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: Performance Measurement, Business Analysis, Business Strategy, Accounting, Business Communication, Organizational Strategy, Product Lifecycle Management, Innovation, Marketing Analytics, Marketing, Data Analysis, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Typography, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Graphic Design, Promotional Materials, Advertising, Presentations, Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Target Audience, Production Planning, Scheduling, Project Planning, Content Management, Content Creation, Organizational Skills, Workflow Management, AI Product Strategy, Marketing Channel
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cultural Diversity, Global Marketing, Corporate Sustainability, Culture, Cultural Sensitivity, Branding, Intercultural Competence, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Brand Management, Decision Making, Consumer Behaviour
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Email Automation, People Analytics, Job Analysis, Business Analysis, Grammar, Customer Support, Debugging
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Data Validation, Business Logic, Programming Principles, Verification And Validation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Promotional Strategies, Developing Training Materials, Marketing Materials, Design Elements And Principles, Marketing Collateral, Promotional Materials, Product Promotion, Creative Design, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Product Planning, Product Knowledge, Graphic Design, Selling Techniques, Sales
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Scheduling, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, User Accounts, Account Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Logistic Regression, Exploratory Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, E-Commerce, Big Data, Applied Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Classification Algorithms
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Digital Marketing, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Planning, Performance Analysis, Case Studies, Business Strategies, Digital Advertising, Market Analysis, Advertising Campaigns, Consumer Behaviour, Mobile Banking, Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Embeddings, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Tensorflow, Natural Language Processing, Forecasting, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Technical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Supervised Learning, Data Science, Machine Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Acumen, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Equities, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Securities (Finance)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks