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.

ESADE Business and Law School
Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Business Modeling, Organizational Structure, Business Management, Business Valuation, Business Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Governance, Change Management, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Automation, User Accounts, Facebook, Automation, Digital Content, Advertising, Marketing, Branding
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Professional Networking, Self-Awareness, Personal Development, LinkedIn, Professional Development, Interviewing Skills, Resilience, Adaptability, Communication Strategies, Goal Setting, Community Development, Decision Making, Planning, Entrepreneurship
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Queen Mary University of London
Skills you'll gain: Research Reports, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Survey Creation, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Research Methodologies, Data Preprocessing, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Data Literacy
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Program Evaluation, Health Equity, Quantitative Research, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Analysis, Statistical Reporting, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics), Public Health and Disease Prevention, Regression Analysis, Maternal Health, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Forecasting, Sales Enablement, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Data Cleansing, Sales Management, Responsible AI, Sales Pipelines, Customer Engagement, Taking Meeting Minutes, Sales, Customer Insights, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Presentations, Data Quality, Productivity Software, Meeting Facilitation, Generative AI Agents, Customer Data Management
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Product Roadmaps, Project Management Software, Project Management, Product Development, Value Propositions, Product Design, Stakeholder Communications, Customer experience strategy (CX)
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Graphic Design, Logo Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Creative Design, Multimedia
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Assertiveness, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Business Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Social Skills, Interpersonal Communications, Self-Awareness, Non-Verbal Communication, Conflict Management, Empathy, Personal Development, Team Building, Leadership Development
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Design, Sustainable Technologies, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Development, Strategic Leadership, Product Engineering, Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Engineering, Waste Minimization, Product Design, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Climate Change Mitigation
Build toward a degree
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Program Management, Agile Methodology, Business Planning, Project Planning, Innovation, Diagram Design, Strategic Planning, Procurement, Workflow Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Human Resources, Technical Communication, Human Resource Strategy, Employee Surveys, Prompt Engineering, People Development, Generative AI, Persona Development, Interviewing Skills, Performance Review, Document Management, Analysis
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks