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 Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Healthcare Project Management, Leadership, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Safety Standards, Safety Assurance, Accident Prevention, Decision Making, Health Technology, Teamwork, Reliability, Risk Management, Innovation, Problem Solving
★ 4.5 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Excel Macros, Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Visual Basic (Programming Language), Business Process Automation, Microsoft Excel, Data Transformation, Data Cleansing, Excel Formulas, Data Wrangling, Data Import/Export, Automation, Microsoft 365, Spreadsheet Software, Microsoft Office, Computer Programming, Data Science, Performance Improvement, Query Languages, File Management
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Customer Analysis, Unsupervised Learning, Customer Insights, Marketing Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Machine Learning Methods, Web Analytics, Data-Driven Marketing, Retail Store Operations, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Histogram, Decision Tree Learning, Data Preprocessing, Pandas (Python Package)
★ 4.9 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Bank Regulations, Commercial Lending, Banking Services, Payment Systems, Banking, Operational Risk, Financial Statements, Credit Risk, Commercial Banking, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Systems, Risk Control, Risk Management Framework, Lending and Underwriting, Internal Controls, Derivatives, Futures Exchange, Portfolio Risk
★ 5 (53) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization, Storytelling, Diagram Design, Action Oriented, Concision, Branding
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Model View Controller, Restful API, Secure Coding, Web Development, Object-Relational Mapping, Web Applications, Full-Stack Web Development, Development Environment, Software Testing, Development Testing, Back-End Web Development, Security Controls, API Design, Application Frameworks, Database Management, Web Frameworks, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Security, Database Development
★ 4.2 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainability Standards, Economic Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Project Management, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation
★ 4.9 (11) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Pipelines, B2B Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, Consultative Selling, Selling Techniques, Sales Development, Sales Process, Consultative Approaches, Persuasive Communication, Sales Presentation, Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Value Propositions, Performance Metric, Upselling, Technical Sales, Sales, Sales Presentations, Negotiation, Analytics
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Risk Modeling, Risk Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Market, Financial Trading, Cyber Governance, Risk Management, Bank Regulations, Financial Regulations, Financial Systems, Operational Risk, Analysis, Financial Services, Hedge Accounting, Performance Stress Testing, Business Continuity, Governance, Capital Budgeting
★ 5 (21) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Overcoming Objections, Sales Prospecting, Prospecting and Qualification, Insurance Sales, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Retention, Sales Presentation, Consultative Selling, Selling Techniques, Lead Generation, Sales Presentations, Sales Development, Sales, Customer Analysis, Relationship Management, Relationship Building, Upselling, Needs Assessment, New Business Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Market, Target Audience, Customer Analysis, Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Performance Metric, Process Validation, Performance Measurement, Risk Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Modeling, Feasibility Studies, Business Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, New Product Development, Case Studies, Innovation, FinTech, Leadership
★ 4.6 (7) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Financial Analysis, Gross Profit, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Data, Financial Acumen, Financial Statements, Business Valuation, Income Statement, Benchmarking, Equities
★ 4.9 (14) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours