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: Canva (Software), Workflow Management, Brochures, Marketing Design, Marketing Materials, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Layout Design, File Management
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, AI Enablement, Leadership, Dashboard, Marketing Strategies, Strategic Marketing, AI Personalization, Business Strategy, Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Generative AI, Business Modeling, Deepseek, Market Analysis, Strategic Decision-Making, Content Marketing, Media Planning, Prompt Engineering, Online Advertising, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Storytelling, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Facebook, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Social Media, Social Media Content, Graphic Design, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Materials
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Jira (Software), Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Test Planning, Test Case, Usability Testing, Technical Communication, Issue Tracking, Agile Methodology, Software Documentation, Software Development, Agile Project Management, Risk Management, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Data Analysis, Problem Solving
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Meeting Facilitation, Agile Project Management, Employee Coaching, Agile Methodology, Team Building, Conflict Management, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Kanban Principles, Decision Making, Active Listening
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Customer Complaint Resolution, Non-Verbal Communication, Oral Expression, Verbal Communication Skills, Customer experience improvement, Customer Service, Customer Inquiries, Service Improvement, Interpersonal Communications, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Scrum Alliance
Skills you'll gain: User Story, Agile Product Development, Team Building, Team Management, Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, User Research, Agile Software Development, Product Management, Organizational Change, Continuous Improvement Process, Project Management, Change Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Logical Operations
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheet Software, Excel Formulas, Microsoft Office, Pivot Tables And Charts, Excel Macros, Data Presentation, Microsoft 365, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization Software, Productivity Software, Data Visualization, Data Integration, Data Entry, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Document Management, File Management, Performance Management, User Interface (UI)
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Storytelling, AI Workflows, Data Presentation, AI Enablement, Predictive Modeling, Decision Support Systems, Strategic Decision-Making, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Business Intelligence, Decision Making, Business Analytics, Agentic systems, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Machine Learning, Data Security, Text Mining
Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Teamwork, Ideation, Presentations, Team Building, Innovation, Collaboration, Professional Development, Public Speaking, Persuasive Communication, Communication, Influencing, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Copywriting, Advertising, Intellectual Property, Marketing Materials, Marketing Design, Writing, Graphic and Visual Design, Layout Design, Typography, Creative Design, Creativity, Customer Engagement
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidades Anáhuac
Skills you'll gain: AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Customer Analysis, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence, Image Analysis, Machine Learning, Decision Tree Learning, Virtual Environment, Big Data, Data Analysis, Supervised Learning, Classification Algorithms, Natural Language Processing, Unsupervised Learning
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months