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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Supply Chain, Continuous Improvement Process, Operations, Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management, Instructional Design, Learning Management Systems, Education Software and Technology, Quality Management, Digital pedagogy, Lean Manufacturing, Business Technologies, Process Capability, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Solution Design, Technology Strategies, Systems Analysis, System Implementation, Requirements Analysis
Credit offered
Mastertrack · 6 - 12 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Supplier Management, Project Schedules, Sustainability Reporting, Project Closure, Engineering Management, Financial Analysis, Milestones (Project Management), Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Estimation, Personal Development, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Team Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Resilience, Agile Project Management, Capital Budgeting, Self-Awareness, Project Risk Management, Cost Management
Credit offered
Graduate Certificate · 6 - 12 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Version Control, Business Modeling, Process Analysis, Unified Modeling Language, Engineering Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Software Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Risk Analysis, Crisis Management, Security Requirements Analysis, Agile Project Management, Blockchain, Service Design, IT Management, Product Management, Generative AI, Technology Strategies, Payment Systems
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

Skills you'll gain: Account Strategy, Financial Management, Financial Data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Account Management, Data Quality, Budgeting, Customer Analysis, Data Integrity, Performance Analysis, Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Power BI, Customer Insights, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Microsoft Copilot, Data Processing, Service Improvement
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

University of London
Skills you'll gain: Key Management, Security Management, Human Factors (Security), Application Security, Information Privacy, Cyber Governance, Infrastructure Security, Cryptography, Threat Modeling, Business Continuity Planning, OSI Models, Computer Security Incident Management, Cyber Security Policies, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Security Strategy, ISO/IEC 27001, Authorization (Computing), Network Security, Data Collection, Data Analysis
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: User Story, New Product Development, Real-Time Operating Systems, Model Based Systems Engineering, Model Evaluation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Failure Analysis, Sustainable Business, Data Mining, Delegation Skills, Object Oriented Design, Sampling (Statistics), Proposal Writing, Supplier Management, Accountability, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Sustainability Reporting, Database Design, Unsupervised Learning
Earn a degree
Degree · 1 - 4 Years