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: Bookkeeping, Month End Closing, Accounting Software, QuickBooks (Accounting Software), Ledgers (Accounting), Balancing (Ledger/Billing), Data Entry, Accounting, Accounting Records, Accounting Systems, Data Import/Export, General Accounting, Microsoft Excel, Expense Management, General Ledger, Accrual Accounting, Transaction Processing, Financial Data, Data Transformation, Spreadsheet Software
★ 3.1 (20) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Looker (Software), Business Intelligence Software, Dashboard, Business Intelligence, Gemini, Data Analysis Software, Google Gemini, Data Visualization Software, Data Governance, Dashboard Creation, Data Modeling, Data Integration, Interactive Data Visualization, Self Service Technologies
★ 4.6 (37) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

IE Business School
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, Case Studies, Brainstorming, User Research, Ideation, Empathy
★ 4.7 (21) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad de Palermo
Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Coordinating, Coordination, Behavioral Economics, Strategic Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Complex Problem Solving, Team Collaboration, Emotional Intelligence, Creative Thinking, Negotiation, Influencing, Psychology
★ 4.8 (49) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fractal Analytics
Skills you'll gain: Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Behavioral Economics, Case Studies, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, Psychology, Communication, Algorithms
★ 4.9 (45) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Habit Formation, Empathy, Strategic Decision-Making, Productivity, Decisiveness, Self-Motivation, Time Management, Stress Management, Self-Discipline, Creativity, Mental Concentration, Growth Mindedness, Logical Reasoning, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Emotional Intelligence, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Prioritization, Personal Development, Critical Thinking
★ 4.2 (33) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Product Lining, Product Planning, Product Knowledge, Product Marketing, Product Management, Product Assortment, Product Strategy, Product Development, Product Flow Diagram, Performance Analysis
★ 4.3 (41) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Employee Surveys, Employee Engagement, User Feedback, Performance Measurement, Microsoft 365, Performance Analysis, Business Research, Customer experience improvement, Customer Insights, Analysis, Customer Analysis, Market Research, User Research, Business Strategy
★ 4.4 (25) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, AI Enablement, AI Orchestration, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Dashboard, Dashboard Creation, Claude Code, Decision Intelligence, AI Product Strategy, Anthropic Claude, AI Personalization, Agentic systems, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Multimodal Prompts, AI Integrations, Prompt Engineering Tools, Prompt Patterns
★ 4.9 (22) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: ServiceNow, Service Level, Systems Administration, User Accounts, Service Management, User Provisioning, Database Application, Security Controls, Business Process Automation, Enterprise Application Management, Email Automation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), System Configuration, Identity and Access Management, Information Management, Data Security, Automation, Content Management, Scripting
★ 4.1 (32) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Data Preprocessing, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Applied Machine Learning, Model Training, Machine Learning Methods, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Machine Learning, Feature Engineering, Machine Learning Software, Dimensionality Reduction, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analytics, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Forecasting, Data Processing, Anomaly Detection
★ 4.2 (19) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Resource Allocation, Stakeholder Engagement, Change Control, Program Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Communications, Organizational Change, Resource Planning, Resource Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Governance, Program Implementation, Cost Management, Earned Value Management, Team Building, Procurement, Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management Life Cycle
★ 4.8 (33) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks