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Business Plan Courses

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.

Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


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    Macquarie University

    Organisational design: Know your organisation

    Skills you'll gain: Human Resource Strategy, Organizational Strategy, Culture Transformation, Organizational Structure, Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Planning, Organizational Development, Organizational Change, Strategic Leadership, Operational Risk, Plan Execution, Operational Analysis, Organizational Leadership, Internal Controls, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Report Writing

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Expert Academy

    Virtual Negotiation, Objections And Closing Deals

    Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Inside Sales, Negotiation, Selling Techniques, Trustworthiness, Customer Retention, Sales Presentation, Collaboration, Sales, Relationship Building, General Sales Practices, Sales Presentations, Customer Relationship Building, Sales Management, Rapport Building, Virtual Networking, Virtual Environment, Digital Communications, Presentations

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidade de São Paulo

    Princípios do pensamento administrativo

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Personal Financial Planning

    Skills you'll gain: Insurance, Insurance Policies, Income Statement, Estate Planning, Consumer Lending, Financial Statements, Financial Statement Analysis, Tax Planning, Equities, Tax Management, Cash Management, Tax, Financial Planning, Investments, Securities Trading, Loans, Financial Analysis, Income Tax, Portfolio Management, Wealth Management

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Expert Academy

    Persuasive Sales Pitching: Value, Influence And Storytelling

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Persuasive Communication, Sales Presentation, Selling Techniques, Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Public Speaking, Concision, General Sales Practices, Presentations, Storytelling, Value Propositions, Driving engagement, Drive Engagement, Target Audience, Digital Communications

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Mastering Agentic AI Frameworks Certification

    Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, LangChain, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Workflow Management, Prompt Engineering, AI Integrations, Prompt Patterns, Tool Calling, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, Process Optimization, Process Driven Development, Business Process Automation, Operational Efficiency, Business Workflow Analysis, Decision Intelligence

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Machine Learning and Generative AI for Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Personalization, Feature Engineering, Personalized Service, Customer Insights, Generative AI, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Transformation, Generative Model Architectures, Customer Engagement, Marketing Strategies, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Predictive Modeling, Responsible AI, Predictive Analytics, Trend Analysis

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Social Media Marketing Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media, Social Media Management, Campaign Management, Web Presence, Lead Generation, Social Media Analytics, Content Marketing, Social Media Content, Digital Marketing, Content Strategy, Marketing, Dashboard, Analytics, Media Strategy, Business

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    ESSEC Business School

    The fundamentals of hotel distribution

    Skills you'll gain: Hospitality Management, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel Operations, Marketing Channel, Revenue Management, Direct Selling, Direct Marketing, Travel Arrangements, Booking (Sales), E-Commerce, Online Advertising, Growth Strategies, Strategic Partnership, Branding, Marketing Strategies, Web Design and Development, Content Optimization

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Introduction to Project Management

    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

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    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Investing Presentations-Deliver an IPO Roadshow Presentation

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Presentations, Oral Expression, Executive Presence, Microsoft PowerPoint, Storytelling, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Stakeholder Communications, Business Communication, Strategic Communication, Corporate Communications, Data Storytelling, Concision, Stakeholder Engagement, Data Visualization, Business Planning, Constructive Feedback

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Adobe

    Adobe Acrobat: AI Tools, Document Security and Accessibility

    Skills you'll gain: Adobe Acrobat, AI literacy, Document Management, Document Control, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Data Loss Prevention, Prompt Patterns, Security Controls, AI powered creativity, Technical Documentation, Data Security, Technical Communication, Information Privacy, Information Management, Content Optimization, Information Systems

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • Organisational design: Know your organisation: Macquarie University
  • Virtual Negotiation, Objections And Closing Deals: The Expert Academy
  • Princípios do pensamento administrativo: Universidade de São Paulo
  • Personal Financial Planning: Pearson
  • Persuasive Sales Pitching: Value, Influence And Storytelling: The Expert Academy
  • Mastering Agentic AI Frameworks Certification: Simplilearn
  • Machine Learning and Generative AI for Marketing: Packt
  • Social Media Marketing Strategy: EDUCBA
  • The fundamentals of hotel distribution: ESSEC Business School
  • Introduction to Project Management: Coursera

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