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.

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Scope Management, Requirements Management, Agile Software Development, Project Scoping, Project Documentation, IT Management, Change Control, Agile Project Management, Project Planning, Agile Methodology, Strategic Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Information Technology, Project Management, Business Planning, Agile Product Development
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sprint Planning, Project Estimation, Scrum (Software Development), Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Forecasting, Jira (Software), Project Management Software, Team Oriented, Stakeholder Communications
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Advertising Campaigns, Advertising, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Budget Management, Paid media, Social Media Campaigns, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Bidding
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Interviewing Skills, Technical Communication, Communication, Communication Strategies, IT Management, Business Writing, Writing and Editing, Professional Networking, Information Technology, Recruitment, Professional Development, Time Management
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Creo Incubator
Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Market Analysis, Market Opportunities, Market Research, Target Market, Market Intelligence, Business Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Go To Market Strategy, Market Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Focus Group, Business Metrics, Return On Investment, Interviewing Skills
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Presentations, Photo Editing, Social Media Content, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Creative Design, Content Creation, Visual Storytelling, Marketing Collateral, Design, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Video Editing, Brochures, Collaborative Software, Design Elements And Principles, Branding, Marketing Materials
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: SAP Analytics Cloud, Data Access, Data Modeling, Real Time Data, Stored Procedure, Data Warehousing, Extract, Transform, Load, Database Development, Data Security, Text Mining, Data Integration, Advanced Analytics, SAP Applications, SQL, Decision Intelligence, Data Transformation, Predictive Analytics, Business Reporting, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Technical Communication, AI Enablement, Model Deployment, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Data Integration, AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, Business Transformation, Cloud Deployment, Initiative and Leadership, AI Product Strategy, Digital Transformation, Continuous Monitoring, Agentic systems, Compliance Management, Data Presentation, Stakeholder Communications, Regulatory Compliance, Compliance Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Content Optimization, Content Scheduling, Content Performance Analysis, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Keyword Research, Content Management Systems, AI literacy, Content Marketing, Content Creation, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, Driving engagement, Report Writing, Performance Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Generative AI, Data Wrangling, Project Planning, Responsible AI, Data Preprocessing, Model Training, Generative Model Architectures, Governance, Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Large Language Modeling, Data Presentation, Machine Learning Software, Prompt Engineering, Model Evaluation, Feature Engineering, Fine-tuning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Jira (Software), User Story, Agile Methodology, Business Process Automation, Workflow Management, Scrum (Software Development), Automation, Configuration Management, Process Mapping, Dashboard Creation, Project Management Software, Performance Metric, Process Optimization, Application Performance Management, Debugging, Due Diligence, Return On Investment, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stored Procedure, Microsoft SQL Servers, Transact-SQL, SQL, Database Development, Procedure Development, Database Management Systems, Query Languages
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours