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: Scatter Plots, Data Visualization, Regression Analysis, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualization Software, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Descriptive Analytics, Correlation Analysis, Statistics, Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Trend Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Cost Accounting, Operational Performance Management, Performance Management, Accounting, Cost Estimation, Cost Control, Product Knowledge, Product Strategy
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Skills you'll gain: Econometrics, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression, Data Analysis, Analytics, Statistical Analysis, Statistics, Case Studies, Forecasting, Model Evaluation, Probability, Linear Algebra, Peer Review
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Oral Expression, Public Speaking, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Multimedia
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, AI Personalization, Advanced Analytics, Customer Retention, Analytics, Marketing Effectiveness, Predictive Modeling, Marketing, Data Analysis, Social Network Analysis, Customer Analysis, Data Ethics, Customer Insights, Market Analysis, Text Mining, Predictive Analytics, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing, Machine Learning, Generative AI
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Automation, SAS (Software), Debugging, SQL, Stored Procedure, Data Manipulation, Data Processing, Statistical Programming, Data Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tecnológico de Monterrey
Skills you'll gain: Value Propositions, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Market Opportunities, New Product Development, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Business Leadership, Business Modeling, Leadership and Management, Governance, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Leadership Development, Succession Planning, Lean Methodologies, Growth Strategies, Business Management
Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Customer Engagement, Consultative Approaches, Stakeholder Communications, Product Roadmaps, SAP Applications, Technical Consulting, Customer Insights, Process Analysis, Analysis, Project Management, Business Requirements, Presentations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

HubSpot Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prospecting and Qualification, Lead Generation, Consumer Behaviour, Sales Enablement, Sales Management, Service Level Agreement, Sales Strategy, Sales Process, Sales, Customer Acquisition Management, Content Marketing, Business Strategy, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Retention
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Institute for the Future
Skills you'll gain: Visionary, Systems Thinking, Responsible AI, Strategic Thinking, Brainstorming, Game Theory, Creative Thinking, Dealing With Ambiguity, Collaboration, Interviewing Skills, Emerging Technologies, Strategic Planning, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Empathy, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Operational Risk, Case Studies, Security Management, Risk Management, Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing Operations, Security Controls, Security Strategy, Cyber Security Strategy, Business Continuity Planning, Supply Chain Management, Innovation, Compliance Reporting, Continuous Improvement Process, Governance, Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Logistic Regression, Supervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months