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 Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Threat Management, Resilience, Infrastructure Security, Business Ethics, Threat Detection, Risk Management, Emergency Response, Systems Thinking, Disaster Recovery, Hazard Analysis, Organizational Strategy, Organizational Change, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Complex Problem Solving, Risk Analysis, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Decision Making, Leadership
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Stress Management, Organizational Leadership, Occupational Safety And Health, Employee Performance Management, Culture Transformation, Organizational Development, Strategic Leadership, Workplace Bullying Intervention, Leadership, Employee Engagement, Resilience, Mental Health, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, HubSpot CRM, Business Process Automation, Google Sheets, Workflow Management, Automation, Data Pipelines, JSON, Unstructured Data
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: People Analytics, Accounts Payable and Receivable, Workday (Software), Data Analysis Software, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Data, Dashboard, General Ledger, Accounting, Data Import/Export, Workflow Management, Business Process, Financial Reporting, Finance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Interactive Brokers
Skills you'll gain: Market Trend, Portfolio Risk, Technical Analysis, Risk Management, Market Data, Trend Analysis, Investment Management, Investments, Portfolio Management, Equities
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Business Process Automation, Automation, Workflow Management, Artificial Intelligence, Accounting and Finance Software, Excel Macros, Emerging Technologies, Digital Transformation, Natural Language Processing, Data Manipulation, Unstructured Data, Scalability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Deployment, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing, Service Level Agreement, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Platforms, Virtualization, Application Deployment, User Provisioning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Exploratory Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Visualization Software, Data Presentation, Interactive Data Visualization, Infographics, Tableau Software, Dashboard, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Ethics, Trend Analysis, Business Analytics, Peer Review
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Creative Problem-Solving, Creative Thinking, Professional Networking, Product Development, Decision Making, Strategic Thinking, Presentations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Performance marketing, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Budgets, Target Market, Google Ads, Pay Per Click Advertising, Promotional Strategies, Analysis, Sales Pipelines, Google Analytics, Promotions and Campaigns, Marketing, Process Optimization, E-Commerce, Budget Management, Content Creation, Return On Investment, Account Management, Video Production, Apple iOS
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skillshare
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, Animations, Storytelling, Motion Graphics, Multimedia, Musical Composition, Adobe After Effects, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Editing, Apple software proficiency, Timelines, Layout Design, Color Theory, Design
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Design Thinking, User Experience, User Centered Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Intelligence, User Interface (UI) Design, Miro AI, Customer Analysis, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours