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.

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Risk Analysis, Securities Trading, Investments, Analysis, Financial Market, Tax, Financial Regulations, Capital Markets, Financial Analysis, Financial Industry Regulatory Authorities, Credit Risk, Income Tax, Market Dynamics, Due Diligence
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Customer Service, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Engagement, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Communication, Continuous Improvement Process, Case Studies, Culture Transformation, Focus Group, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Social Media
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Deep Teaching Solutions
Skills you'll gain: Conflict Management, Interpersonal Communications, Cognitive flexibility, Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Diversity, Responsible AI, Media and Communications, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Social Studies, Psychology
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Operational Efficiency, Technology Strategies, Business Modeling, Business Technologies, Organizational Change, Innovation, Agile Methodology, Leadership, Business Strategies, Market Dynamics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Networking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Virtual Machines, Network Architecture, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Ideation, Teamwork, Creative Thinking, Presentations, Team Building, Communication, Brainstorming, Innovation, Persuasive Communication, Influencing, Collaboration, Professional Development, Creative Problem-Solving, Open Mindset, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Schedules, Google Sheets, Presentations, Productivity Software, Scheduling, Project Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Skills you'll gain: Team Leadership, Team Building, Team Motivation, Leadership Development, Team Management, Team Performance Management, Initiative and Leadership, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Professional Development, Teamwork, Personal Development, People Development, Business Leadership, Willingness To Learn, Self-Awareness, Empathy, Conflict Management, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Water Sustainability, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Strategic Partnership, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Communication Planning, Water Resource Management, Project Design, Social Media, Team Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Water Resources, Project Planning, Resilience, Sustainable Systems, Strategic Leadership, Environmental Issue, Problem Solving, Innovation, Climate Change Adaptation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kanban Principles, Agile Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Workflow Management, Process Management, Business Process, Business Process Management, Process Mapping, Collaborative Software, Service Design
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Waterfall Methodology, Initiative and Leadership, Motivational Skills, Team Motivation, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Self-Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Sales Enablement, Generative AI, Agentic systems, Productivity, Generative AI Agents, No-Code Development, Sales Training, AI Enablement, Technical Sales, Responsible AI, Sales Strategy, Sales Management, Sales Process, Automation, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months