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.

Dubai College of Tourism
Skills you'll gain: Booking (Sales), Travel Arrangements, Selling Techniques, Sales, Hospitality, Client Services, Office Procedures, Financial Analysis, Workflow Management, Proposal Development, Document Management, Customer Communications Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Data Collection, Due Diligence, Big Data, Analytics, Investment Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Financial Market, Business Ethics, Sustainable Business, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Marketing Planning, AI Enablement, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, Campaign Management, ChatGPT, Databases, Automation, Project Planning, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Budgets, Social Media Content, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Marketing, Data Visualization
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Courage, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Professionalism, Decision Making, Technical Management, Engineering Management, Personal Integrity, Leadership
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Team Building, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Team Management, Business Reporting, Marketing Automation, Email Marketing, Customer Data Management, Sales Enablement, Marketing, Customer Service
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Macquarie University
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Data Analysis, Statistical Inference, Data Visualization, Box Plots, Histogram, Statistical Methods, Data Visualization Software, Variance Analysis, Probability Distribution
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Entry, Data Integrity, Microsoft Office
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

ESSEC Business School
Skills you'll gain: Strategic Partnership, Community Development, Social Impact, Relationship Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance, Innovation, Program Evaluation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The State University of New York
Skills you'll gain: Facility Management, Event Management, Legal Risk, Contract Management, Performance Analysis, Hospitality and Food Services, Facility Operations, Event Planning, Business Analytics, Analytics, Data Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Scheduling, Community Outreach, Labor Relations, Event Marketing, Relationship Management, Data Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Regulation and Legal Compliance
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Teaching, Programming Principles, Program Development, Pedagogy, Computer Programming, Integrated Development Environments, Computational Thinking, Software Design, Cultural Responsiveness, Data Structures, Digital pedagogy, Test Case, Computational Logic, Pseudocode, Computer Science, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Power Platform, Business Process Automation, Microsoft 365, Invoicing, No-Code Development, Application Design, Document Management, Data Integration
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours