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 Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Cross-Functional Collaboration, Collaboration, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Cooperation, Team Collaboration, Team Leadership, Team Management, Self-Awareness, Personal Attributes, Relationship Building
★ 4.7 (22) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Leadership Studies, Leadership and Management, Organizational Structure, Business Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Performing Arts, Music, Drive Engagement, Motivational Skills, Business Management, Storytelling, Oral Expression, Leadership, People Management, Productivity, Musical Composition, Workforce Management, Writing and Editing, Organizational Development, Employee Engagement
★ 4.8 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Salesforce
Skills you'll gain: Interviewing Skills, Technical Sales, Sales Development, Storytelling, Sales, Empathy, Branding, Oral Expression, LinkedIn, Portfolio Management, Professional Networking, Verbal Communication Skills, Adaptability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kanban Principles, Project Management, Collaborative Software, Operations Management
★ 4.4 (11) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Software Testing, Test Tools, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Technical Communication
★ 3.8 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence Software, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Databases, Data Analysis, Interactive Data Visualization, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analysis, Data Visualization Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Performance Metric, Entrepreneurship, Performance Measurement, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Go To Market Strategy, Sales Management, Sales Process, Product Management, Sales Strategy, Product Development, Operational Efficiency, Product Strategy, Working Capital, Process Management, Business Strategies, Business Process, Process Optimization, Business Strategy, Leadership and Management
★ 4.6 (14) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: GitHub, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Version Control, Git (Version Control System), HTML and CSS, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Development Tools, Web Design, Front-End Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Debugging, Semantic Web, Web Analytics and SEO
★ 4.5 (16) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The Open University
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Ideation, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Creative Thinking, Corporate Sustainability, Experimentation, Sustainable Systems, Creative Problem-Solving, Stakeholder Engagement, Business Modeling, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Stakeholder Analysis, Critical Thinking, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Creativity, Business Systems Analysis, Business Transformation, Problem Solving
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Azure Synapse Analytics, Data Warehousing, Power BI, Data Integration, Data Architecture, Data Visualization Software, Microsoft Azure, Apache Spark, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Storage, Database Management, Data Pipelines, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Data Transformation, Query Languages, Cloud Security, Data Security, Security Controls, Scalability
★ 4.9 (55) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Consultative Selling, Closing (Sales), Sales Management, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Sales Prospecting, Sales Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Selling Techniques, Sales, Marketing Psychology, Overcoming Objections, Communication Strategies, Initiative and Leadership, Customer Analysis, Sales Presentations, Regional Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, Sales Process, Sales Support
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Billing Systems, Cloud Computing, Billing, Cloud Services, Cost Management, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Operating Cost, Cloud Technologies, Cloud Platforms, Cost Control, Budget Management, Billing & Invoicing, Cost Containment, Cloud Engineering, Dashboard, Resource Utilization, Financial Management, Financial Data
★ 3.2 (25) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months