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.

Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, New Product Development, Persona Development, Customer Insights, Product Strategy, Product Development, Design Thinking, User Research, Business Planning, Business Strategy, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Infographics, Canva (Software), Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Economics, Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Business Economics, Socioeconomics, Market Data, Tax, Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Project Closure, Work Breakdown Structure, Earned Value Management, Configuration Management, Project Portfolio Management, Negotiation, Communication Planning, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Risk Management, Project Management, Project Schedules, Agile Methodology, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Product Roadmaps, Scheduling, Project Planning, Risk Management, Team Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Business Management, Leadership and Management, Business Administration, People Management, Performance Management, Organizational Structure, Organizational Effectiveness, Goal Setting, Administrative Support, Leadership, Human Resources
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, No-Code Development, Business Process Automation, Application Development, Application Design, Automation, Business Process, UI Components, Data Modeling
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: IBM Cognos Analytics, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Presentation, Looker (Software), Data Visualization Software, Business Intelligence Software, Analytics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Employee Engagement, Interactive Learning, Stress Management, Drive Engagement, Employee Retention, Strategic Planning, Personal Development, Empathy, Leadership, Self-Awareness, Business
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Business Writing, Timelines
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Process Design, Operational Excellence, Business Operations, Process Mapping, Operational Efficiency, Operational Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Process Analysis, Business Strategy, Customer Service, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Rust (Programming Language), Containerization, Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Docker (Software), Jenkins, Application Deployment, DevOps, LLM Application, Hugging Face, Large Language Modeling, Test Case, Restful API, Serverless Computing, Generative AI, Amazon Web Services, Command-Line Interface, Natural Language Processing, Computer Programming, Cloud Computing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Initiative and Leadership, Leadership, Growth Mindedness, AI Enablement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks