, Greeting Customers, Cross Selling, Retail Sales, Customer Service, Selling Techniques, Upselling, Conflict Management, Product Knowledge, Retail Store Operations, Customer Relationship Building, Transaction Processing, Customer Engagement, Professionalism, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Empathy, Social Media, Communication, Time Management
★ 4.6 (88) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Commercial Laws, Risk Management, Entrepreneurship, Court Systems, Entrepreneurial Finance, Legal Risk, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Contract Negotiation, Contract Management, Contract Review, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Personal Injury Law, Labor Law, Business Management, New Business Development, Case Law, Innovation, Asset Protection, Legal Strategy
★ 4.8 (270) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

EDUCBA
Skills you'll gain: Enterprise Architecture, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Information Technology Architecture, Governance, Gap Analysis, Business Transformation, Change Management, Information Systems
★ 4.5 (384) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Organizational Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Quality Management, Performance Measurement, Business Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Strategy, Quality Improvement, Performance Metric, Performance Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Goal Setting
★ 4.8 (662) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Software
★ 4.6 (192) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Universidade de São Paulo
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Labor Law, Business Modeling, Tax Planning, Cash Management, Business Valuation, Labor Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Regulatory Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Tax, Compliance Management, Investment Management, Business Planning, New Business Development, Investments, Business Strategies, Tax Laws
★ 4.6 (489) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Talent Management, Team Performance Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Course Development, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Recruitment, Human Capital, Human Resources, Management Training And Development, People Development, Training and Development, Employee Training, Talent Recruitment, Performance Analysis, Instructional Design, Full Cycle Recruitment, Performance Appraisal, Developing Training Materials, Performance Review
★ 4.8 (182) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IndiaAI
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Responsible AI, AI literacy, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, LLM Application, AI powered creativity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Machine Learning, Agentic systems
★ 4.8 (156) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Schedules, Microsoft Excel, Data Visualization, Data Entry, Scheduling
★ 4.5 (123) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Data Presentation, SQL, Descriptive Statistics, Data Storytelling, Data Analysis, Peer Review, Exploratory Data Analysis, Descriptive Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Data Modeling, Database Design, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Analytical Skills, Business Analytics, Text Mining, Data Science, Data Import/Export, Target Audience
★ 4.2 (259) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EC-Council
Skills you'll gain: Digital Forensics, Malware Protection, Cybersecurity, Cyber Attacks, Network Security, Data Integrity, Network Analysis, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Linux Commands, Web Applications, File Systems
★ 4.7 (189) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months