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: Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Customer Engagement, Direct Marketing, Analysis, Customer Communications Management, Customer Relationship Management, User Accounts, Account Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Data Transformation, SQL, Data Warehousing, Dashboard, Data Pipelines, Extract, Transform, Load, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Data Visualization Software, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Debugging, Test Automation, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Social Media Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, AI Enablement, Customer Engagement, Google Cloud Platform, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Business Strategy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, Google Cloud Platform, Business Ethics, AI Product Strategy, Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising, Performance marketing, Content Performance Analysis, Customer Insights, Social Media Campaigns, Campaign Management, Advertising, Performance Reporting, Web Analytics, Report Writing, Marketing Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Management
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Diversity and Inclusion, Diversity Awareness, Workplace inclusivity, Cultural Diversity, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Demography, Human Resource Strategy
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Collaborative Software, Brainstorming, Information Architecture, Organizational Skills, Productivity
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Business Communication, Workforce Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Driving engagement, Collaboration, Cooperation, Smart Goals
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks