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.

Harvard Business Review
Skills you'll gain: Delegation Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Trustworthiness, Diversity and Inclusion, Leadership Development, Leadership, Initiative and Leadership, Empowerment, Team Management, Empathy, Collaboration, Visionary, Virtual Teams, Verbal Communication Skills, Self-Awareness
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Human Resources, Technical Communication, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Surveys, Prompt Engineering, People Development, Generative AI, Persona Development, Interviewing Skills, Performance Review, Document Management, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, New Product Development, Market Opportunities, Gap Analysis, Innovation, Technology Strategies, Strategic Thinking, New Business Development, Engineering Management, Market Analysis, Business Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Sustainable Business, Engineering
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Dashboard, Project Management Software, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Team Management, Project Coordination, Project Management, Project Planning
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

California Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Intellectual Property, Tax Preparation, Contract Management, Team Management, Tax Compliance, Benefits Administration, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Billing & Invoicing, Risk Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Document Management, Writing, Microsoft Office, Concision, Editing, Business Writing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Quality Assessment, Program Evaluation, Value-Based Care, Health Systems, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Performance Measurement, Health Policy, Scientific Methods, Performance Analysis, Performance Reporting
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Real Time Data, Extract, Transform, Load, File I/O, Data Transformation, Jupyter, Data Structures, SQL
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Organizational Change, Sustainable Business, Environmental Policy, Environmental Regulations, Geospatial Mapping, Culture Transformation, Organizational Effectiveness, Sustainability Reporting, Spatial Data Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development, Corporate Sustainability, Leadership, Collaboration, Financial Analysis, Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Data Ethics, AI Product Strategy, OpenAI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Process Automation, Machine Learning, AI Personalization, Emerging Technologies, Business Strategy, Innovation, Business Planning, Computer Science, Organizational Strategy, Creative Problem-Solving, Natural Language Processing, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Value Propositions, Business Strategies, Customer Insights, Target Market, B2B Sales, Market Opportunities, Price Negotiation, Market Intelligence, Consumer Behaviour, Business-To-Consumer
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks