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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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    Audit Expenses: Comply, Explain, and Apply

    Skills you'll gain: Expense Management, Travel Arrangements, Auditing, Accounts Payable, Accounting, Cost Control, Compliance Auditing, Compliance Management, Fraud detection, Decision Making, Document Management, Record Keeping, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    SAP: Post Invoices, Track Payments

    Skills you'll gain: Accounts Payable, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Invoicing, Billing & Invoicing, Data Entry, Payment Processing and Collection, Transaction Processing, SAP Applications, Accounting Systems, Accounting and Finance Software, Accounting Records, General Ledger, Enterprise Resource Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Evaluate and Explain Retention Curves

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Retention, Customer Insights, Statistical Methods, Statistical Analysis, R Programming, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistics, Product Improvement, Performance Metric, Business Metrics, Analytics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Customer Engagement

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Financial Planning for Young Adults

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Planning, Investments, Budgeting, Risk Management, Goal Setting, Cash Management, Finance, Smart Goals, Insurance, Financial Management, Credit Risk

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Introduction to Finance: The Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Cash Flows, Financial Analysis, Finance, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Business, Business Management, Organizational Structure, Leadership and Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Visualize, Analyze, and Boost Marketing Performance

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Marketing Analytics, Performance Analysis, Business Intelligence, Performance Measurement, Marketing Effectiveness, Web Analytics, Interactive Data Visualization, Marketing Strategies, Business Marketing, Customer Analysis, Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Data Analysis, Customer Insights, Process Improvement and Optimization, Performance Improvement, Gap Analysis, Analytics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Analyze Marketing Data, Boost Conversions

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Content Performance Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Automation, Data Analysis, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Web Analytics and SEO, Model Evaluation, Anomaly Detection, Continuous Monitoring, Quality Assessment, Verification And Validation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Monitor, Scale and Backup Your AI App

    Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Scalability, Performance Analysis, Data Maintenance, Analytics, Event Monitoring, Service Level Agreement, System Support, Performance Review

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Payroll: Withholdings, Entry & Verification

    Skills you'll gain: Payroll Systems, Payroll, Payroll Tax, Payroll Processing, Verification And Validation, Tax Compliance, Data Entry, Data Validation, Regulatory Compliance, Record Keeping, Quality Control

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Logical Operations

    Using Google Workspace

    Skills you'll gain: Google Workspace, Calendar Management, Google Docs, Gmail, File Management, Google Sheets, Productivity Software, Collaborative Software, Scheduling, Document Management, Collaboration, Spreadsheet Software, Cloud Storage, Content Management Systems, Presentations, No-Code Development, User Interface (UI), Communication

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Create A Book For Your Personal Branding Without Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Content Creation, Intellectual Property, Writing, Writing and Editing, Subcontracting, Marketing Strategies, Copywriting, Editing, Branding

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Boost Personal Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Prompt Engineering, Timelines, Email Automation, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, Setting Appointments, Calendar Management, Automation, Microsoft 365, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Collaborative Software, Business Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Time Management, Productivity, Personal Development, Natural Language Processing, Communication

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Audit Expenses: Comply, Explain, and Apply: Coursera
  • SAP: Post Invoices, Track Payments: Coursera
  • Evaluate and Explain Retention Curves: Coursera
  • Financial Planning for Young Adults: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Introduction to Finance: The Basics: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Visualize, Analyze, and Boost Marketing Performance: Coursera
  • Analyze Marketing Data, Boost Conversions: Coursera
  • Monitor, Scale and Backup Your AI App: Coursera
  • Payroll: Withholdings, Entry & Verification: Coursera
  • Using Google Workspace: Logical Operations

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