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: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Engineering Tools, LLM Application, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, No-Code Development, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Memory Management, Agentic systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Installation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Sapienza University of Rome
Skills you'll gain: Financial Policy, Spreadsheet Software, Financial Systems, Microsoft Excel, Financial Data, Governmental Accounting, Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, International Finance, Market Data, Corporate Accounting, Economics, Accounting, Fiscal Management, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Financial Management, Public Administration, Financial Analysis, Behavioral Economics, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Sales Prospecting, Sales Process, Customer Acquisition Management, Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, Account Strategy, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Lead Generation, Value Propositions, General Sales Practices, Selling Techniques, Sales Management, Customer Insights, Business Research, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Marketing, Negotiation, Planning, Ethical Standards And Conduct
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Capacity Planning, Capacity Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Resource Planning, Resource Allocation, Project Coordination, Resource Utilization, Project Management, Project Schedules, Resource Management, Performance Measurement, Management Reporting, Business Writing, People Management, Business Communication, Risk Mitigation, Data Visualization, Spreadsheet Software, Stakeholder Communications, Data Import/Export
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

Sage Publications
Skills you'll gain: Public Relations, Marketing and Public Relations, Media Relations, Marketing Management, Marketing, Music, Marketing Materials, Event Management, Marketing Planning, Branding, Event Marketing, Social Media Management, Brand Management, Promotional Strategies, Fiscal Management, Marketing Budgets, Business Marketing, Revenue Management, Financial Planning, Music History
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Social Media Strategy, Storytelling, Instagram, Content Creation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Photography, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, GIS Software, Global Positioning Systems, Spatial Data Analysis, Planning, Research, Critical Thinking, Data Mapping, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Persona Development, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Driving engagement, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Social Media Strategy, Customer Insights, Social Media Management, Social Media Analytics, Target Audience, Customer Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Web Analytics, Google Analytics, Web Analytics and SEO, Data Collection, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Data Quality, Content Performance Analysis, Digital Analysis, Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Dashboard Creation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Validation, Data Analysis, Data Capture, Business Analytics, Digital Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Market Analysis, Marketing Planning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Development Testing, HR Tech, Program Development, Business Logic, IT Automation, Document Management, Application Frameworks, Data Integration, Computer Programming, File I/O
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Test Data, Test Case, Test Script Development, Software Testing, Test Execution Engine, Java, Automation, Code Reusability
Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months