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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


  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Mergers & Acquisitions Graduate Certificate

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Project Closure, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Columbia University

    Construction Scheduling

    Skills you'll gain: Project Schedules, Project Risk Management, Scheduling, Construction Management, Timelines, Lean Methodologies, Architecture and Construction, Construction Engineering, Milestones (Project Management), Diagram Design, Project Management Software, Work Breakdown Structure, Resource Allocation, Dependency Analysis

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    2.3K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

    Graduate Certificate in Taxation

    Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Data Storytelling, Management Accounting, Fund Accounting, Operations Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Statement Analysis, Credit Risk, Project Closure, Machine Learning Algorithms, Business Strategy, Risk Management, Social Determinants Of Health, Revenue Recognition, Financial Auditing, Entrepreneurship, Data Governance, Generative AI, Supply And Demand, Statistical Inference

    Credit offered

    Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

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    Coursera

    Analyze Jira: Find Your Open Work

    Skills you'll gain: Prioritization, Jira (Software), Organizational Skills, Decision Making, Backlogs, Project Management Software, Timelines, Dashboard, Query Languages, Project Management, Resource Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    IBM

    IBM Introduction to Machine Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Feature Engineering, Unsupervised Learning, Supervised Learning, Classification Algorithms, Regression Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction, Statistical Methods, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Statistical Inference, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Access, Anomaly Detection, Logistic Regression, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    3.3K reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Packt

    Kibana 8.x – A Quick Start Guide to Data Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Kibana, Dashboard, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Grafana, Graphing, Data Analysis, Splunk, Real Time Data, Anomaly Detection, Applied Machine Learning, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Query Languages, SQL, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Qualitative Research

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    R

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Supply Chain Analytics Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Working Capital, Data Analysis, Operational Efficiency, Performance Measurement, Job Analysis, Case Studies, Financial Analysis

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    T

    The University of Notre Dame

    Why Business? What is the Role of Business in a Just and Humane Society

    Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Market Dynamics, Economics, Socioeconomics, Supply And Demand, Business, Corporate Sustainability, Social Impact, Public Policies

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Microsoft Advertising Course

    Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Advertising Campaigns, Pay Per Click Advertising, Performance marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Marketing, Advertising, Digital Advertising, Campaign Management, Bidding, Target Audience, Web Analytics, Target Market, Content Performance Analysis, Account Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Automate and Verify Marketing Reports Accurately

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Dashboard, Marketing Automation, Data Integrity, Verification And Validation, Workflow Management, Marketing Analytics, Data Maintenance, Data Quality, Automation, Reconciliation, Data Governance, Marketing, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Stakeholder Communications, Performance Metric

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Alex Genadinik

    Front-End Web Development With Replit AI - Vibe Coding

    Skills you'll gain: Vibe coding, Generative AI Agents, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Email Automation, AI Orchestration, Search Engine Optimization, Inside Sales, Web Analytics, Prompt Engineering, Development Environment, Application Deployment, Front-End Web Development, Debugging

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Alex Genadinik

    Advanced SEO Keyword Research

    Skills you'll gain: Keyword Research, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Search Engine Marketing, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Web Analytics, Content Strategy, Marketing, Market Research, Competitive Analysis, E-Commerce, Analytics

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Mergers & Acquisitions Graduate Certificate: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Construction Scheduling: Columbia University
  • Graduate Certificate in Taxation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Analyze Jira: Find Your Open Work: Coursera
  • IBM Introduction to Machine Learning: IBM
  • Kibana 8.x – A Quick Start Guide to Data Analysis: Packt
  • Supply Chain Analytics Essentials: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Why Business? What is the Role of Business in a Just and Humane Society: The University of Notre Dame
  • Microsoft Advertising Course: LearnKartS
  • Automate and Verify Marketing Reports Accurately: Coursera

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