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.
University of Washington
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing, Market Opportunities, Market Research, Marketing Planning, Strategic Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Competitive Analysis, Target Audience, Proposal Development, Customer Analysis, Marketing Channel, Business-To-Consumer, Cross-Channel Marketing, Proposal Writing, Ethical Standards And Conduct
★ 4.8 (36) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Overcoming Objections, Market Research, Business Development, Decision Making, Closing (Sales), Strategic Partnership, Marketing Planning, Survey Creation, Rapport Building, Strategic Decision-Making, Marketing Psychology, B2B Sales, Decisiveness, Business Modeling, Revenue Management, Price Negotiation, Search Engine Optimization, E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship
★ 4.5 (22) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Fundraising, Fundraising and Crowdsourcing, Campaign Management, Direct Marketing, Advertising Mail, Campaign Planning, Data-Driven Marketing, Target Audience, Email Marketing, Telemarketing, Events and Conferences, Event Planning, Relationship Building, Customer Engagement, Cross-Channel Marketing, Telephone Skills
★ 4.2 (52) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Meta Ads Manager, Blogs, Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, Podcasting, Video Production, Growth Strategies, Social Media Content, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Shared Media, Paid media, Marketing Channel, Google Ads, Content Creation, Social Media Management, Web Presence
★ 4.5 (22) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Analysis, Relationship Building, Systems Thinking, Communication Strategies, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Survey Creation
★ 4.5 (57) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Yunus Social Business Fund Bengaluru
Skills you'll gain: Cash Flows, Financial Market, Cash Flow Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Social Impact, Business Valuation, Risk Analysis, Decision Making, Return On Investment, Stakeholder Engagement, Finance, Risk Management Framework, Strategic Decision-Making, Sustainable Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Financial Acumen, Capital Markets, Portfolio Risk, Economics
★ 4.7 (38) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP)
Skills you'll gain: Talent Recruitment, Personal Attributes, Organizational Structure
★ 4.6 (46) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

AI Business School
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering Tools, Agentic Workflows, AI literacy, Sales Enablement, Generative AI, AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Productivity, Generative AI Agents, No-Code Development, Sales Presentations, Sales Strategy, Sales Management, Sales Process, Automation, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Innovation, Operational Efficiency
★ 4.6 (28) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Systems Thinking, Dealing With Ambiguity, Cost Benefit Analysis, Problem Solving, Decision Support Systems, Resource Allocation, Planning, Return On Investment, Self-Awareness, Goal Setting, Analysis, Record Keeping
★ 4.4 (29) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Modeling, Design Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Creativity, Open Mindset, Lean Methodologies, Organizational Development, Organizational Structure, Customer Analysis
★ 4.8 (111) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Skills you'll gain: Data Preprocessing, Business Analytics, Dimensionality Reduction, Data Processing, Analytics, Data Cleansing, Data Transformation, Anomaly Detection, Project Management Life Cycle, Databases, R (Software), R Programming, Data Analysis, Data Quality, Big Data, Supervised Learning
★ 4.3 (65) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Strategic Decision-Making, Decisiveness, Decision Making, Dealing With Ambiguity, Leadership, Problem Solving, Ideation, Innovation, Strategic Leadership, Adaptability, Leadership Development, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
★ 4.9 (48) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks