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: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Pivot Tables And Charts, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Business Metrics, Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Color Theory, Version Control, Typography, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), GitHub, Git (Version Control System), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Front-End Web Development, Image Quality, Web Applications, Animations, Web Content, Mobile Development, User Interface (UI) Design
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Leadership, Nursing Management, Strategic Decision-Making, Leadership, Accountability, Decision Making, Communication Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Collaboration, Patient Safety, Critical Thinking, Goal Setting, Resource Allocation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Operations Management, Marketing, Organizational Strategy, Performance Measurement, Marketing Planning, Product Strategy, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Analysis, Integrated Marketing Communications, Business Operations, Operations, Branding, Process Improvement, Cost Accounting, Performance Analysis, Supply Chain Management, Quality Control
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Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Closure, Project Implementation, Project Planning, Organizational Structure
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Backlogs, AI Enablement, Business Process Automation, Project Management Software, Strategic Prioritization, Workflow Management, Prioritization, Project Management, Administrative Support, Automation, Delegation Skills, Generative AI Agents
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Business Intelligence, Data Entry
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Knowledge Accelerators
Skills you'll gain: Power BI, Data Import/Export, Business Intelligence, Data Transformation, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Visualization, Dashboard, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Microsoft Excel, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Microsoft Teams, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Management Reporting, Microsoft 365, Data Modeling, Microsoft Office, Data Science
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Adobe Firefly, Target Audience, Creative Problem-Solving, Conceptual Design, Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Creativity, Communication, Design Thinking, Adobe Express, Visual Design, Storyboarding, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Generative AI, Prototyping, Problem Solving, Adobe Creative Cloud, Market Opportunities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Business Planning, Organizational Structure, Financial Analysis, Business Strategy, International Finance, Target Market, Global Marketing, Market Research, Operating Cost, Consumer Behaviour, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, Market Analysis
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Building Design, Social Impact, Sustainable Design, Architectural Design, Financial Inclusion, Construction, Environmental Issue, Climate Change Mitigation, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Ideation, Verification And Validation, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Personalization, Responsible AI, AI Enablement, Creativity, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Management Framework, Expense Management, Productivity Software, Travel Arrangements, Test Case
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months