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.

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Analysis, Financial Data, Annual Reports, Regulatory Requirements, Analysis, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Documents, Market Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Financial Modeling, Strategic Decision-Making, Financial Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Operating Expense, Financial Statement Analysis, Revenue Forecasting, Financial Data, Business Metrics, Business Valuation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Income Statement, Working Capital, Trend Analysis, Depreciation, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Communications, Work Breakdown Structure, Program Management, Project Management, Resource Planning, Resource Utilization, Agile Project Management, Project Risk Management, Resource Allocation, Scheduling, Project Schedules, Agile Methodology, Portfolio Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dubai College of Tourism
Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Restaurant Management, Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Cost Accounting, Layout Design, Customer experience improvement, Graphic and Visual Design, Copywriting, Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alfaisal University | KLD
Skills you'll gain: Supply And Demand, Market Dynamics, Economics, Market Analysis, Market Data, Public Policies, Consumer Behaviour, Cost Benefit Analysis, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Price Negotiation, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Incident Response, Cloud Security, Authentications, Business Continuity Planning, Application Security, IT Management, Security Management, Threat Modeling, Computer Security Incident Management, Threat Management, OSI Models, Business Risk Management, Disaster Recovery, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, Automation, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Strategy, AI Enablement, Generative AI, Human Resources, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, User Feedback, Document Management, ChatGPT, Employee Engagement, Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adobe Firefly, Prompt Engineering, Adobe Illustrator, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Style Guides, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic and Visual Design, Generative AI, Storytelling, Creativity
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Financial Data, Financial Reporting, Accounting and Finance Software, Financial Forecasting, Consolidation, Financial Management, Accounting Software, Business Reporting, Management Reporting, Forecasting, Financial Analysis, Performance Measurement, Operational Analysis, Financial Planning, Month End Closing, Dashboard, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, LangGraph, AI Orchestration, Data Visualization, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI Agents, Model Evaluation, LLM Application, Tool Calling, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic systems, Data Validation, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, User Story, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership, Sprint Planning, Conflict Management, Earned Value Management, Stakeholder Analysis, Communication, Value Engineering, Contract Management, Prioritization
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Analysis, Request for Proposal, Procurement, Strategic Prioritization, Vendor Management, Supplier Management, Contract Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks