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Business Plan Courses

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.


Popular Business Plan Courses and Certifications


  • T

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    What’s Your Big Idea?

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Innovation, User Feedback, Business Strategy, New Product Development, Creative Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Thinking, User Research, Resource Management, Entrepreneurial Finance

    ★ 4.6 (168) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law

    Skills you'll gain: Certified Public Accountant, Labor Law, Commercial Laws, Labor Relations, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Bankruptcies, Employee Relations, Regulatory Compliance, Labor Compliance, Contract Review, Organizational Structure, Contract Compliance, Contract Management, Sales, Loans

    ★ 4.8 (1.4K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • S

    Starweaver

    Relationship Management and Business Development

    Skills you'll gain: Relationship Management, Trustworthiness, Customer Relationship Building, Rapport Building, Business Development, Customer Retention, Communication, Business Communication, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Development, Upselling, Active Listening

    ★ 4.5 (260) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • G

    Google

    Foundations of Project Management

    Skills you'll gain: Project Management Life Cycle, Change Management, Project Management, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Generative AI Agents, Program Management, Project Planning, Strategic Thinking

    ★ 4.9 (101K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Maryland, College Park

    Building the Business Model for Corporate Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Customer Analysis, Financial Modeling, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Customer Insights, Value Propositions, New Business Development, Target Market, Persona Development, User Research, Strategic Partnership, Sustainable Business, Customer Relationship Management, Product Development, Resource Management, Marketing Channel, Interviewing Skills

    ★ 4.6 (84) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Virginia

    Bases de la planification et de la gestion de projet

    Skills you'll gain: Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Earned Value Management, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Implementation, Risk Management, Project Scoping, Project Management, Sprint Planning, Stakeholder Analysis, Plan Execution, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Project Controls, Agile Methodology, Project Schedules, Budget Management, Dependency Analysis, Scheduling, Project Performance

    ★ 4.7 (126) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • S

    SkillUp

    Business Analysis: Process Modeling & Requirements Gathering

    Skills you'll gain: Business Analysis, Business Analysis Tools, Business Process Modeling, Process Optimization, Requirements Management, Business Systems Analysis, Business Requirements, Process Modeling, Process Improvement and Optimization, Process Analysis, Data Modeling, Stakeholder Analysis, Requirements Elicitation, Agile Methodology, Requirements Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Process Management, Business Process, Process Improvement, User Story

    ★ 4.6 (69) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Closing (Sales), Cold Calling, Customer Analysis, Selling Techniques, Sales Process, Target Market, Marketing, Market Analysis, General Sales Practices, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Strategies, Competitive Analysis, Marketing Planning, Business Marketing, Strategic Marketing, Outbound Calls, Market Opportunities, Sales, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing

    ★ 4.4 (159) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Dashboard Creation, Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Data Integrity, Data Visualization, Data Storage, Microsoft Power Platform, Data Collection, Data Quality, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics, Generative AI, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Reporting, Analytical Skills, Data Integration, Model Optimization, SQL

    ★ 4.6 (9.2K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: AI skills
    AI skills
    Category: Build toward a degree
    Build toward a degree
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Generative AI in Business

    Skills you'll gain: AI Integrations, AI Personalization, Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Generative Model Architectures, AI Enablement, Data Integration, Customer experience strategy (CX), Strategic Thinking, Communication Planning, Innovation, Performance Analysis, Performance Measurement, Verbal Strategic Communication, Business Analysis, Project Risk Management, Project Performance, Business Strategies, Business Process Management, Decision Making

    ★ 4.8 (125) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Create a business mind map with Coggle

    Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Market Analysis, Information Architecture, Collaborative Software, Version Control, Ideation, Diagram Design, Organizational Structure

    ★ 4.5 (35) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • I

    IBM

    What is Data Science?

    Skills you'll gain: Data Literacy, Data Mining, Data Processing, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Digital Transformation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Storage, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

    ★ 4.7 (78K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular business plan courses

  • What’s Your Big Idea?: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Corporate & Commercial Law I: Contracts & Employment Law: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Relationship Management and Business Development : Starweaver
  • Foundations of Project Management: Google
  • Building the Business Model for Corporate Entrepreneurs: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Bases de la planification et de la gestion de projet: University of Virginia
  • Business Analysis: Process Modeling & Requirements Gathering: SkillUp
  • Marketing Strategy for Entrepreneurs: 28DIGITAL
  • Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst: Microsoft
  • Generative AI in Business: University of Michigan

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