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: Lead Generation, Email Automation, No-Code Development, Google Sheets, Application Deployment, Real Time Data, Customer Communications Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Oral Expression, Sales Presentations, Graphic Design, Brainstorming, Verbal Communication Skills, Presentations, Communication, English Language, Marketing Materials, Advertising, Advertising Sales, Business Correspondence, Public Speaking, Persuasive Communication, Language Competency, Business Writing, Marketing Communications, Employee Surveys, Business Communication, Marketing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Requirements Management, Robotic Process Automation, Requirements Elicitation, Business Process Automation, Requirements Analysis, User Requirements Documents, Business Requirements, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Analysis, Automation, Business Systems Analysis, Process Design, Business Process Modeling, Business Analysis Tools, Business Process, Process Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Functional Specification, Business Workflow Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Brand Management, Brand Strategy, Branding, Brand Marketing, Brand Awareness, Brand Loyalty, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Partnership, Social Media, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Strategies, Persona Development, Organizational Strategy, Internal Communications, Business Strategy, Marketing Design
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Market Opportunities, New Product Development, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Business Strategies, Business Modeling, New Business Development, Business Architecture, Leadership and Management, Governance, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Organizational Development
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Sales Territory Management, B2B Sales, Regional Sales, Selling Techniques, Sales Management, Consultative Selling, Sales, Sales Strategy, Market Analysis, Sales Process, Market Intelligence, Closing (Sales), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Competitive Intelligence, Customer Relationship Management, Negotiation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Constructive Feedback, Recognizing Others, Tactfulness, Management Training And Development, Performance Management, Motivational Skills, Performance Review, Cooperation, Employee Performance Management, Behavioral Management, Drive Engagement, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Communications, Communication Strategies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Unsupervised Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Random Forest Algorithm, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Regression Analysis, Responsible AI, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Data Collection, Compliance Training, Regulatory Compliance, Test Tools, Learning Strategies, Test Planning, Goal Setting
Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Analytics, Network Model, Business Intelligence, Information Management, Data Analysis, Asset Management, Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Case Studies, Business Economics, Information Technology, Data Management, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Accounting
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Star Schema, Microsoft SQL Servers, Database Design, Relational Databases, Transact-SQL, Data Integrity, Database Architecture and Administration, Database Development, Data Integration, SQL, Transaction Processing, Power BI, Data Warehousing, Database Management, Data Maintenance, Databases, Query Languages, Database Systems, Data Management
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Court Systems, Business Ethics, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Social Justice, Legal Proceedings, Adjudication, Litigation and Civil Justice, International Relations, Political Sciences, Governance, Corporate Sustainability, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Amazon Web Services
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, AI Enablement, Machine Learning Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks