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: Facebook, Payment Processing, Order Fulfillment, Order Processing, Product Knowledge, E-Commerce, Selling Techniques, Social Media, Marketing, Shipping and Receiving, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Advertising
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing Analytics, Marketing Automation, Budgeting, Customer Analysis, AI Enablement, Customer Insights, Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data-Driven Decision-Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentations, Closing (Sales), Negotiation, Data Visualization, Sales Training, Contract Negotiation, Price Negotiation, B2B Sales, Influencing, Persuasive Communication, Storytelling, Behavioral Economics, Overcoming Objections, Value Propositions, Communication Strategies
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sprint Retrospectives, Team Building, Sprint Planning, Agile Project Management, Team Management, Agile Methodology, Backlogs, Risk Management, Release Management, Continuous Improvement Process, Stakeholder Engagement, Prioritization, Estimation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Labor Compliance, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing and Production, Production Process, Team Management, Manufacturing Processes, Communication Strategies, Engineering
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Business Leadership, Professional Development, Strategic Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Visionary, Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Culture Transformation, Business Planning, Business Management, Mentorship
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Content Development and Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Strategy, Scheduling, Drive Engagement, User Accounts, Marketing, Business
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Interactive Data Visualization, Enterprise Application Management, Cloud Deployment, Business Metrics, Event Monitoring, Kubernetes, Continuous Monitoring, Docker (Software), Microservices, Problem Management, Distributed Computing, Anomaly Detection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Sales Presentation, Digital Advertising, Video Production, Copywriting, Marketing Strategies, Target Audience, Drive Engagement
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, Agentic systems, Automation, Business Process Automation, Real Time Data, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), AI Personalization, IT Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, No-Code Development, Cloud-Based Integration, Business Transformation, Cloud API, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Restful API, API Design
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Pinterest, Advertising Campaigns, Target Audience, Advertising, Scheduling, Online Advertising, Budgeting, Paid media, Campaign Management, Marketing, Social Media, Goal Setting
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Content Performance Analysis, TikTok, Driving engagement, Marketing Analytics, Content Strategy, Performance Metric, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Brand Awareness
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks