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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Project Documentation, Team Management, Stakeholder Management, Project Management, Project Management Software, Project Coordination, Project Schedules, Milestones (Project Management), Scope Management, Project Scoping, Staff Management, Team Building, Work Breakdown Structure, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Planning, Workflow Management, Productivity Software, Organizational Skills
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: AI Orchestration, Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows, Prompt Patterns, AI Enablement, AI Workflows, Return On Investment, Generative AI Agents, Responsible AI, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Business Process Automation, Agentic systems, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative AI, Business Technologies, Organizational Skills, Business Analysis, Business
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Digital pedagogy, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Technology Strategies, Planning, digital literacy, Content Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Social Media Marketing, AI powered creativity, Social Media Content, Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Advertising Campaigns, Prompt Engineering, Data-Driven Marketing, Generative AI, Social Media Analytics, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Campaign Planning, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad Austral
Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media Campaigns, Content Development and Management, LinkedIn, Marketing Budgets, Facebook, Advertising, Social Media Analytics, Digital Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Content Performance Analysis, Advertising Campaigns, Professional Networking, Online Advertising, Marketing, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pragmatic AI Labs
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Web Services, Agentic Workflows, LLM Application, Anthropic Claude, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Tool Calling, Cloud Computing, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Prototyping, Bash (Scripting Language), Embeddings, Large Language Modeling, Restful API, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, Rust (Programming Language)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Business Planning, Performance Measurement, Financial Management, Performance Metric, Business Strategies, Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Performance Management, Strategic Leadership, Business Metrics, Strategic Planning, Forecasting, Market Analysis, Business Administration, Microsoft Excel, Strategic Decision-Making, Benchmarking, Innovation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pivot Tables And Charts, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Microsoft Excel, Financial Modeling, Excel Macros, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Import/Export, Spreadsheet Software, Data Modeling, Data Literacy, Forecasting, Workflow Management, Statistical Methods, Excel Formulas, Simulation and Simulation Software, Data Storytelling, Finance, Data Analysis
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Market Research, Data Collection, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Business Research, Quantitative Research, Market Data, Marketing, Market Intelligence, Research Methodologies, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Marketing, Cultural Sensitivity, Cultural Diversity, Data Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Plan Execution, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Strategic Planning, Culture Transformation, Organizational Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Organizational Change, Growth Strategies, Strategic Leadership, Business Planning, Strategic Thinking, Business Analysis Tools, Change Management, Organizational Development, Business Management, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Ethics
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Global Marketing, Strategic Decision-Making, Strategic Marketing, Marketing, Decision Making, Market Opportunities, Marketing Strategies, Business Strategy, Go To Market Strategy, Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Business Development, Export Control, Business Economics, Economics, Growth Strategies, Operational Risk, Franchising, Strategic Partnership, Business Risk Management
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: B2B Sales, Overcoming Objections, Price Negotiation, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Closing (Sales), Sales, Negotiation, Stakeholder Analysis, Sales Strategy, Performance Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, General Sales Practices, Value Propositions, Problem Solving, Communication, Decision Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months