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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Investment Management, Finance, Investments, Business Valuation, Portfolio Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Market, Equities, General Finance, Return On Investment, Financial Analysis, Regression Analysis, Portfolio Risk, Asset Management, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Performance Measurement, Risk Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Performance Analysis
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Generative AI, No-Code Development, Google Gemini, Business Process Automation, Workflow Management, ChatGPT, Automation, AI Personalization, Productivity, Model Evaluation, Business Logic, Business Communication, Artificial Intelligence, Business Operations, Business Priorities, Content Creation, Business Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Duke University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Dashboard, Data Presentation, Tableau Software, Dashboard Creation, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Interactive Data Visualization, Statistical Visualization, Process Improvement, Business Process, Business Process Improvement, Presentations, Data Visualization Software, Oral Expression, Data Analysis, Graphing, Analysis, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Stakeholder Communications
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Prompt Engineering Tools, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Process Automation, AI Enablement, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Business Leadership, ChatGPT, Business Strategies, Business Transformation, Workflow Management, Business Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analysis, Change Management, Content Creation, Canva (Software), Productivity
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: WordPress, Content Management Systems, Content Management, Web Content, Web Design and Development, Web Presence, Content Creation, Control Panels, Creativity
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Decision Intelligence, Strategic Leadership, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Generative AI, Agentic Workflows, Regulatory Compliance, Generative AI Agents, Risk Control, Business Transformation, Risk Management, Business Ethics, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Analysis, Business Management, Business Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Change Management, Stakeholder Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Business Economics, Consumer Behaviour, Tax, Profit and Loss (P&L) Management, Sales Tax, Resource Allocation, Cost Management, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Production Management, Decision Making
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Supervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Customer Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Data Mining, Advanced Analytics, Dimensionality Reduction, Analytical Skills, Marketing Analytics, Target Market, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Business Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Data-Driven Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Process Flow Diagrams, Microsoft Visio, Process Modeling, Interviewing Skills, Process Mapping, Workflow Management, Business Process, Business Process Modeling, Presentations, Technical Communication, Technical Documentation, Diagram Design, Business Analysis, Project Documentation, Professionalism
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Information Management, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Information Systems, Security Awareness, Database Management, Management Information Systems, Relational Databases, Data Warehousing, Information Technology, Data Governance, Risk Management, Big Data, Business Strategy, Information Privacy, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis, Business Process, Business Process Management, Decision Making
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Performance Management, Performance Appraisal, Performance Review, Employee Performance Management, Constructive Feedback, Management Training And Development, Performance Measurement, People Management, Human Resources Management and Planning, Performance Improvement, Employee Engagement, Goal Setting, Culture
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

John Wiley & Sons
Skills you'll gain: Information Systems, Technology Strategies, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Business Analysis, IT Management, Process Improvement, Business Technologies, Business Process Reengineering, IT Infrastructure, Organizational Strategy, Business Ethics, Business Solutions, Operating Systems, Process Management, Digital Transformation, Information Privacy, Systems Thinking, Operations Management, Operational Efficiency
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months